Microsoft To Dump 32-Bit After Vista

Posted by kdawson on Thursday May 17, 2007 @03:17AM from the at-least-it-fixes-Y2K38 dept.

SlinkySausage writes "Microsoft has used its annual hardware engineering conference to announce that Windows Vista and Server 2008 will be the last versions of Windows capable of booting on 32-bit CPUs such as Intel Pentium 4 and Core Duo. AMD, which introduced 64-bit CPUs early — much to the derision of Intel, which said there was no use for them at the time — must be delighted with Microsoft's decision. Owners of first-generation Intel Macs that used (32-bit only) Core Duo CPUs may not be so happy knowing that Vista will be the last Windows they will be able to run."

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Re:Mac Owners (not) Running Windows by babyrat · 2007-05-17 05:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Since when is an 'owner' of a MAC in 'competition' with Microsoft?

I use Windows here at work - I don't consider myself to be in competition with Apple.

I own a Yamaha motorcycle. I don't consider myself to be in competition with Suzuki (ok, maybe at the occasional red light if there happens to be a Suzuki next to me)