Half of Windows 7 Machines Running 64-Bit Version

nk497 writes "Microsoft has said that nearly half of machines running Windows 7 are using the 64-bit version, up from just 11% of PCs running Vista. The 32-bit version is limited to 4GB RAM, while the 64-bit version allows 192GB, as well as added security and virtualization capabilities. While Microsoft is pushing 64-bit as a way to gain performance in the OS, it earlier this year advised users to install the 32-bit version of Office 2010, 'because currently many common add-ins for Office will not function in the 64-bit edition.'"

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Re:limits

[AnonymousClown]

Since the days when 640K would be enough for anyone, memory requirements have been increasing dramatically. But, what real functionality have we've received as a result of the bloat? What can you do today that you couldn't do back then? The spreadsheets are the same. Pretty much the same for Word processors - sure there's more esoteric functionality for any particular 1% of the users but is it really needed?

Is it the games that caused the bloat?

I see this bloat but no real improvements.

So

[uassholes]

what?