Comment by computably

2 months ago

> why not just use x86-64?

Uh, because you can't? It's not open in any meaningful sense.

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userbinator  2 months ago

The original amd64 came out in 2003. Any patents on the original instruction set have long expired, and even more so for 32-bit x86.

  • panick21_  2 months ago

    Its not about patents. Believe what you want but there is a reason nobody else is doing x86 or ARM chips unless they are allowed by the owner.