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		ksec on Sept 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What is RISC-V, and why we're unlocking its potent... That is the case at all. If ARM were given the same die size budget as Apple's CPU I doubt the difference would be what they are today. Worth pointing out (again) all the ARM Cortex-X design are nearly half the die size as Apple's Performance Core. ARM suing them was simply because they are using a contract tailored for Server market and using it in Smartphone.

dkjaudyeqooe on Sept 17, 2023 [–]

But ARM tailors their contracts exactly to avoid competition with their own products, I think they've stated that in this lawsuit.

Either way, it's bad when the ISA owner is limiting what you can develop to suit its own profits. This is the problem RISC-V solves.

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