Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

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64-bit? Ist die "Developer-Welt" schon so weit?

Marco Scheel aka GeekDotNet — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:57:27 GMT

Eure Meinung ist gefragt! Ich bin kurz davor meinen Lenovo X61 Tablet PC neu zu installieren. Ich hatte einen 64-Bit Verusch vor einem Jahr direkt abgebrochen, weil einfach noch nichts da war... zum Beispiel der Live Writer mit dem ich das hier schreibe

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

Waethorn — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:17:20 GMT

@losta:

Actually, it's YOUR government pushing for this stuff:

www.cbc.ca/.../border-searches.html

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

DRWAM — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:03:03 GMT

My nephew loves his new Vista 64 bit HP 17 in laptop. He got it a few days ago. 3 GB RAM, two 7200 RPM HD's in a RAID 0 and a quad CPU. He says it screams. Uncle Bill [Doc] is his favorite uncle of course:)

And yes gang, I told his dad [my big bro] to buy an external drive for backup.

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

war59312 — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:37:44 GMT

Pmcgrath, Windows 7 will not have the same issue as Vista did at launch with drivers.

All Vista drivers will (should says Microsoft) work out of box with Windows 7. So hopefully by the end of this year or at least by end of 2009 (a full 6 months before Windows 7 is to be released) all major hardware products will have drivers (including printers, scanner, etc.).

Then again shitty companies like HP will never release Vista drives (thus no Windows 7 either) for now current hardware (and older hardware) and just tell you that you have to buy a new printer if you want Vista/Windows 7 support. Bastards! Time someone sues their asses!! I would right now, but I hate Vista so i don't really care at this point.

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

lotsamystuff — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:58:32 GMT

"If you really want further proof of this, just look at the new copyright reform laws which are designed to reinforce the existing laws with heavy fines for individuals set forth by the government."

Oh yeah, they'll be fun. They'll have the effect of turning every rabid border patrol guard into a copyright cop. Better hope your kid doesn't have a Hannah Montana ringtone that Dudley Do-Right thinks might be infringing.

government.zdnet.com

What the hell. I didn't want to travel in Canada anyway; your gas is too damn expensive.

Summary for those too lazy to RTFA:

"Called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the new plan would see Canada join other countries, including the United States and members of the European Union, to form an international coalition against copyright infringement.

"The agreement is being structured much like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) except it will create rules and regulations regarding private copying and copyright laws.

"Federal trade agreements do not require parliamentary approval.

"The deal would create a international regulator that could turn border guards and other public security personnel into copyright police. The security officials would be charged with checking laptops, iPods and even cellular phones for content that “infringes” on copyright laws, such as ripped CDs and movies.

"The guards would also be responsible for determining what is infringing content and what is not."

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

RunTimeError — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:31:45 GMT

Xtreem0 listen to Waethorn. He's more right than Paul is.

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

Waethorn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:21:46 GMT

"In canada there is a tax that we pay on cd's that dose make it legal to download music."

WRONG! It's 100% illegal to download music from unauthorized sources in Canada. The tax you pay is a subsidy that is paid to the copyright industry to make up for piracy, but it in NO WAY makes piracy legal. If anything, it is only designed as a deterrent to keep copyright management organizations from suing individuals, which is what the RIAA does in the US. If you really want further proof of this, just look at the new copyright reform laws which are designed to reinforce the existing laws with heavy fines for individuals set forth by the government.

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

Xtreem0 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:36:17 GMT

oh and if your wondering i do buy my music.

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

Xtreem0 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:31:32 GMT

... i have a friend who works for sony music. In canada there is a tax that we pay on cd's that dose make it legal to download music. I dont know if the tax is working for them though XP

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

Waethorn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:09:36 GMT

"soo if a friend lost his 32bit cd... and i had a 32bit cd it is illegal to use that cd to use it to install windows? even though he is using his cd key?"

Yup. He'd have to order a CD from his manufacturer, system builder, or from Microsoft.

"Lucky in Canada its supposedly not illegal to download music because of the tax that you pay on cd's."

WRONG!

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

Xtreem0 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:43:24 GMT

hmm if that is its a little bit of a stupid system but whatever.... it reminds me of mucis rights. Lucky in Canada its supposedly not illegal to download music because of the tax that you pay on cd's.

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

Xtreem0 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:27:12 GMT

soo if a friend lost his 32bit cd... and i had a 32bit cd it is illegal to use that cd to use it to install windows? even though he is using his cd key?

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

Waethorn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:20:44 GMT

"By 2010 the last of PCs with 32-bit CPUs (mostly Pentium M-family notebooks) should be 4 years old. Which means they ought to be due for replacement, but some stingy companies will want to keep them around."

Since Windows Vista is the core behind Windows 7, it would make more sense for those companies to just use it on older hardware until their next hardware refresh to 64-bit capable systems. In either case, Windows 7 isn't a major version upgrade, so it's not as exciting as Vista was. Unless stuff is radically different, it's not something that I'm holding my breath over. I am looking forward to the next SBS though. Most of my business clients use it now, and it's a great operating system to base a small business on.

re: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream

Waethorn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:11:43 GMT

"If you download an oem non-modified torrent as long as you can activate it with your key it is technically legal"

I should also note that distributing most Microsoft software is also outright illegal.