eejournal.com/article/heresy-and-horror-ahead-at-intel/
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x86 has the one advantage it’s always had. A huge installed base of programs. Apple has shown that this isn’t as big of a hurdle as was once thought.
@2hqi ouch, that was harsh
@1hua+1a6RBuhq not just that, but ARM is not riddled with security bugs, has tons of third party IP support, has open and proven debug infrastructure, and ARM is a customer service oriented IP provider and not some arrogant has-been company still living in the past.
Who would want to develop an own x86 when ARM is probably cheaper and defiantly faster and more power efficient?
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Enter Pat Gelsinger. His strategy is also dual-pronged. First, to open up x86 to licensing as IP. (Heresy!) And second, to rent out Intel’s production facilities like an independent foundry. (Horror!) Other people will be able to make Intel microprocessors, and Intel will make other people’s microprocessors. He’s unbundling Intel’s architecture from Intel’s manufacturing.