with open you could have mainboard with one single chip and you then pop in a SOC that matches the IO you have. open also means making the software that create

with open you could have mainboard with one single chip and you then pop in a SOC that matches the IO you have. open also means making the software that creates the chips design open too, otherwise you'll just get leapfrogged by closed designs. This could overcome being a few generations behind on fab tech, just have the exact silicon you need. you could also design open mainboard design with multiple zif sockets, this would be very flexible, and maybe futureproof.