If Lion is full 64 bit then what does that mean for iTunes?

[joelovesapple]

As per the question...


Will iTunes FINALLY be 64-bit? I hear no 32-bit kludges are allowed...

 

[gnasher729]

As per the question...


Will iTunes FINALLY be 64-bit? I hear no 32-bit kludges are allowed...

1. iTunes wouldn't benefit much at all from being turned into a 64 bit app.
2. Apple has much much much more important work to do.
3. 32-bit applications will run just fine on Lion.

 

[joelovesapple]

1. iTunes wouldn't benefit much at all from being turned into a 64 bit app.
2. Apple has much much much more important work to do.
3. 32-bit applications will run just fine on Lion.

It can address more RAM in 64-bit...

 

[robbieduncan]

It can address more RAM in 64-bit...

Why would iTunes need to address more than 4Gb of RAM?

 

[Cougarcat]

iTunes 10.5 is 64-bit.

 

[interrobang]

Don't you understand? 64-bit is good, 32-bit is bad. The why doesn't matter!

64 good, 32 bad!
64 good, 32 bad!
64 good, 32 bad!

Don't question it.

 

[robbieduncan]

iTunes 10.5 is 64-bit.

My copy on Snow Leopard isn't

 

[GGJstudios]

iTunes 10.5 is 64-bit.

There IS no iTunes 10.5. They just released 10.3.

Don't you understand? 64-bit is good, 32-bit is bad.

It sounds like you have no idea what the difference is or how it would affect iTunes.

 

[robbieduncan]

There IS no iTunes 10.5. They just released 10.3.

10.5 was released to iOS developers in beta form along side iOS 5.0.

Note the version number and the lack of open in 32 bit mode.

 

[GGJstudios]

10.5 was released to iOS developers in beta form along side iOS 5.0.

Note the version number and the lack of open in 32 bit mode.

Thanks. I wasn't thinking about developer-only releases... only publicly available ones.