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Just thinking aloud (not the only one, obviously). So is this the combined result of market mechanics? Intel being leader their top priority was to release the
by s_gourichon 7y ago
Just thinking aloud (not the only one, obviously).
So is this the combined result of market mechanics? Intel being leader their top priority was to release the fastest chips at all costs, letting security/simplicity/sustainability behind? On top of that, complexity becomed another barrier to competitors. This feels insane, unsustainable.
Whole parts of the industry have already switched to alternative architectures. MIPS was prevalent in set-top box, then replaced with ARM in the 2010s. ARM reigns on most mobile devices. Risc-V is on the rise.
Areas craving for performance without concern about power consumption or security still run on Intel. For how long?
Supercomputers get 10x more power from GPUs than CPUs, switching to an alternative may come.
Could we imagine the gamer market switching to nVidia on ARM/RISC?
It Intel architecture a huge sinking ship?
- s_gourichon 7y agoWell... For the motivation "New flaw in Intel chips lets attackers slip their own data into secure enclave" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22537216 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22537216 and for the predicted outcome "ARM-ed Mac: Not Again Or For Real This Time?" https://mondaynote.com/arm-ed-mac-not-again-or-for-real-this-time-a3548eece86 https://mondaynote.com/arm-ed-mac-not-again-or-for-real-this... Intel bashing becomes much too easy.