Because not every system can support 64 bit. Mine system can not support 64 Bit so why should i be forced to upgrade to 64 Bit to get the new OS? That is a double edged sword. Just cause most newer systems are 64 Compatible doesnt mean that 1. Developers are making software for it or 2. That developers are making drivers for it.I think it's dissapointing that Windows is still supporting 32 bit. Generally, any system that is capable of running the operating system well will have 64 bit capabilities... so why continue the trend of supporting this? It only hurts driver support by making companies design two sets of drivers.
That is a totally different area you are talkiing. Nothing is suppored forever. Not even Linux is. So yeah you will be "forced" to upgrade sooner or later. But that is the nature of PC's.Yes or no depends on each individual's own definition of "force". Some people feel force at different levels of pressure. When MS stops supporting my OS, and I need to reinstall and re-update, then I'm no longer able to access all the related stuff I need.
Because not every system can support 64 bit. Mine system can not support 64 Bit so why should i be forced to upgrade to 64 Bit to get the new OS? That is a double edged sword. Just cause most newer systems are 64 Compatible doesnt mean that 1. Developers are making software for it or 2. That developers are making drivers for it.
What distro of linux were you running? i was running ubuntu 7.10 aka Gutsy.
Hah i know some MS paint enthusiasts that would go as far as that.
Flash 9 has been available since Ubuntu Edgy days and I think even Dapper. You just have to install the Flash player via Synaptic or apt-get. It works like a charm. Or you could install the latest version of Linux Mint distro, which is based on Ubuntu Gutsy and it comes with Flash and all of the codecs and stuff pre-installed. Mint looks pretty nice, too.
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I agree that MS should forsake 32-bit with Windows 7. "A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways." MS's ongoing support for 32-bit is the only reason that the hardware and software makers aren't getting off their butts and making good 64-bit drivers and software. If MS dropped 32-bit, they would have to put more work into 64-bit. If your hardware won't support 64-bit you would have to stick with whatever OS you can run. People with hardware that can run Windows 98 shouldn't expect to be able to run Vista, should they? Maybe people with hardware that is 32-bit only shouldn't expect to be able to run Windows 7.
I don't think you guy's are understanding. Is vista going to be used on those PC's that the businesses currently have windows 98 on now? No. Those computers aren't powerful enough, Is Windows 7 going to be put on that Pentium 4 system you are referring to either? No. Those systems are either not powerful enough, or hardly powerful enough to even run those operating systems. By the time Windows 7 is out, the only systems that will be able to run the OS well will have 64 bit support as do the vast majority of PCs out now that use Vista. Who is going to put vista on a first edition prescott or northwood Pentium 4? Those people will be sticking to the OS's that will benefit them.