{"id":21728,"date":"2011-05-12T09:45:30","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T14:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=21728"},"modified":"2011-05-12T09:45:30","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T14:45:30","slug":"bits-from-bill-pytlovany-64-bit-windows-is-here-like-it-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/bits-from-bill-pytlovany-64-bit-windows-is-here-like-it-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits from Bill Pytlovany: 64-bit Windows is here, Like it or Not."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/billpwp.jpg\" alt=\"billpwp\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7652 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Bill Pytlovany<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in the market for a new Windows computer you\u2019ll be joining the ranks of x64-bit processor users. 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