You're missing the point. It's not the cost but the fact that it has to be purchased that becomes a barrier to development and experimentation. Having to negoti

You're missing the point. It's not the cost but the fact that it has to be purchased that becomes a barrier to development and experimentation. Having to negotiate a licence even before you get started on a project can kill it. You have to compare it to open source. Why are so many open source projects so popular? It's not the cost, corporations don't mind paying. It's the freedom to go in whatever direction any person wants to go without restriction that produces innovative software. The comparable model for RISC-V is Linux and Redhat (et al), and on that basis it will win like Linux won. That combined with a clean and simple design.