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I'm sorry, you've got that totally backwards. The way Windows handles 64-bit is decidedly disappointing: it's a whole separate version (no upgrades!) that has t
by blasdel 17y ago
I'm sorry, you've got that totally backwards. The way Windows handles 64-bit is decidedly disappointing: it's a whole separate version (no upgrades!) that has two copies of everything.
Apple has pulled it off beautifully: one version of the whole OS, Universal Binaries for everything, uses whatever kernel is most appropriate because it can run 64-bit processes on a 32-bit kernel, everything just works.
- rortian 17y agoI don't think I do. There is a certain irony in you saying everything just works, when the blog post explicitly says that hardware acceleration doesn't work for flash, and seemingly by Apple's design. You hate there being a whole separate version of the OS, far out. I think the needing universal binaries is a little silly. The fact is Windows biggest strength is its gigantic amount of software available for it and it doesn't require rebuilds all the time. Stability can be a good thing. I find Apple constantly releasing upgrades a little ridiculous. It's nice to know my PC will be able to run just about anything without need to spend $100 every 2 years.
- NathanKP 17y agoIt's nice to know my PC will be able to run just about anything without need to spend $100 every 2 years. Snow Leopard didn't cost anywhere near $100. I paid about $30 for it.
- blasdel 17y agoThat's Stasis, not Stability. Microsoft hasn't introduced a popular new native API in a decade!