Last year, I made a bet with some folks over at Ed’s blog:
@5: I’ll take that bet, Bill. I’ve got $20 that says MS will only ship 64-bit production versions of E12 (although they will probably ship test / demo versions that run on 32-bit hardware). If I’m right, you pay Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans $20; if you’re right, I’ll pay the $20 to a charity of your choice. In fact, I’ll take up to 5 identical bets. Ante up!
Today Microsoft released Exchange 2007 to manufacturing, which I’d say counts as “shipping” it. As I predicted last year, they’re only shipping 64-bit versions; there will be a limited-use 32-bit version that is not licensed for use in production, but MS hasn’t announced how or when they’ll make it available. By my lights, that means that Ed, Mike Lazar, and Bill Buchan each owe the New Orleans chapter of Habitat for Humanity $20.
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