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• Microsoft confirms 32-bit Vista will not play HD discs
  Friday 25 August 2006 – 07:17
  Microsoft officials have confirmed an earlier TG Daily report about High Definition playback on Windows Vista. At the Tech. Ed 2006 conference in Sydney Australia yesterday, Microsoft's Senior Program Manager Steve Riley told an audience that 32-bit Vista would not natively play back high-definition content from Blu-Ray or HD DVD. Riley said content protection was too easily bypassed with unsigned and malicious drivers.
• No more 32-bit operating systems - Microsoft
  Friday 18 May 2007 – 01:27
  At the annual WinHEC hardware engineering conference, Microsoft General Manager Bill Laing proclaimed that Windows Server 2008 will be the company's last 32-bit operating system. He added that it was "the right thing for the industry". ...