On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 04:43:09PM -0400, Matthias Julius wrote: > Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > If x86_64-linux-gnu is stablished as the new reference api, well, they'll > > be forced to. > > Reference for what? Is there any software vendor porting his > applications to 64bit Linux because of problems with win64?
No, but there isn't any vendor providing win64 games either. Everything I see are proof-of-concept versions that nobody is going to use because functionaly equivalent win32 counterparts are available. I will truly believe it when I see win64-only games, and when I see gamers give up their old, driverless hardware to be able to run them on win64. > I havn't > noticed any. Proprietary software that is available for Linux is only > available for i386 in most cases. The same happens on Windows. > I don't know what the critical mass of Linux users is that generates > interest for Linux among software vendors. We seem to be far from > it. Yes, but Microsoft is much farther. I wouldn't be surprised if our 64-bit userbase outnumbered win64's already. When 64-bit computing as a whole starts to become significant, they'll start to be interested in either of these platforms. -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: this address is only intended for spam harvesters. Writing to it will get you added to my black list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
