"In Bill Gates' WinHEC opening keynote address, he talked about the third decade—the 64-bit decade—of Windows computing and the problems it faces with a lack of software and 64-bit drivers. What I want to know is why anyone who wants a 64-bit operating system today is bothering with Windows in the first place, when 64-bit Linux has been around for ages?
"The usual excuses for wanting Windows—familiar applications and better device-driver support—don't hold water this time..."