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Re:Intel launches Core Ultra processors, can it compete with... by chii on Thursday December 14, 2023 @11:58PM (#38651143)
> Apple blew a hole in the side of the age old x86 armour by proving the arch isn’t untouchable.

the fact that they had to create an emulation/virtualization layer (rosetta) says other wise. The x86 instruction set is such an entrenched one that i dont think intel has any fear of it being rooted any time in this half-century.

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Re:Intel launches Core Ultra processors, can it compete with... by cwalv on Friday December 15, 2023 @12:05AM (#38651180)
A half century is a pretty long time. I wouldn't be surprised if even Intel has moved on in 30 years.
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Re:Intel launches Core Ultra processors, can it compete with... by masklinn on Friday December 15, 2023 @12:31AM (#38651319)
> the fact that they had to create an emulation/virtualization layer (rosetta) says other wise.

That is a nonsensical and ahistorical take.

Apple created an emulation layer because they were migrating ISA and thus had a backlog of legacy which they needed to support for users to switch over.

They did the same from PPC to x86, and from 68k to PPC, and nobody would have accused those of being entrenched.

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