Re: Drop support for x86-32

[wbrana]

On 8/23/12, Brian Gerst <brgerst@xxxxxxxxx> 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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