Re:More on x86 – The Chip Letter
by The_Colonel on Thursday April 25, 2024 @02:33PM
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> Thanks to emulation, x86 software lock in is no more, and the moat loses its significance.
With reduced performance and efficiency, so one might ask what's the point for a consumer to buy such a device. PC laptop vendors don't have anywhere close to the market power to force such change. Meanwhile, AMD/Intel can simply lower their prices for a while, when RISC-V PCs/laptops will appear to become a potential threat.
With reduced performance and efficiency, so one might ask what's the point for a consumer to buy such a device. PC laptop vendors don't have anywhere close to the market power to force such change. Meanwhile, AMD/Intel can simply lower their prices for a while, when RISC-V PCs/laptops will appear to become a potential threat.