True but counteracted by MS's EOL policies e.g. WinXP on April 8 :-/
>True but counteracted IMO by VM technology
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>>Of course dropping of 32-bit support might occur even before the adoption of a 128-bit OS. Many companies had disabled the 16-bit subsystem on their 32-bit computers because of the potential risk from security holes in 16-bit software. There may be a similar situation where 32-bit apps get cut off in the same way while folks are still using computers running in 64-bit mode.
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>>>128-bit OS won't be commonly available for at least 20-30 years, that's my prediction. Too little profit both money wise and performance wise, way too high cost.
Regards. Al
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