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Oh, right, the Gatesian "vision thingie" again. Talk is cheap.
"The shift to 64-bit computing on the desktop
is nearly here, or so says Microsoft Chairman
Bill Gates."

Um, Bill, when your predatory monopoly can
respond to market forces as well as it snuffs
new ideas and the companies which created
them, then maybe you'll be seen as a
visionary and not a short-sighted RICO-type
who consistently stands in the way of
innovation..

64-bit XP isn't even out of Beta, yet mature
Linux distros have been out there for close to
a year.

"By the end of next year, virtually all of
Advanced Micro Devices' processors will be
64-bit chips, and most Intel chips shipped at
that time will be 64-bit capable, Gates said.

"This is going to be a really wonderful
transition," Gates promised during an
hour-long talk at the Windows Hardware
Engineering Conference (WinHEC) here.
Gates used a good part of a speech to
hardware makers Tuesday to try to convince
them that the time is now to start writing 64-bit
drivers for their software. "

"The issue is very important to the software
maker. Even if most PC users are still a
couple years away from running 64-bit
operating systems on their desktop, Microsoft
needs hardware makers to start moving
now..."

Ah, so the OEMs should hurry up and wait,
eh?

[...]

"Among the advantages of 64-bit software is
the ability to gracefully accommodate more
physical memory than the 4GB limit in 32-bit
systems."

Sheesh! Even Doom3 won't use 4GB of
memory. Sure, it's needed in server space...

... or is this a very bad omen for Longharm's
desktop system requirements?!?

Moore's Law better keep on keepin' on...
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Oh, right, the Gatesian "vision thingie" again. Talk is cheap.  dicktaurus@... | 05/04/04
It's not just about need  NemesisNL | 05/04/04
so why so long?  stephen732@... | 05/04/04
Oh please,  NemesisNL | 05/05/04
Perhaps MS is more asleep than they realize?  Still Lynn | 05/05/04
MS and 64 bit computing  Louis Ross Focke | 05/05/04
Naw....  Northwolf | 05/05/04
Huh?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/05/04
Well.....  Northwolf | 05/05/04
Hey! Just what we need!  IT_User | 05/04/04
Hey! Just what we need!  mbraincell@... | 05/04/04
what you need is a Mac G5 -nt  stephen732@... | 05/04/04
Billy himself once said, "640K was enough for anything!" Ah, the vision...  dicktaurus@... | 05/04/04
And  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
Faster trojans  Chad_z | 05/04/04
Once again only thinking about the office  toadlife | 05/04/04
Acknowledged, but  IT_User | 05/04/04
Yep  toadlife | 05/04/04
Could be worse...  NemesisNL | 05/05/04
Sure do  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
Freecell?  beepster | 05/05/04
Is Gates for real?  Tim Patterson | 05/04/04
What's the problem?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/04/04
unfortunately...  Michael Kelly | 05/04/04
Just us folk  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/05/04
OK, let's reset the numbers...  Cardinal_Bill | 05/04/04
BG and 64-bit computing  michael-t | 05/04/04
Drivers For 64-bit XP  ParadigmOdyssey | 05/04/04
Windows actually has APPLICATIONS-FUNCTIONALITY  Enterprise Analyst | 05/04/04
**DISCLAIMER - I THIS IS A FUTILE POST FOR HUMOR!**  Linux User 147560 | 05/04/04
But sureley  NemesisNL | 05/05/04
64bit XP  epohs | 05/05/04
D A E M O N again writes a post that has nothing to do with the article!  CobraA1 | 05/05/04
Still Waiting on MS  nucrash | 05/05/04
Contradiction  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/05/04
Big Opportunity to make MS pay.  systemcleaner | 05/04/04
What a Visionary!!  Eggs Ackley_z | 05/05/04
You folks aren't connecting the dots.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
Yup  CobraA1 | 05/05/04
No such thing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
Call it what you like  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/05/04
But, it doesn't do...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
Such as what?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/05/04
That seems kind of silly...  Patrick Jones | 05/05/04
Not really - OSX as an example  j.m.galvin | 05/05/04
Maybe..  Patrick Jones | 05/05/04
You're probably right  j.m.galvin | 05/05/04
Huh? What cost are you talking about?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
Back at cha'  Patrick Jones | 05/05/04
Not really...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
I don't agree  Patrick Jones | 05/05/04
I've heard the same argument for years.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
Comparing apples to oranges  Patrick Jones | 05/05/04
Those are two HUGE markets by themselves.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
Possibly.. (No_Axe)  Patrick Jones | 05/05/04
I'm with you...  rinaldo | 05/05/04
I assume  reedjjjr | 05/05/04
No, it will run in less.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
Gives new meaning to "BLOATWARE," M$ fanboy!  dicktaurus@... | 05/05/04
Taurus, your "group therapy" is not working.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
20%?  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
If you use Mandrake 10...  rinaldo | 05/05/04
doh!  PA-ITGuy | 05/05/04
Public statements by BillG...  FederalistPaperBoy | 05/05/04
And in other news, Microsoft kills Palladium  B.O.F.H. | 05/05/04

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