To elaborate, JMC47 and I wrote the article, and JMC47 did the testing. I made the graph look pretty, if that counts for anything. 
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What you said was true of everything prior to Windows 8. Even MS is trying to move people away from 32bit, and bundling them together is a great way to pull more people toward 64bit while still supporting those that genuinely need it for hardware reasons.
Kosmos Wrote:"Nobody is forced to use a 32-bit version of Windows because they haven't bought the 64-bit version. You buy a specific Windows edition, not bitness. If it matters that much, install a 64- bit version of Windows."
Seriously? The moderators from answers.microsoft.com always telling that installing windows from not original CD / DVD is also violation of their EULA. So, if I have original dvd with win32, I still need to order original dvd with win64, but this will not solve old devices drivers problem.
Please remember to look things up.
Wikipedia Wrote:The three desktop editions of Windows 8 support 32-bit and 64-bit architectures; retail copies of Windows 8 include install DVDs for both architectures, while the online installer automatically installs the version corresponding with the architecture of the system's existing Windows installation.
What you said was true of everything prior to Windows 8. Even MS is trying to move people away from 32bit, and bundling them together is a great way to pull more people toward 64bit while still supporting those that genuinely need it for hardware reasons.
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