I wonder why the whole Intel-transition, and 64-bit migration has been so underplayed by both Apple and the IT industry?
Underplayed to whom? Customers don't--and shouldn't--care about how wide the registers are on their CPUs. To the extent that this enables new things (more addressable physical memory), then those features should and will be marketed directly. As for developers, well, the ones that do work that benefits from 64 bits, they are already keeping score...
by Ben — Nov 12
Underplayed to whom? Customers don't--and shouldn't--care about how wide the registers are on their CPUs. To the extent that this enables new things (more addressable physical memory), then those features should and will be marketed directly. As for developers, well, the ones that do work that benefits from 64 bits, they are already keeping score...