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Instruction Sets Should Be Free: The Case for RISC-V [pdf] (2014)

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Re: Instruction Sets Should Be Free: The Case for RISC-V [pdf] (2014)

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Post by DarkNova6 »

demondemidi wrote: post #3

No one said they shouldn't be. I mean, its not like there are laws saying they cannot be free. Patternson has always used too much hyperbole and marketing himself as a crusader. RISC-V is great, let the technology speak for itself.

With market forces being the way they are, the quality of technology is becoming increasingly irrelevant. What counts is having a dominant position so you can shove down your "product" right through everybody's throat.

Re: Instruction Sets Should Be Free: The Case for RISC-V [pdf] (2014)

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Post by zarathustreal »

DarkNova6 wrote: post #8
demondemidi wrote: post #3

No one said they shouldn't be. I mean, its not like there are laws saying they cannot be free. Patternson has always used too much hyperbole and marketing himself as a crusader. RISC-V is great, let the technology speak for itself.

With market forces being the way they are, the quality of technology is becoming increasingly irrelevant. What counts is having a dominant position so you can shove down your "product" right through everybody's throat.

Well not only that but choices about these kinds of things are often made by people that don’t necessarily know what options they have. Marketing is a big part of what choices people make because they don’t know what they don’t know

Re: Instruction Sets Should Be Free: The Case for RISC-V [pdf] (2014)

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Post by baq »

DarkNova6 wrote: post #8
demondemidi wrote: post #3

No one said they shouldn't be. I mean, its not like there are laws saying they cannot be free. Patternson has always used too much hyperbole and marketing himself as a crusader. RISC-V is great, let the technology speak for itself.

With market forces being the way they are, the quality of technology is becoming increasingly irrelevant. What counts is having a dominant position so you can shove down your "product" right through everybody's throat.

product? that's so 2010s. it's all about subscriptions now. you own nothing but please keep paying that sweet monthly/yearly fee.
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