CPUs: Wasting Our Money Thanks to Proprietary Extensions
SOURCE: DIGG • 2009-12-08
TOPICS:
X86 • Advanced Micro Devices • I7 • X86 Instructions • X86 Architecture • Technology_internet
[56 diggs @ Tech Industry News] Agner Fog, an expert in software optimization is making a plea for open/standarized x86 extensions. Intel/AMD stick with proprietary ones because they feel that they get a competitive edge. Really? Who has bought a Core i7 due to the SSE 4.2 instr...
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