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hypothesis | 11 months ago

> I can't imagine a world where we only have one x86 manufacturer.

Does it even matter? Some people won’t notice even if there are zero x86 manufacturers.

In fact I would say lots of people have not bought x86 CPU in while, between Mac, RPi and risc-v boards…

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999900000999|11 months ago

X86 is still needed for a lot of software. The emulation just isn't there yet.

hypothesis|11 months ago

That would be news to people on mac with Rosetta Stone / Crossover.