johngalt

not only that, it is easier and easier to compel companies / developers to port their programs over to x64.

I use xplorer^2 as my default file manager - about a year ago we started bugging Nikos, the developer, for an x64 version - and noted that another competitor out there had released a 64bit version as well. Last I checked in was back in June or so, and he was hedging and hawing about supporting x64.

As of this September, he is building x64 (and my purchase of the product several years back is now not a waste as I can continue to use the registered version that supports *my* OS).

As x64 gets more and more popular, the companies will come. Just look at the fact that Adobe is already testing an x64 build of Flash player for *nix....