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Re:Apple starting to alert users that it will end 32-bit app... by mrpippy on Thursday April 12, 2018 @01:06AM (#16818163)
It's funny, Microsoft Office has the same problems to an even greater degree (vastly more users, more 3rd party extensions, an entire suite of apps each probably more complex than VS), and yet they've had a 64-bit edition available since 2013
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Re:Apple starting to alert users that it will end 32-bit app... by vic20forever on Thursday April 12, 2018 @03:03AM (#16818624)
They've always recommended the 32-bit version to users who require compatibility with those 3rd party extensions:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681792.aspx

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/choose-between-the-...

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Re:Apple starting to alert users that it will end 32-bit app... by danielbarla on Thursday April 12, 2018 @01:59AM (#16818384)
I suspect that being one of Microsoft's primary cash cows, they'd also have vastly more developers to throw at the problem.
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Re:Apple starting to alert users that it will end 32-bit app... by saagarjha on Thursday April 12, 2018 @12:44PM (#16822658)
Took them long enough, too. For the longest time they couldn’t switch because they were using Carbon instead of Cocoa.
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