2007 wird es (vielleicht) so weit sein:
Exchange Server “12,” Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, Windows Server™ “Longhorn” Small Business Server, and Microsoft’s infrastructure solution for midsize businesses, code-named “Centro,” will be exclusively 64-bit and optimized for x64 hardware.
Bob Muglia, Vice President, Server and Tools, Microsoft:
We are in the process of helping move the industry to 64-bit. We think this transition will happen over time and we are engaged in working with you on this transition. Obviously, you are buying hardware today. Whether you are focused on it or not, you are probably buying 64 bit hardware. Virtually all server hardware shipping into the marketplace today is 64 bit enabled. The only systems that are not are the really low end machines. Other than that, any company –
Fujitsu-Siemens, HP, IBM, Dell – you want to buy your hardware from, you are buying 64 bit hardware. You can run 32 bit Windows on that hardware just fine. We will support you in that environment for many years to come. In fact, our plans are to support 32 bit Windows at a full level through 2012, and to extend that to 2017 and beyond that with customer support agreements. Your investment is protected by buying 64 bit hardware, because you can run 32 bit operating systems for a long time.
Meint Ihr es ist realistisch anzunehmen, dass in 2 Jahren der Großteil der Server auf 64-Bit Hardware mit 64-Bit OS laufen?