| Date | Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:53:37 +0200 | Subject | Re: Drop support for x86-32 | From | wbrana <> |
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On 8/23/12, Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com> wrote: > Windows mostly sells with new hardware, and by the time win9 is > released all new hardware designed for it will be 64-bit capable. > Therefore it is not *profitable* for Microsoft to continue to develop > a 32-bit version. That doesn't apply to Linux. Linux is installed on > a broad range of hardware, new and old. In general, we don't drop > support for hardware unless there is nobody willing to maintain it. It won't also be profitable for Linux to support trash.
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