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by bnt 1774 days ago
So we force Apple to migrate away from ARM? Or should the next iPhone have a swappable CPU?
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I’m not sure I understand how microcode is a problem here. Microcode isn’t an OS. I can compile for arm 8.3 and execute those instructions on apple silicon just fine. The kernel is the only thing that gets in the way, not the microcode…
I guess they mean the coprocessor stuff, ime and whatever the AMD one is called.

I mean this does forget the point that absolutely nothing is stopping anyone making a riscv processor which also has such features; we just have to take the manufacturer’s word that they don’t? Riscv isn’t the solution to any of these problems, but hopefully it’ll enable a few more ethical manufacturers to pop up who do make this stuff their core mission.

Probably not, though.

Force? Apple can continue to mistreat their customers, and they'll beg for more.