On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:59:43 +0100, Nick Sabalausky <a@a.a> wrote:
"Nick Sabalausky" <a@a.a> wrote in message
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"Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisp...@gmx.com> wrote in message
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And considering that there are no x86 chips sold these days which
aren't
x86_64, I find it rather baffling that Microsoft even sells a 32-bit
version of
Windows.
(Chips sold) != (Chips in use)
Why would MS want to give a big F.U. to someone who wants to give MS
money
but isn't buying new hardware? Wouldn't make any sense.
Also, the 64-bit versions can't run 16-bit software, and yes, I know
that's
getting *really*, *really* old, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are
people out there (companies, especially) that are still relying on
something
16-bit.
My girlfriend is interviewing for a job at a major government company
here in Norway, and was told that she'd need to use DOS at work. Likely
some ancient software that no-one's ever wanted to try and upgrade.
