Hi, I was just wondering why is 32 bit still a option for windows 8 or any windows for that matter.
I'm not 100% educated about operating systems and the 32 bit and 64 bit. But it seems that 64 bit is so much better I just don't understand why they still make 32 bit.
If there is a actually reason I would love to know.

Thanks...Well, many people will keep using 32bit because:
A. ) New hardware costs money.
B. ) Even if it was free some would never change.

As for the memory advantage, some older PCs do not have 64  CPUs. But hey do have the PAE feature,m which allows more memory  if the OS supports it.

Windows 8 32 bit supports PAE. So it is possible to have 6 GB in an OS theat only directly reads 3 GB of memory.
Override the 4GB memory barrier on 32-bit Windows 8.1 systems.
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Although the 64-bit transition period has come and gone, there are a surprising number of active installations of the 32-bit Windows operating system, particularly in industrial or business environments. One plausible explanation is the fact that backwards compatibility with older 16-bit Windows code is not possible on 64-bit Window

32-bit Win 7 & Win 8 support running 16-bit applications while 64-bit does not.

I have read more than 1 rant on various forums where some user is outraged that his shiny, new, 64-bit Win 8 computer can't run some piece of software that he's been using since 1990.  These rants condemn MS as being scum and pirates for leaving consumers hung out to dry.

It's not even necessary to use an old machine.  A VM of 32-bit Win XP, 7 or 8 will run 16-bit software.for older DOS software there's DOSBox.