China is doubling down on the RISC-V architecture.
  • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    16 days ago

    About that last sentence about software support determining the future of risc-v. It will overtake x86 (eventually) just due to the nature of OSS. At first OS platforms arent as good… Until suddenly they are. Ask Apple. When the iPhone first launched, it was a million times better than Android. And yet now they are totally on par with each other. And Android has the edge in a lot of cases.

    • Alex@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      16 days ago

      Android gets a leg up from being built on a FLOSS base but I don’t think it was the community that pushed Android to where it is today. That’s taken a lot of money and resources from Google and it’s phone partners investing in the slightly more open platform than Apple.

      • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        15 days ago

        I mean, it’s obviously the price that pushed Android to where it is today.

        The fact is, you can buy some models of Android phones (new) for under $75. This makes smart phones affordable even in developing countries. That fact has sent the number of smart phones in people’s hands through the roof. And honestly, part of what makes them cheap to manufacture is in fact that FLOSS base, allowing any company to develop one.