> They cannot. RISC-V Foundation is based in Switzerland. You're not taking into account the difference between theory and reality. "In theory" the US governm

> They cannot. RISC-V Foundation is based in Switzerland. You're not taking into account the difference between theory and reality. "In theory" the US government "cannot" due to technical aspects like the RISC-V Foundation being based in Switzerland. "In reality" though, the US government could (for example) introduce targetted sanctions on companies having anything further to do with RISC-V. The vast majority of those companies would terminate their RISC-V involvement on the spot, as they have substantial US involvement with their businesses. The remaining ones could indeed keep on pursing RISC-V, but the whole "take over the world" thing would be either dead or have its timeframe pushed out by many years. Note - I'm trying to illustrate that "inevitable" isn't correct when powerful players are involved. So the above example is just the first one to spring to mind.