Microsoft is mulling 128 bit win 8

If that is true than 32 bit operating system will be a history (finally :D). Besides these days 64 bit CPU's aren't realy 64 bit (expect Xeon or Itanium like CPU's) and I think that's a little bit too early to say anything about 128 bit CPU's. The same if we say about software. A lot of programmers don't use 64 bit code to write their software. Than what should it be with 128 bit software?? I don't see it in the next 5 years.

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If they cant get ppl off XP, I dont see win 8 being 128bit. 64 only, maybe. I dont care either way I just post the news so we have something to talk about

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No, People con't get off XP because theyget used to it and not it is better. They are stupid thinking that's better when they use XP. Xp will live for a few years until they realise that Most of hardware and software won't run on it. Also I don't see the point of making it 128 bit. We don't get used to x64 platforms and we don't fast. and that's the real problem of it.
 

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win 8 is possible, win 9 is likely. why 128-bit? even greater stability, security, and i guess access memory. But who is going to have a gazzilion mbs of memory?
 

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I think now is as good as anytime to start in the direction of 128bit. but until everyone has a 64 bit Os that is as stable but mostly accepted as XP it is aways in the future. Not to mention the web based concept. Fabe
 

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128-Bit Kernel Support in Windows 8 and Windows 9:

128-Bit Kernel Support in Windows 8 and Windows 9: A Big, Fat Lie.
Caveat: Iâ??ve been sitting on the information contained in this post for quite a while now, but it has finally perturbed me enough to put it out there for all of you (and myself, for that matter). If you would be so kind as to help spread the word, that would be great as the lie has spread like wildfire and taken on various forms, such as sites now reporting that Windows 8 will be 128-bit (ridiculous). Not only that, but the perpetrator that started this mess needs to be called out with fair warning given to all. What you choose to believe by the end of this post will be up to you, but my intentions here are to help sift out the garbage in a community full of journalists who â?? like me â?? truly bust their butts to bring you solid, unique, and honest content.
Source -
http://msftkitchen.com/2009/11/128-bit-kernel-support-in-windows-8-and-windows-9-a-big-fat-lie.html
 

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Well thanks for the artical.
 

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Good article and several links from there, are some interesting reading.

I thought 128bit seemed a little soon after 64bit, which is still not widely accepted. Wouldn't make much sense to release this so soon.
Might have been 'leaked' to give the 'nobody needs 64bit' crowd something to focus on :p
 
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The LinkedIn profile was a fake?

Writers at PC World, Ars Technica, Slashdot, and many other publications fell for an obviously faked LinkedIn profile from a supposed Microsoft researcher who claimed he was working on a 128-bit kernel for Windows 8. There's just one problem: This guy doesn't exist. No one with his name has ever worked at Microsoft Research. His job title is fake. Microsoft isn't working on a 128-bit kernel for Windows 8

more here: http://windowsitpro.com/windowspaul...info-short-takes-week-of-october-12-2009.html

Others: http://windows8news.com/2009/11/27/windows-8-128bit-rumours-were-fake/

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/windows_7/does_a_windows_8_rumor_source_actually_exist.html
 

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What would be the advantage of 128bit. MS has a looooong way to go to even fill the shoes of the 64bit address space. I think 192GB is the high water mark right now - and that is peanuts compared to the open prairie behind it.

Regarding the XP migration, I see some movement. In my Florida computer club (650 members) and a lot of little old ladies, I see more and more interest in Win7.
 

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I'd give it at least a decade before 128 bit is common place.

But then again 10 years is a long time when it comes to technology.
 

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Somehow I can not believe in 128-bit Windows 8, nor do I believe in 32-bit Windows 8. My bet is we get only the x64 option.

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Somehow I can not believe in 128-bit Windows 8, nor do I believe in 32-bit Windows 8. My bet is we get only the x64 option.

Kari

if they go 64bit only, they leave a lot of programs in the dust.
 

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if they go 64bit only, they leave a lot of programs in the dust.

There has to be a cut off point somewhere.
 

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I really think Microsoft leaves it to Virtual PC to handle 32-bit apps.
 

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I really think Microsoft leaves it to Virtual PC to handle 32-bit apps.
That would be nice if it worked. I had to use vBox because vPC gave me all kinds of problems.
 

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There has to be a cut off point somewhere.

For us bit-fiddlers, that is easy to say. We use the PC for fun. But if you are a business and invested thousands, if not millions of Dollars in 32bit programs to run your business, that is a different story. It will all depend on what the Fortune 500 companies tell MS. If they need 32bit, we'll get it.
 

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For us bit-fiddlers, that is easy to say. We use the PC for fun. But if you are a business and invested thousands, if not millions of Dollars in 32bit programs to run your business, that is a different story. It will all depend on what the Fortune 500 companies tell MS. If they need 32bit, we'll get it.
You are right, of course. But someday, somehow we (and those Fortune 500 companies) have to start thinking about the future. All new hardware is 64-bit, software development is going on that direction. Is it Win8 or Win9, I'm not sure though I think it's already Win8, we have to move to a 64-bit environment.

As in any other major change in global IT policy, some will be hurt. But the change is coming, and I think it should come.

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I think that MS along with developers need to first get 64 bit OS's and programing set in concert before jumping into 128 bit. And, as to XP it is time to put it to rest; those who continue to use it are just spinning their wheels in an attempt to make themselves believe it is the right thing to do. Hopefully when the beta for Win 8 is release we can get alway from any discussion over XP, and how much better it is than any of the newer Windows OSs.
 

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