Microsoft sees uptick in use of 64-bit Vista
People are beginning to use 64-bit Windows Vista on PCs in favor of the 32-bit version of the OS faster than they have previously, Microsoft said this week.
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A recent shopping expedition
A recent shopping expedition with a friend reveals that if you are in the market for a quad-core PC, you'll be hard pressed to find a 32-bit version. They are all 64-bit right now, and typically with 6GB of ram or more.The quad core hardware seems to be driving this trend towards 64-bit Vista as much as anything else.
I found that there were ZERO problems using a 64-bit Vista PC and that some apps are really quite smart about it. I tried to install a previously downloaded version of iTunes from my thumb drive and it suggested I download the 64-bit version instead of proceeding.
Drivers were not an issue, just plugging in devices and they were automatically recognized and installed, no need to 'track down' 64-bit anything.
I disagree with Mike Cherry that its not time just yet for the mainstream to adopt 64-vista. It seems to be just fine to me, my friend is not an expert by any means and he is enjoying the new PC. His biggest problem is learning Office 2007.