Windows 8 and 9 to be 128-Bit?

Although we are still waiting for the launch of Windows 7 that will be in the next couple of weeks, ArsTechnica are reporting details on Windows 8 and Windows 9. The information/rumours are saying there is a strong possibility that the next generation OS could be 128-bit. The information was grabbed from a LinkedIn profile of Robert Morgan who is a senior R&D guy over at Microsoft. Information on LinkedIn has since been removed.

Information found in his profile said… “Working in high security department for research and development involving strategic planning for medium and longterm projects. Research & Development projects including 128bit architecture compatibility with the Windows 8 kernel and Windows 9 project plan. Forming relationships with major partners: Intel, AMD, HP, and IBM.

Robert Morgan is working to get IA-128 working backwards with full binary compatibility on the existing IA-64 instructions in the hardware simulation to work for Windows 8 and definitely Windows 9.”

It has been expected that 32 bit versions would be getting dropped as the new Windows Server 2008 R2 will only be shipping in 64 bit versions. For that reason we can assume that client versions of the Windows OS will also follow suit in the near future which leads things on to 128 bit platforms.

It might not be Windows 8 that ships in 64 and 128 bit versions, but by the time Windows 9 is here we should be seeing a 128 bit operating system.

According to Windows 8 News who first spotted the LinkedIn profile, users have till October 11 to post questions to Robert Morgan who has agreed to an exclusive interview. If you want to ask a question then get yourself over there. If you ask one of the 10 best questions then you will get an answer.

Via: Ars