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Can someone explain this to me? Windows version: x64 Mac OSX version: x64 Linux version: x86 Why? Why do companies not release 64-bit versions of their prog

by nathanb 11y ago

Can someone explain this to me? Windows version: x64 Mac OSX version: x64 Linux version: x86 Why? Why do companies not release 64-bit versions of their programs for Linux? This seems to happen all the time, and it utterly baffles me.

babuskov 11y ago
Most probably the developers working on Linux port run 32 bit Linux themselves because of compatibility with some closed-source programs. ;) I have no idea about the real reason, it's just a wild guess.
Already__Taken 11y ago
Windows server is x64 only. Might as well knock that support off the list at the same time. OSX is 64 only right? x86 only linux just halved your compile and packaging times. Only answer I can assume.