Time for transition? Vista vs. XP, 32-bit vs. 64-bit

I was around during the days of the tech industry’s move from 16-bit to 32-bit computing. Although it was chaotic at times, I don’t remember things being quite as convoluted as they seem to be today. Of course, I could be remembering incorrectly!

Today, IT leaders are considering mass migrations to new operating systems, new Office suites and to new 64-bit architectures. On the surface of things, answers to these questions may seem easy, but as you dig deeper, things aren’t quite so clear.

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TechRepublic
Date: May 22nd, 2008
Author: Scott Lowe <br /><br /><!-- editby --><br /><br /><em>edited by: Robert_Thompson, May 26, 2008 - 07:32 AM</em><!-- end editby -->