Re:Windows ARM Dev Kit 2023
by justinclift on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @12:09AM
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> They cannot. RISC-V Foundation is based in Switzerland.
You're not taking into account the difference between theory and reality.
"In theory" the US government "cannot" due to technical aspects like the RISC-V Foundation being based in Switzerland.
"In reality" though, the US government could (for example) introduce targetted sanctions on companies having anything further to do with RISC-V.
The vast majority of those companies would terminate their RISC-V involvement on the spot, as they have substantial US involvement with their businesses.
The remaining ones could indeed keep on pursing RISC-V, but the whole "take over the world" thing would be either dead or have its timeframe pushed out by many years.
Note - I'm trying to illustrate that "inevitable" isn't correct when powerful players are involved. So the above example is just the first one to spring to mind.
You're not taking into account the difference between theory and reality.
"In theory" the US government "cannot" due to technical aspects like the RISC-V Foundation being based in Switzerland.
"In reality" though, the US government could (for example) introduce targetted sanctions on companies having anything further to do with RISC-V.
The vast majority of those companies would terminate their RISC-V involvement on the spot, as they have substantial US involvement with their businesses.
The remaining ones could indeed keep on pursing RISC-V, but the whole "take over the world" thing would be either dead or have its timeframe pushed out by many years.
Note - I'm trying to illustrate that "inevitable" isn't correct when powerful players are involved. So the above example is just the first one to spring to mind.