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> They no doubt have a secret RISC-V port of macOS today. Possibly but as it’s believed they were lead partner for the design of the ARM64 ISA and seem to be a

> They no doubt have a secret RISC-V port of macOS today. Possibly but as it’s believed they were lead partner for the design of the ARM64 ISA and seem to be able to add their own extensions (as well as designing their own micro architecture) they already have a lot of control in a way they didn’t with 68k and PowerPC.

sottol 4y ago
Then I wouldn't be surprised if they also had a long-term, iron-clad license at fixed cost.
- klelatti 4y ago
  Agreed. Although not the mythical perpetual free license which lots of people seem to assume.