I can see why they wanted to change the "RISC-V is inevitable" line.
I can see why they wanted to change the "RISC-V is inevitable" line. After you have heard it too many times it starts to sound like end-of-the-world zealots that expect us not to notice that the world has not ended as they have endlessly predicted. Perhaps "RISC-V is now" will build some excitement. But there is a danger that it will ring even more hollow if we have to say it for 3 years before it rings true. RISC-V is inevitable and, for many use cases, it is soon. But for most people, it is certainly not now. RISC-V is still too slow and too expensive for most use cases outside of micro-controllers. In the next 2-3 years, all that will change. RISC-V has a real shot at the embedded mid-range where the ARM product line has stagnated somewhat. RISC-V has caught up in performance, has the features, and is perhaps a bit better in terms of vectors and AI. With luck, we will see things like smart TVs and perhaps even phones. Real success in phones may take a few years of slowly chipping away though. And on the server side, RISC-V has a chance to break-in. It is not going to put Intel, AMD, or ARM out of business just yet but it can start to build share. Specialized AI workflows offer a real opportunity. For the SBC market, RISC-V is far too expensive given what it competes with. If RISC-V find volume elsewhere, this could change. On the desktop/laptop, RISC-V is not even remotely a player. This will be the hardest market to break into. But any success ARM has makes it easier for RISC-V to follow. And once they are both there, what is the advantage of ARM again? Certainly not legacy compatibility. RISC-V is inevitable. And its time certainly "starts" now. But I am not sure that RISC-V is now for most of us.
Posted by LeFantome on Jun 10, 2026, 5:13 PM
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> I had the opinion that it'd be too expensive for developers to support offline mode, peer to peer, or community servers after shutdown ...
"Best build quality" is the most important part.
Historically that rarely happens because industrial equipment is/was generally too expensive for the average worker to purchase on t...
I can see why they wanted to change the "RISC-V is inevitable" line.
The GB10 itself is pretty good and I love using mine for broad Linux development.
> Nothing stops someone from taking the free Windows Vivado and making it run on Linux The EULA and the fact that the linux versior runs...
Hetzner has some docs: https://docs.hetzner.com/robot/dedicated-server/ip/additiona...
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I can see why they wanted to change the "RISC-V is inevitable" line.
I can see why they wanted to change the "RISC-V is inevitable" line. After you have heard it too many times it starts to sound like end-of-the-world zealots that expect us not to notice that the world has not ended as they have endlessly predicted. Perhaps "RISC-V is now" will build some excitement. But there is a danger that it will ring even more hollow if we have to say it for 3 years before it rings true. RISC-V is inevitable and, for many use cases, it is soon. But for most people, it is certainly not now. RISC-V is still too slow and too expensive for most use cases outside of micro-controllers. In the next 2-3 years, all that will change. RISC-V has a real shot at the embedded mid-range where the ARM product line has stagnated somewhat. RISC-V has caught up in performance, has the features, and is perhaps a bit better in terms of vectors and AI. With luck, we will see things like smart TVs and perhaps even phones. Real success in phones may take a few years of slowly chipping away though. And on the server side, RISC-V has a chance to break-in. It is not going to put Intel, AMD, or ARM out of business just yet but it can start to build share. Specialized AI workflows offer a real opportunity. For the SBC market, RISC-V is far too expensive given what it competes with. If RISC-V find volume elsewhere, this could change. On the desktop/laptop, RISC-V is not even remotely a player. This will be the hardest market to break into. But any success ARM has makes it easier for RISC-V to follow. And once they are both there, what is the advantage of ARM again? Certainly not legacy compatibility. RISC-V is inevitable. And its time certainly "starts" now. But I am not sure that RISC-V is now for most of us.
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