Re:Intel energizes decades-old real-time Linux kernel project
by mook on Saturday February 26, 2022 @05:40PM
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Was XScale derived from StrongARM which was acquired from DEC? Because given the examples it sounds like "trust Intel to wind down acquisitions".
Of course, that still means one would be wary of betting on them in areas that aren't already well established…
Re:Intel energizes decades-old real-time Linux kernel project
by pjmlp on Saturday February 26, 2022 @06:09PM
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It was indeed.
Re:Intel energizes decades-old real-time Linux kernel project
by dboreham on Saturday February 26, 2022 @03:56PM
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All very reasonable decisions if you're an MBA, I'm sure.
Re:Intel energizes decades-old real-time Linux kernel project
by froh on Monday February 28, 2022 @12:58PM
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Clayton Christensen plays a melancholic theme song on his angels harp to "the innovators dilemma"
Perfectly summarizes the sibling commenta on ever ongoing divestments from embedded opportunities.
TLDR: Intel had a foothold in embedded/realtime operating systems and let it go.
Wanna talk about XScale? Intel had an ARM license and then decided, out of the blue, to sell the product line off.
TLDR: Intel had a foothold in low-power ARM platforms and let it go.
I never went near an Edison board so I don't even address that one. And now they're doing RISC-V. Don't go near it.
So, your question is "what is the root cause of Intel not getting a foothold in (em)bedded"? The answer is Intel itself.
Yes, I know they contribute to LF and whatnot. The point is that staking your embedded development pipeline on Intel itself is something I would never do (again). And I worked with Zephyr post-Intel, it wasn't a great system. I hope it's improved since then.