But that's just the point. When they decided on 32 bits, then it was more than sufficient for the intended use case. If we had stuck to universities and governm

But that's just the point. When they decided on 32 bits, then it was more than sufficient for the intended use case. If we had stuck to universities and government uses, then we probably still wouldn't have run out. Things change or evolve, and often in ways not foreseen.