I think you've just convinced me that RISC V is the way to go, long term. Historically, bottom feeders won in IT. unix was a bottom feeder againts the IBM os'

I think you've just convinced me that RISC V is the way to go, long term. Historically, bottom feeders won in IT. unix was a bottom feeder againts the IBM os'es and VMS. x86 was a bottom feeder architecture against mainframes, server class hardware, and workstations. Linux was a bottom feeder against the real UNIXes like SunOS and HPUX. Bottom feeders get picked as cheapest option, then client demand of better features slowly pushes them upwards. Meanwhile the top concentrates on its most profitable customers, showing disdain for bottom feeders until they've grown out of control. The last 5 Tandem owners are probably still out there somewhere, showing all of us what real uptimes look like.