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On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 08:03:43 -0400, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@libertytrek.org> wrote:

On 2013-07-26 7:54 AM, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
Tom Davies wrote:
My guess is that the default is 64bit or else other apps might need
the 64bit version.  It's generally not a good idea to have more than 1
version of Java although even 1 might well be more than you need now.

The big question is why are the Windows version of LibreOffice and
OpenOffice still 32 bit only.  They've both been available in 64 bit
versions on Linux for years.

Because there is basically no good reason to use a 64bit version of an Office application - unless you really need to work with a spreadsheet or text document that approaches 4GB in size (shudder)...

Even Microsoft recommends installing the 32bit version of Office on 64bit machines.

The 4GB limit causes problems with databases moreso than a text document or spreadsheet.

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