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		64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel (zdnet.com.au)
		3 points by renai42 on Aug 29, 2009 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

eli on Aug 29, 2009 | [–]

And? Unless you're running a server (and, incidentally, OS X Server does default to 64-bit), then I can't imagine why a 64-bit kernel would benefit you.

0ffworlder on Aug 29, 2009 | [–]

'more refined, that's it?...' reaches for FreeBSD/centos

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