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We are far past time for a successor. The x86 family has been an architectural mess since the 8086. It's time for someone to provide an alternative that motiv
by 1e-9 7y ago
We are far past time for a successor. The x86 family has been an architectural mess since the 8086. It's time for someone to provide an alternative that motivates the market to dump the baggage and start with a clean slate focused on security and efficiency, as opposed to compatibility. Unfortunately, I see nothing on the horizon. Neither ARM nor RISC-V qualify in my view. We need something more radical that has dramatic advantages.