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true 64bit may be overkill for home apps, But at the same time most new PC`s are been sold with 2gig and some of the high end with 4gig, so we have reached a point were were we can already max out the address space so 64bit is a must for PC`s in the not to distant future or we will just end up back in the days of the 640k limit (kinda)
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M$ should work closer with 3rd parties and there drivers.
3rd party drivers should be bullet proof tested with any new O/S.
Its all just betatastic.
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64-bit CPUs are able to number crunch huge numbers that tiny bit faster. (Edit: When in used in a completely 64 bit environment)
Other than that, it's really just the advantage of the memory, but then a 64 bit OS needs a 64 bit driver layer, which means coding two sets of drivers for every product, and then testing them etc.
They might just keep the 32 bit OS for things like the Asus Eee or the MSI Wind.
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