3 ms·
> They will for sure should they not switch to the standard ISA. OK, no, that's just not true. Google "adoption curve". Saying that technology X is likely to
by ajross 3y ago
> They will for sure should they not switch to the standard ISA.
OK, no, that's just not true. Google "adoption curve". Saying that technology X is likely to win out eventually is not the same thing as saying there's no revenue to be had selling "legacy" technology Y. Even today people still fix bugs in the occasional COBOL gadget.
And if you're one of the companies (STMicro is one) selling at least partially "legacy" technology (they'd say "mature"), then anything that accelerates motion along that curve is a threat.
- snvzz 3y ago>then anything that accelerates motion along that curve is a threat. What are they going to about it? RISC-V is inevitable. It's actually simple: Embrace it or be left behind. Note that, as highlighted in the parent, STMicro is a member of RISC-V. They're fortunately not that dumb.