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Re:Jim Keller criticizes Nvidia's CUDA, x86 by snvzz on Sunday February 25, 2024 @03:01AM (#39498641)
>This is bad for RISC since there is literally no advantage gained by losing backwards compatibility.

I respectfully disagree. There's a major advantage of losing backwards compatibility with established ISAs, and that is freedom from licensing.

e.g. The main strength of RISC-V is not even its technical superiority; It is the free license.

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