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A way to mix x86 and ARM/RISC code/binaries either like transmeta or just having it nearby and having the OS deal with it via scheduler. i.e. what if the M1 pe

A way to mix x86 and ARM/RISC code/binaries either like transmeta or just having it nearby and having the OS deal with it via scheduler. i.e. what if the M1 peo/ultra had x86 cores in addition to ARM? Woud that have made the transition easier from a SW perspective? Could Intel have implemented a translation layer better than Apple owing to IP constraints?

dis-sys 4y ago
> Could Intel have implemented a translation layer better than Apple owing to IP constraints? impossible. rosetta 2 is for a relatively short transition period, not something companies like apple/intel would pour huge amount of $ into it. with such limited funding & expected life expectancy in mind, it is fair to say that rosetta 2 is already close to be perfect. also, intel has a track record for producing software with horrible quality. it is vastly different from apple which is doing very good in a long list of software projects for decades. just look at the negative comments regarding Intel's most recent ARC video card software - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6WDvK41fms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6WDvK41fms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8pdXvbW71E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8pdXvbW71E let's be crystal clear - Intel and Apple are not operating on the same level here, their market cap has a 20x gap for a very very good reason. we are talking about the resting & vesting company that pushed for about 5% per annual performance increase for their desktop products for like 8-10 years in a row.