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The default always was 64-bit for 64-bit systems, so this isn't as big of an issue at the blog posts makes it out to be.


There are a large amount of 32bit devices still being designed and built. Not for servers, desktops or laptops, but embedded devices, controllers and so on. These are actually the worst device to have the issue in, because they will last longer than 2038. If you ship an 32bit embedded device today, there's a reasonable chance that that device will be in service 20 years for now.




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