Comments on: Things I would like to see in Windows 8 – Part 8 – 64 bit only

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:15:00 +0000

I think any product will be excellent! (32 and 64 bits)

By: Sdf

Sdf — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:03:00 +0000

Windows 8 will run on ARM processors. ARM is based on x86.

Your post is pointless.

By: Bruce B.

Bruce B. — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:22:00 +0000

I am also running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit Edition and i will migrate to Windows 8 when it comes out and i am really interested to see what it can do. i have made cheap upgrades to an older computer under $200.00 and for that was able to get a sweet new motherboard 4 GB of fast ram a New Processor and Heat Sink will have another 4 GB of ram installed soon for a total of 8 GB of ram. which is real good. my point is if i was not running a 64 bit os i would not have the ability to do the things i like to do if i was still using a 32 bot os.

I am building a new computer and it will be a Power system with at least 16 GB of Super Fast dual channel ram and a quad or 6 core processor. and i will buy windows 8 when it becomes available for the os and i pray to the powers at be at Microsoft that it is available in a 64 bit edition only. the 32 bit os needs to go the way of the Dinosaur and the dodo bird extinct.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:03:00 +0000

It makes a big difference especially if your computer has over 4GB of RAM and you use resource intensive apps, or play games. Yes it may not make a difference for the average person wanting to check their email or facebook account, but for professionals and power users it will. Microsoft should focus more of their resources on moving forward rather than developing an operating system for old technology.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:00:00 +0000

I think its definitely time for Microsoft to switch to 64bit. Ive been using it since Windows Vista and its worked great for me, especially since new computers are starting to have increasing amounts of RAM, 4GB is slowly becoming standard, and 32bit just doesnt take advantage from all of these resources. Windows 8 should be 64bit only in my opinion.

By: Christopher Becerra

Christopher Becerra — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:17:00 +0000

The way I see it: People have different necessities and desires (Basics Economics), and also they have a variety of options to satisfy them, some of those will work and others won´t. The things is that, when speaking about the “frontier of technology”, we can see that, as id10 says, a great number of people will continue to use 32 bit technology, just because it is enough for them, and because they can encounter 32 bit technology, so they will use it. But as new (better) technology is created, ending support to older technology will put that people in a restricted choice: There are no more 32 bit computers, so we have to choose a 64 bit computer. Multiply that by millions of people in the following years, and you can be certain that vendors will move into the 64 bit architecture, because they will no longer sell a lot of their product it they don´t change. For the market, it is important to move on, not necessarily for the average user.

Greetings from Costa Rica, I hope to have my "x64 Ipad 2" soon.

By: Skandranon2k5

Skandranon2k5 — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:22:00 +0000

64-bit only era is not the choice of Microsoft themselves. The main issue as was with the migration to the 32-bit NT systems is the 3rd party software. Remember the day one would open Lotus 1-2-3 and do their spread sheets? Remember that same software refused to work on XP? This is due to it being 16-bit and was no longer supported. Unlike technology businesses are much harder and more expensive to migrate to new technologies, so we use technology that crosses over the era's. Like your Windows 64-bit edition which has a 32-bit emulation built in, this is to help people migrate to the new technologies as it is, so what you are asking is indeed happening just at a more practical pace then you wish it would.

By: Adler

Adler — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:50:00 +0000

64 bit windows 7 at home does great. so far I am struggling with 64 bit at the office. Our Toshiba phone system will not work in a 64 bit environment. Out law program that interfaces with Outlook will not interface properly with office 2010 64 bit. Microsoft needs figure out how to get 32 bit drivers to work with 64 bit. I have used xp mode in windows 7 but you cannot copy and paste between the virtual machine and the real world. I am about ready to reformat and go back to 32 bit but I hate to waste 8gb memory!!!!

By: Youareovermostthings

Youareovermostthings — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:49:00 +0000

you wouldn't know way over
you act like you are some power user and haven't a clue
as to why 64 bit doesn't really matter

thats up to you how you like to dream about things
that don't matter
the average brain 64 > 32 so it must be better

By: Getover

Getover — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:44:00 +0000

like you could tell the difference between 32, 64 or any other bit.
and as soon as you give people 64 bit, which means nothing,
they will cry for 128.

64 does not buy anything for 99% of the computer people
buying a dream...