64-bit

[Stanley Steel]

> Why I mentioned desktop applications is that currently the trend has been
> to replace old 32-bit intel/amd processors in desktop use. And most
> desktop apps are written in systems programming languages. You can hardly
> buy any non-64-bit capable processor from any pc store these days. The
> people are getting crap that they don't need.
>
> The same thing happens with digital cameras. In cameras the pixel count
> of sensors is growing even though the image quality stays the same. A
> good quality 4 MPix camera is much better than a cheap 15 MPix pocket
> camera. Even the forementioned 4 MPix pic resized to 2 MPix and stored in
> jpg format might look better than the original 15 MPix one in raw format.
> They just keep pushing the limits to sell larger and larger storage media.

You'd probably be pissed to hear about microsoft creating a 128-bit OS 
and intel designing 128-bit processors.