How's the third-market 64-bit apps development coming along?
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Gary S. Terhune
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"rasmasyean" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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> If this is any indication that 64-bit is the wave of the future and
> 32-bit will be "obsolete".
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> "There appears to be a shift taking place in the PC industry: the move
> from 32-bit to 64-bit PCs.
> We've been tracking the change by looking at the percentage of 64-bit
> PCs connecting to Windows Update, and have seen a dramatic increase in
> recent months. The installed base of 64-bit Windows Vista PCs, as a
> percentage of all Windows Vista systems, has more than tripled in the
> U.S. in the last three months, while worldwide adoption has more than
> doubled during the same period. Another view shows that 20% of new
> Windows Vista PCs in the U.S. connecting to Windows Update in June were
> 64-bit PCs, up from just 3% in March. Put more simply, usage of 64-bit
> Windows Vista is growing much more rapidly than 32-bit. Based on current
> trends, this growth will accelerate as the retail channel shifts to
> supplying a rapidly increasing assortment of 64-bit desktops and
> laptops."
> 'Windows Vista Team Blog : Windows Vista 64-bit Today'
> (http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/wi...bit-today.aspx)
>
> Comments...?
>
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> rasmasyean