Microsoft leaks details of Windows 8 and Windows 9 | The Coffeehouse

Kryptos
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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/352270/microsoft-leaks-details-of-windows-8-and-windows-9 Smiley

sushovande
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It doesn't make any sense to me.. Why would you want a 128 bit machine? In what scenario over the next 3 years would you need more than 18,000,000,000 GB of RAM?

Sven Groot
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I haven't even heard rumours of 128 bit CPUs being developed, so what would you do with a 128 bit OS? And as Sushovande points out, there's no need for it in the foreseeable future.

Kryptos
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Not for the desktop no... but for virtual servers.... maybe.... Although I do agree 128bit seems far away.....

stevo_
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tnt + context == reference article

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In reply to stevo_

#Oct 8th @ 3:21 AM

Straight over my head ..... Tongue Out Perplexed

TommyCarlier
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In reply to Sven Groot

#Oct 8th @ 2:03 AM

~~In this case, 128-bit does not mean 128-bit CPU, but 128-bit file system.~~

I think that this will be about support for a 128-bit file system, and not necessarily for 128-bit CPUs. See my next post for reasons why.

Sven Groot
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In reply to TommyCarlier

#Oct 8th @ 4:02 AM

And your source for this is? Also, that is not what the article says.

Blue Ink
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In reply to Sven Groot

#Oct 8th @ 2:03 AM

Fine journalism... had the guy written "Lorem ipsum dolor" instead, I guess the title would have been: "Microsoft is planning to support Latin in Windows 8".

TommyCarlier
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In reply to Sven Groot

#Oct 8th @ 4:02 AM

I need a source? Can't you just believe me? Wink

Maybe I should rephrase my opinion as an opinion instead of a fact.

Why do I think this?

1. As far as I know, Intel and AMD have not produced 128-bit x86-compatible CPUs yet, and I don't think they would make sense.

2. 128-bit memory requirement also does not make sense (yet).

3. NTFS is currently 64-bit, but other file systems (like ZFS) are already 128-bit. The need for larger storage requirements is a lot closer than wider CPU or larger memory requirements.

giovanni
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In reply to TommyCarlier

#Oct 8th @ 4:12 AM

The article I read on Arstechnica, although it seems to talk about 128-bit CPUs, it links to a File System job posting. I think that makes much more sense too.

W3bbo
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In reply to giovanni

#Oct 8th @ 4:21 AM

"128-bit compatibility for the Windows 8 kernel" is what it says.

There do exist 128-bit architectures, they're just esoteric and for HPC, but that's an area Microsoft is getting into. It's possible Intel is working on a 128-bit Itanium3 and Microsoft wants to get Windows 8's kernel to work on that architecture , Windows is already available for IA64, the Itanium2's architecture, and has been since Windows 2000.

spivonious

The thing that really makes no sense is this line:

"Morgan's talk of planning for Windows 9 supports Ballmer's claim that the company thinks there is plenty of life left in Windows yet."