Comment 62 for bug 585940

Hi there,

Here is the official explanation. We revisit the download pages with each release. The goal of the download pages it to make it as simple as possible for the average non-technical user to get the right version. There are software compatibility issues with 64-bit that makes it less suitable for the mass market than 32 bit. We took the view that 64-bit computer users will know that and proceed with downloading the correct version for them. Strongly advising people in one direction we felt would mean fewer people having issues ultimately. A non-technical user might for instance think 64-bit must be twice as good as 32-bit.

I accept that the wording could be interpreted negatively. We will revisit when we update these pages for the 10.10 release. We will also take on board explaining some more about why we make the recommendation which is reasonable and helpful.

So thank you all for the energy. I am going to close this bug.

Gerry Carr - Head of Platform Marketing