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>The sheer amount of choice at all levels is staggering. Only when it comes to CPUs are two brands a "staggering" amount of choice. Something is wrong with thi
by tormeh 9y ago
>The sheer amount of choice at all levels is staggering.
Only when it comes to CPUs are two brands a "staggering" amount of choice. Something is wrong with this business, and I think it's the ISA patents. If Oracle can't patent their software API, then Intel/AMD shouldn't be able to patent their ISA either. An ISA is just a hardware API.
- gcp 9y agoIt's not just ISA. If a competitor to AMD or Intel came out with a chip that requires recompiles, but is significantly ahead of them in a key metric, it would sell in the server market. But competing with Intel and AMD takes billions of research, and well, the design of modern CPUs is surely a patent minefield too. Just look at what's (not) happening with ARM servers.