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I think network effects guarantee that one hardware platform will dominate most (almost all) of the installations. You can't expect software to be portable & ev

by Herring 17y ago

I think network effects guarantee that one hardware platform will dominate most (almost all) of the installations. You can't expect software to be portable & everyone to provide source.

rbanffy 17y ago
But once you achieve a critical mass - today, you could run most of the web on anything from MIPS to SPARC T2, as most of the source for pretty much everything is portable and available - you should get an avalanche effect. Economies of scale will dictate prices, but this software availability will make processors tailored to specific roles viable. You will see ARM-based low-power servers and more designs like Tilera's in cloud-computing applications.