They did use OP's strategy in the CPU industry. The first CPUs were simple as heck. They spent 20 years making them reliable(and faster without compromising si

They did use OP's strategy in the CPU industry. The first CPUs were simple as heck. They spent 20 years making them reliable(and faster without compromising simplicity, mostly just node-shrinks), and they've only really been complicating the architecture in the last 30 years.