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I'm not so sure: Because currently ARM processors are currently sold in a large volume (if not for a technical reason then by momentum) they can be made a cheap
by wolfgke 11y ago
I'm not so sure: Because currently ARM processors are currently sold in a large volume (if not for a technical reason then by momentum) they can be made a cheaper by economy of scale. This does not mean that this has to stay in the future, but currently this seems to be the case.
- nickpsecurity 11y agoNow there's a good argument. Here's the real value, though, straight from ARM themselves: the ecosystem. They've built a whole ecosystem of boards, firmware, software, everything around ARM you get when you license their tech. It might be cheaper with economy of scale as well although licensing and royalties have to factor in. I'd default on MIPS there since they can be up to 10x cheaper than ARM. But yeah, a Freescale iMX ARM was like $4 per 100 units last time I looked it up. So, it's mainly the ecosystem with companies and FOSS people wanting to benefit from what's already there instead of improve FOSS HW ecosystems. There's currently, but not indefinitely as you said, a cost advantage for the mass market SOC's as well for PPC, ARM, MIPS, and possibly SuperH.
- sokoloff 11y ago> a Freescale iMX ARM was like $4 per 100 units last time I looked it up. $4 per 100 units (4 pennies each), or $4 per unit in quantity of 100?