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I would guess they used to use it because hardware was very expensive, and now they use it because performance is very cheap.
by andai 3y ago
I would guess they used to use it because hardware was very expensive, and now they use it because performance is very cheap.
- LoganDark 3y agoI think now they use it because they can implement the bajillion x86 instructions in terms of much simpler and more efficient micro-ops, without implementing every single x86 instruction completely uniquely.