Yeah, but Mac's "scheduled" 64-bit Adobe CS is in CS5. It's the software that really makes the difference. And Mac's can go 32GB and I don't know how much virtual memory. Vista can go 128GB and 8TB Virtual Memory.
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Yeah, but Mac's "scheduled" 64-bit Adobe CS is in CS5. It's the software that really makes the difference. And Mac's can go 32GB and I don't know how much virtual memory. Vista can go 128GB and 8TB Virtual Memory.
I believe Leopard has about the same virtual memory limit of 8 TB. Of course, it will be quite a long while before anyone gets near to using 8 TB of virtual memory.
Not necessarily. I think there are many people who have just stayed within the limits of computing power just because they were restrained. But when you untie them, they quickly discover a new way to survive and try to beat the competition.
I found this video once regarding that "limit".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDOf3IEr4FU
You said that "Macs don't have the technology" to do 64-bit. That's not the case. It's Adobe that have decided not to take advantage of the Mac's 64-bit capabilities in CS4/Mac. ...Unfortunately for us.
I suppose there are two ways you can read their excuse.
Another was that they opted to developed a different technology than what Adobe was designed for. So hence Adobe couldn't change all their own technology in time with such a quick branch forced on by Apple.
It sound to me that it was more the fault of Apple. But I suppose it's nothing unexpected from Steve Jobs.
To be honest, I think Adobe is more than a little p*ssed with Apple right now. First, Apple changes its entire processor architecture and gives Adobe (and other developers) a major headache by making them re-code everything, with very little advance warning or assistance. That is a major task for such a complicated application suite like CS3. Then Apple makes 64-bit technologies available, but developers have to re-code everything in order to take advantage of it. Then Leopard is released, and apps have to have patches and god knows what to function properly with it (CS3 still doesn't work properly with Spaces). Now Apple aren't interested in getting Flash ported to the iPhone.
So holding back 64-bit on the Mac platform is probably their way of sticking two fingers up!
So holding back 64-bit on the Mac platform is probably their way of sticking two fingers up!
Or simply because Apple changed their mind about how 64bit apps are supported. Apple will happily pull the rug from under their most important supporters, Adobe. And let Adobe get blamed by rabid macolytes. Here's the full story
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2008/04/photoshop_lr_64.html
Wow, sounds like a rather mediocre update, one that I will pass on. Unfortunately, there are so many outstanding bugs still evident in CS3 that will not get fixed.
You're surprised? This is adobe after all - the company that'll do the least humanly possible when it comes to investing into their products. Flash on Mac has sucked for so long - I'm praying that maybe one day swfdec/gnash will get to a stage where one doesn't have to resort to using the Adobe flash plugin.
Ha, you know what's funny? It seems Flash works best in Internet Explorer from what Fire Fox users complain about...