Users Choose 64-bit Version of Windows 7 Over 32-bit Version

Most of the recent cpus supports 64 bit architecture and its not only amount of ram that windows can handle and use

Same as it was with Nes 8 bit , then turned to Super Nes 16 bit , then Sony released 32 bit PS , after was Nintendo 64 and Sega kicked them all with Dreamcas that was the 1st game system with 128 bit on board ...

I play the devil's advocate too much?

64/32 OS sales figures very well may be meaningless. People go to the store and buy what works. If Dell and Gateway want to usher in 64 bit or use it as a sales gimmick they will tip the balance. There is no groundswell of 64 bit support here. That will come AFTER there are enough computers with 64 bit OS's are sold so it makes economic sense for programmers use i64 bit power. At that time we may actually see some 64 bit programs out run their 32 bit counterparts ( AutoCAD aside).

Us elder geeks remember when Apple put two Altvec 128 bit registers in the G4 and it was FAST. No consumer wave of support formed and they crawled back into the mainstream. Windows 8 may be 128 bit?

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