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I’m currently providing 32 bit Windows music software. Some of my users are asking for 64-bit support. I plan to eventually, but porting is a big job, and I have plenty of other important feature requests too. I need to allocate my limited time wisely.
How much market share do 64-bit operating systems hold?, and what’s the trend.
No better time than now. As the need for more ram increases 64 bit windows versions will get more and more prevalent. Play around a bit with Google trends and you will see a clear uptick in people looking into it. As explained in “Dude, Where’s My 4 Gigabytes of RAM?” the need for the every day user to go to a 64bit OS is just going to keep growing.
Edit in response to Jeff’s comment
I understand, any team will have to balance upgrades/bug fixes by priority. That will always be a difficult balance to strike. The benefits of a 64 bit version will only continue to grow!
Good luck striking the right balance!