Thanks, I didn't read the comments. The technical point is probably not the whole truth: Vista 64-bit shipped with a 32-bit Internet Explorer for plugin compatibility. So there must have been some kind of setup infrastructure.
The "besides" point is what I was expecting: there was some kind of rule not to ship 32-bit-only components to claim "full 64-bit support". A rule that was mindlessly applied even to a little game that has nothing to do with the core OS. As I said, politics.
(Not that I personally care, but I've observed that people love those builtin games.)
And I still miss the cat as the "office assistant" (it's much nicer than Clippy). Not to do anything useful, just to react there on the screen while the office work is done. Really.
The "besides" point is what I was expecting: there was some kind of rule not to ship 32-bit-only components to claim "full 64-bit support". A rule that was mindlessly applied even to a little game that has nothing to do with the core OS. As I said, politics.
(Not that I personally care, but I've observed that people love those builtin games.)