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    Windows 8 Server, 64-bit ONLY

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Jayayess1190, Apr 6, 2010.

  1. Jayayess1190

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    For the record, the article you linked to is oddly written, but I think they were trying to talk about the dropping of Itanium (IA64) for Windows 8 Server. Not that many people know what Itanium is anyway, but it's a unique 64-bit architecture that never got mainstream support. Dropping support for it can't hurt much as far as us mortals are concerned.
     
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    Well Windows Vienna (current 7) was supposed to 64 bits only so I'm not surprised. Windows 8 probably will be 64 bits only altogether.
     
    JCMS, Apr 11, 2010
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    a lot of articles in the cult of wiki(pedia) are strangely written. I'd never, ever use them as a source unless their references can be verified and certainly never as a first source.
     
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    Which part are we doubting?

    As stated, Windows Server 2008 R2 is already 64bit exclusive so the next iterations of Windows Server being 64bit exclusive isn't exactly that shady a fact.
     
    Melody, Apr 12, 2010
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