On Saturday 24 March 2007 8:32 am, Sunil Amitkumar Janki wrote: > Anyhow, I expect 32-bit hardware to gradually die because of wear and > tear in the next few years and the replacement will be 64-bit hardware so > the problem will solve itself that way.
Specifically, in 2008 32-bit x86 hardware both drops below 50% of the installed base and stops being a commercial viable option for new sales in the desktop or laptop space. (Eric Raymond and I did research about this, and made a table and everything. :) http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html#id248066 Rob -- Vista: Windows Millenium Second Edition
