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What's Next for Windows?
9/29/2004
| Your 64-bit Options | |
| Linux | Widely available on 64-bit processors today and a natural choice for Web applications. |
| 64-bit Windows | Today, only available for Intel’s Itanium processor. Should support additional 64-bit Intel and AMD processors next year. |
| Unix | Widely available for proprietary RISC processors from HP, IBM, Sun, and others. HP-UX, a Unix variant from Hewlett-Packard, is also available for Itanium. |
And unlike some Microsoft programming efforts, I’ve got faith in the 64-bit Windows development team. Dave Cutler, the man behind Digital Equipment Corp.’s legendary VMS operating system from the 1980s, headed the initial Windows NT programming team in the early 1990s and quietly spearheads Microsoft’s 64-bit Windows initiatives. Cutler was the central character in Showstopper! (Macmillan Inc., 1994), a witty and insightful look at the original NT development team, penned by G. Pascal Zachary.
With Cutler onboard, I have no doubt that Microsoft will continue to close the scalability gap between 64-bit Windows and Unix, leading to a final high-end showdown between Windows and Linux.
Joseph C. Panettieri is editorial director of Nine Lives Media, and has covered the business of IT since 1992.
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