It probably would have got further if they actually managed that properly. eg, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=738575 https://bugs.debian.org

It probably would have got further if they actually managed that properly. eg, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=738575 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=738575 Once you make your 'x86' incompatible enough that it won't actually run glibc fully, you've negated the whole point of having x86 in the first place. Intel's "strategy" with Quark etc has been to to sell you on the idea of a ubiquitous platform, and then provide a niche platform that looks "mostly similar" to the ubiquity you were promised.