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On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:36:20 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 23:48:14 +0000, MitchAlsup1 wrote:

>> It seems that in terms of computer architectures, the world is not going
>> to beat a path to your door even if you invent a better mousetrap.
>
>There is an inherent conflict between wanting an idea to be widely 
>adopted, and wanting to maximize your profit from it.

But the failure of RISC-B to make x86 obsolete shows that even giving
it away for free is not enough. Because not being able to run your old
Windows programs is the real problem.

John Savard