[CNet] Could 64-bit Windows finally be taking off?

[pennywise]

Still, several factors have held up adoption of 64-bit computing, long after the operating system was available. First of all, there wasn't a lot of need for it. The primary advantage of 64-bit computing is the ability to use more than 4GB of RAM, and until very recently most PC buyers had little need for that much memory. Also, to connect to a computer running 64-bit Windows, printers, scanners, and other peripherals need to have a special 64-bit driver.
But it appears the benefits are starting to outweigh the drawbacks

Link to article: here


It's about time that regular consumers realised that 64bit is the way forward... they should really have been made aware of it 5 years ago.

[=98=]

Re: [CNet] Could 64-bit Windows finally be taking off?

Yay, finally it's starting to work.

The reason for it's limited uptake was that businesses wanted to use legacy hardware and software which was only 32bit compatible. Forcing 64bit on them would have meant they needed to upgrade and when software packages can cost into the £thousands, it's not really feasible.

[Warhawk]

Re: [CNet] Could 64-bit Windows finally be taking off?

I work at circuit city and about 40% of the computers we sell now are 64 bit. In a few months 64 bit is going to be the mainstream!