Comment Re:What about software incompatibilities? What?? (Score 1) 533
The original slashdot article said state it: "is based on the RISC structure, a totally another standard. Therefore, it will not fall into the intellectual property right trap."
Besides it wouldn't make sense for them to design a new chip and try to duplicate the bizarre/baroque details of the antiquated CISC x86 instruction set. Better to start with something clean and simple. A new RISC instruction set. And that way they get all the economic benefits of giving a head start for Chinese companies to implement its supporting chips and motherboard rather than having to compete with outside suppliers of existing x86 support chips.
Besides it wouldn't make sense for them to design a new chip and try to duplicate the bizarre/baroque details of the antiquated CISC x86 instruction set. Better to start with something clean and simple. A new RISC instruction set. And that way they get all the economic benefits of giving a head start for Chinese companies to implement its supporting chips and motherboard rather than having to compete with outside suppliers of existing x86 support chips.
