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> it's actually way more important this time. How so? All the old legacy apps that nobody wants to (or can) recompile were just jettisoned in the 64 bit trans
by mpweiher 6y ago
> it's actually way more important this time.
How so? All the old legacy apps that nobody wants to (or can) recompile were just jettisoned in the 64 bit transition, as TFA duly noted.
"In retrospect, the move to 64-bit software may have been made not just for its own sake, but in contemplation of the ARM transition."
- whywhywhywhy 6y ago32 bit is going back a lot longer, although my machine which I haven't upgraded to Catalina still has a few 32bit applications kicking around on it including one that I was using in my professional work only 6 months ago. Plenty of 64 bit software exists that isn't being updated often or at all anymore.
- mpweiher 6y agoI didn't say there was no 64 bit legacy software. I just don't see it as being a "bigger" problem, due to the cutting off of the 32 bit legacy.