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I would love to see a provisional x86 compatibility layer baked into the silicon itself.
by new_realist 6y ago
I would love to see a provisional x86 compatibility layer baked into the silicon itself.
- throwaway2048 6y agoconsidering that the latest OSX is x86-64 and AVX2 only, that stuff is patented for decades to come, and its pretty much absolutely 100% Guaranteed that Intel/AMD will not give Apple a license, for any amount of money Apple would be willing to pay.
- jki275 6y agox86-64 core patents expire in 2023.
- throwaway2048 6y agoYes, but extension instructions OSX relies on are much newer than that.
- kasabali 6y agoIntel has been very clear in the past they'd not let such a thing happen: https://newsroom.intel.com/editorials/x86-approaching-40-still-going-strong/ https://newsroom.intel.com/editorials/x86-approaching-40-sti...