Why 64 bit itunes is important....
i work in the industry as a service and repair technician. i fix peoples computers everyday.
the lack of native 64 bit applications is costing me over an hour of lost productivity a day. many 64 bit applications that i have wont put a call to a 32 bit application, nor will that 32 bit application access memory addresses above 4gb which is a real pain when i am really busy and theres no free memory addresses below 6gb.
this issue not only affects me but my customers also, and to a lesser degree in this case apples reputation. how can i recomend apple products to other people when i can no longer recomend them to myself ?
i have supported itunes since its release and apple for over 20 years, but the time has come and gone now for apple to come to the party.
64 bit operating systems have been in the wild now for 8 years, XP64 4 years, vista64 2 years and now win7-64 so there is no reason NOT to have released a 64 bit version of itunes.
as an example adobe have had requests for a 64 bit pdf reader and flash player dating back to 2001. adobe's reply is 32 bit works; try visiting a flash based site or open a pdf in firefox64, 32 bit code doesnt work. i no longer use adobe products and boot to linux and use an open source version of flash for flash based sites, and i recomend the same for my customers.
yes i am venting my anger at any company that does not support native 64 bit applications at this such very late date.
Did you read this article?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386 :
"Additional Information
The first time you sync the Info tab with your iOS device, you are asked if you want to merge data, replace data on the service, or replace the data on your computer from the following applications:
Mac: Address Book, iCal, Microsoft Entourage, or Microsoft Outlook 2011
PC: Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Addressbook (XP) and Windows Contacts (Vista and Windows 7)
For more information about syncing your device with your computer, see the user's guide or see this article."
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