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who cares about Windows 64.
I'm running SuSE 10, 64 bit, on my back end server. It's cranking out data from MySQL and runs great.

Far be it for anyone from ZDNet to know anything except Microsoft.
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Typical ZD reporting... only half the story  Dave Mount | 03/06/06
Actually, it's more than 90% of the story.  mustangj36@... | 03/06/06
Actually, it's more than 90% of the story.  Protagonistic | 03/06/06
Amen  professordnm | 03/06/06
The 90% statistic  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
Sorry Mustangj36,  Update victim | 03/06/06
Are you suggesting that Apple users are not welcome at ZDNet  jbkendrick | 03/06/06
No, Apple didn't have the 1st 64-bit desktop system  Qbt | 03/06/06
32 bit apple OS's +  wizzzer | 03/06/06
Then  cashaww | 03/06/06
re: Then  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
AMD  OldMarine | 03/06/06
According to PC World they did.  nomorems | 03/06/06
definitely not the first  alpha_server | 03/07/06
Until apple starts...  wizzzer | 03/06/06
who cares about Windows 64.  bjbrock | 03/06/06
Ubuntu Linux runs great  susancragin@... | 03/06/06
Open source made porting easier  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
Uhhhhh...your kidding right?  Cayble | 03/06/06
RE: Uhhhhh...your kidding right?  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
What you not getting...  billmania@... | 03/07/06
Databases need 64 bit  SQLServer | 03/06/06
Speech Recognition  susancragin@... | 03/06/06
True, but there's other useful applications..  Wolfie2K3 | 03/06/06
3D CGI  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
Who wants or needs 64 bits? Gamers!  Mr. Roboto | 03/06/06
You just don't get it.  mobrien_12@... | 03/06/06
gfx cards  Scott W | 03/06/06
Ummm NO  mobrien_12@... | 03/06/06
Games @ 64 bit  Yensi717 | 03/06/06
More Registers is Key  t_mohajir | 03/06/06
more registers  Colonel Panijk | 03/06/06
adding new registers....  DCMann | 03/07/06
Ahhhh..  cashaww | 03/06/06
Oh come on.  mobrien_12@... | 03/06/06
The boot cycle and network command of this software is fundimentalist.  Pop 3 | 03/06/06
I don't see a problem  nucrash | 03/06/06
RE: I don't see a problem  richdave | 03/06/06
They do when there is a flaw  nucrash | 03/06/06
mainstream  Scott W | 03/06/06
RE: mainstream  richdave | 03/06/06
Why Apple IS mainstream...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/06/06
You talk about apps, ZDNet "drivers"...  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
64 bit OS  jerryug@... | 03/06/06
There's a 64-bit Linux out there.  Mr. Roboto | 03/06/06
Check your facts  nucrash | 03/06/06
64 bit Linux  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
Great you were first...now what  billmania@... | 03/07/06
they have  Scott W | 03/06/06
RE: 64 bit OS  richdave | 03/06/06
FOSS is already 64bit  tracy anne | 03/06/06
Not me or most people  cou-cou | 03/06/06
Waiting for bootstrapping  JJ Brannon | 03/06/06
1987: 16 vs. 32 bits  dluther | 03/06/06
"32 bit" a misnomer  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
Time lag...  Rodney Davis | 03/06/06
32 bits and Windows 95  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
I don't remember the lag in uptake  Chad_z | 03/06/06
Killer app?  Rodney Davis | 03/06/06
Motivation...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/06/06
re: Motivation...  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
Memory is the big difference?  NonZealot | 03/06/06
Memory  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
Re: Memory  Ich Bin Anonymous | 03/06/06
False  The King's Servant | 03/06/06
One correction  Rodney Davis | 03/06/06
Taking me back a long way!  NonZealot | 03/06/06
In the end, you are correct  Rodney Davis | 03/06/06
1 bit per year  Ich Bin Anonymous | 03/06/06
re: 1 bit per year  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
and with the same results....  tradergeorge | 03/06/06
Misleading title I believe!  clout@... | 03/06/06
Cherry didn't look very hard for a 64 bit pre-install  truthteller_z | 03/06/06
True and True  nucrash | 03/06/06
64 Bits  joconnor@... | 03/06/06
Hardware and software differentiation.  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
To me, it's less and less clear about what is business and home  cou-cou | 03/06/06
Are you going to run Office Home on Vista Home...  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
I think it is the other way around  Qbt | 03/06/06
Handling multiple situations or issuing multiple versions?  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
Who wants or needs 64 bits?  puppadave | 03/06/06
YOGI SAYS: It's deja vu all over again.  johannk | 03/06/06
Linux Owns the 64 bit market  jabailo1 | 03/06/06
Re: Linux Owns the 64 bit market  baer_m | 03/07/06
Windows x64 unstable ?  Ngallendou | 03/06/06
I had the opposite experience..  wizzzer | 03/06/06
Good job!  Qbt | 03/06/06
RE: Good job!  richdave | 03/06/06
64 bit Linux apps  Sabz5150 | 03/06/06
8-16-32 now 64  rmartin25_z | 03/06/06
LOL! I haven't heard the term, 'nibble' in a loooooonggg time.  The King's Servant | 03/06/06
It's all about the 1s and 0s  d6564 | 03/06/06
Stupid MS decision  gordon@... | 03/06/06
It's not about the OS  Michael Kelly | 03/06/06
Minor correction  Michael Kelly | 03/06/06
WINE is available for Gentoo on AMD64  The King's Servant | 03/06/06
why ask who needs 64 bits?  dlmeyer@... | 03/06/06
That's an easy one  CobraA1 | 03/06/06
The sooner the better!!!  Narg | 03/06/06
Actually, it is...  Narg | 03/06/06
How many bits do the processors for  dancwolf@... | 03/06/06
re: How many bits do the processors for  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
I'm happy  Richie_z | 03/06/06
64 bits  gjk5491@... | 03/07/06
What is this article about?  The King's Servant | 03/06/06
64-bit hardware will not wait for Windows  WiredGuy | 03/06/06
We'll use it  Colonel Panijk | 03/06/06
I ran 64 bit Linux on my Athlon 64 3000+  sharikou | 03/06/06
AMD64 Runs my progs better than Intel  richard.s | 03/07/06
Alpha  johnjd | 03/07/06
More is better?  Pazooza | 03/07/06
Parallelism is the difference  tipton@... | 03/07/06
Linux users use 64 bit a lot  jrepin | 03/11/06
It'$ ALL about $$$$$$$$$  Betelgeuse58 | 03/14/06
So Freakin what! It's practically free.  daver_z | 03/15/06
64 Bits  marchese@... | 03/17/06
Drivers, drivers, drivers  tony@... | 04/07/06
Why do you assume that Windows is the only platform available?  Motu | 04/10/06

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