A few jobs ago, the company I worked for based their own custom processor on a MIPS core. Why MIPS? The answer I got when I asked was that it was the only affor

A few jobs ago, the company I worked for based their own custom processor on a MIPS core. Why MIPS? The answer I got when I asked was that it was the only affordable option. ARM in particular was called out as beyond reach financially. Years later, long after that company was gone, RISC-V came in at an even lower price point. AFAICT there's no need to look for other reasons behind this news.