[demondemidi]

No one said they shouldn't be. I mean, its not like there are laws saying they cannot be free. Patternson has always used too much hyperbole and marketing himself as a crusader. RISC-V is great, let the technology speak for itself.

[DarkNova6]

With market forces being the way they are, the quality of technology is becoming increasingly irrelevant. What counts is having a dominant position so you can shove down your "product" right through everybody's throat.

[zarathustreal]

Well not only that but choices about these kinds of things are often made by people that don’t necessarily know what options they have. Marketing is a big part of what choices people make because they don’t know what they don’t know

[baq]

product? that's so 2010s. it's all about subscriptions now. you own nothing but please keep paying that sweet monthly/yearly fee.

[DarkNova6]

I wanted to refrain from profanity and used “product” instead of “shit” ;-)

[demondemidi]

Really? Wow, Western Digital and nVidia sure are having ARM rammed down their throat... oh wait, they are using RISC V.

What are you even talking about?