FYI -- Does this mean that even cheap microprocessors -- e.g., in the "Internet of Things" -- will be 64 bits? OpenWRT -- open source SW originally used in routers -- is still 32-bits; I wonder how long this will last. https://openwrt.org/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/05/linux_letting_go_32bit_builds_on_the... Linux letting go: 32-bit builds on the way out Ubuntu joins calls for users to let go of i386 versions 5 Jul 2016 at 00:56, Richard Chirgwin Major Linux distributions are in agreement: it's time to stop developing new versions for 32-bit processors. Simply: it's a waste of time, both to create the 32-bit port, and to keep 32-bit hardware around to test it on. At the end of June, Ubuntu developer Dimitri Ledkov chipped into the debate with this mailing list post, saying bluntly that 32-bit ports are a waste of resources. ...