32 bit gave you that much with PAE, which has its own set of unfortunate problems. I still think it's pretty safe to say 64 bit is the future, and will be for

32 bit gave you that much with PAE, which has its own set of unfortunate problems. I still think it's pretty safe to say 64 bit is the future, and will be for a long time (if I live long enough for 128 bit processors to become defacto or even widely necessary I'll be truly shocked).