Every architecture has its quirks. But compared to x86 and its legacy, most RISC architectures were quite nice. And the point is, you had multiple competing arc

Every architecture has its quirks. But compared to x86 and its legacy, most RISC architectures were quite nice. And the point is, you had multiple competing archtectures, so there was a chance to try out new ideas and find out, which of those were actually good.