Some ISAs are definitely more complex than they should, but RISC-V/x86 is the least of my problem if the goal is to interpret some windows/macos/linux binary. T

Some ISAs are definitely more complex than they should, but RISC-V/x86 is the least of my problem if the goal is to interpret some windows/macos/linux binary. The complexity goes beyond a list of instructions. As for licensing I agree that it can be seen as a step in the right direction, but at the same time it seems like we absolutely refuse to learn. All standards inevitably deprecate, I'd prefer every hardware manufacturers to come up with their own one-off ISA and an easy way to run/interpret existing applications. Software ecosystems are more about locking you to a specific vendor/standard, they prevent the emergence of better systems.