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It seems to me that using Power ISA is a definite non-starter. I mean why use something that will make the final product obsolete, after a single iteration? I r
by childintime 5y ago
It seems to me that using Power ISA is a definite non-starter. I mean why use something that will make the final product obsolete, after a single iteration? I really don't get it, even after factoring in realities. Seems investor driven.
And that table at the end of chipeleven.com reinforces this, after giving it a bit of consideration it looks like slanted marketing speak. Note how it puts POWER in the best possible light, barely succeeding, while also putting the Open Source competitor in the most negative light.
But hey, I'm helping you out here: a critical comment drawing out replies is a surefire way to the HN front page.
- BracketMaster 5y agoIts definitely not investor driven at all. We had a long long internal hashing out of RISC-V vs. POWER internally - and POWER won by a long shot when it came to sheer demand from potential customers interested in something other than embedded hard drive controller CPUs. For example, POWER right now support off the shelf AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. POWER also has full JSv8 web browser and JDK engine support. And I also don't build companies for investors. EVER. I've chosen investors that believe in the vision and I am not afraid to be vocal.