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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
The move to 128bit is not going to happen for consumer devices in the foreseeable future. The only (practical) reason to move from 8 to 16 to 32 to 64 bit was for being able to access more RAM. Even current smart phones cannot do without 64bit anymore as they now have memory in excess of 4GB. Breaking through the 64bit memory barrier is highly unlikely to happen. 16 exa byte - that is 16 thousand terra byte. Maybe when normal person storage needs reach that high can you think about 128bit cpu for mainstream users.
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16 thousand terabytes might happen in a decade or three, but 64 bits can address 16 million terabytes.