James wrote:
Personally, I'm a Unix person, when the choice is available, though it
usually isn't except for my home system.
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So, based on your conjecture and if you want to use Stata 64-bit MP/SE
with a nice performance, I believe that you already know the answer: use
linux with a 64-bit version. Try to convince the guys to save their money
regarding the OS if you haven�t already bought Stata 64-bit.
Nevertheless, if you already have Stata 64-bit for Windows, Vista still
seems better than XP 64-bit. However, if one can load 3GB under XP 64-bit,
the difference is small, making the price as well as the support the only
issues to think about.
Assuming that they will be supporting XP until 2014(I don�t believe that),
you are going to have ~6 years. Since you are likely to be from
USA/Europe, this seems to be a fairly nice time. Here, in Brazil, I
wouldn�t do any investiment in an OS knowing beforehand that I will need
to change everything within 8 years, and pay again.
Cheers!
Tiago
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