> Right now, everybody's needs are being met by the combination of x86 and ARM (with some POWER, MIPS, and SPARC on the fringes).
I'm not sure. I think that a hard port to a new architecture must look a lot more like a worthwhile effort now that the wait-six-months Plan A no longer works, especially for single-threaded workloads. Provided the new architecture can actually deliver the goods, of course.
I'm not sure. I think that a hard port to a new architecture must look a lot more like a worthwhile effort now that the wait-six-months Plan A no longer works, especially for single-threaded workloads. Provided the new architecture can actually deliver the goods, of course.