On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Ikem Krueger <ikem.krue...@googlemail.com>wrote:
> > IMHO, the right solution is to make the 64-bit edition the default > download > > and to work on making the error message people get when trying to install > it > > on a 32-bit machine nicer: "We're sorry, but your computer is too old to > > install this 64-bit version of Fedora. Please download the legacy 32-bit > > edition instead." > > That would be an aweful first experience. Imagine her thoughts: "Oh. I > made something wrong.. Maybe it's nothing for me.." > > I suggest to let it as it is and check the system (if 64bit or 32bit) > when it is running. > > Maybe then a little popup comes up with something like: > > "You're pc could be run faster, if you upgrade this operating system > to the 64bit version of it. You can download them here if you like: > [Link]" > > Even better would be: > > "You're pc could be run faster, if you upgrade this operating system > to the 64bit version of it. You can do so by clicking here: [Button]" > > > Except, that could be false advertising. In most cases, where CPU computation is not used heavily, 64-bit is actually SLOWER than the 32-bit counterpart. Optimizations are narrowing the gap, but it still remains true.
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