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title: 64-bit processors
date: "2003-01-01T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 983
description: I explored the hierarchy of the PC industry through a look at 64-bit processors. Seeing Microsoft atop Intel, HP, and Dell provides a useful framework for predicting how the market and hardware standards will evolve over time.
keywords: [64-bit processors, microsoft, intel, hp, dell, pc industry hierarchy, hardware evolution]
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Article on [64-bit processors](http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20021226.html). Interesting description of the PC industry pecking order: Microsoft > Intel > HP / Dell. Keeping that in mind does help predict a lot of the PC's future. [via RobotWisdom](http://www.robotwisdom.com/)