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All the interesting and complicated functionality isn't in the core CPU but in the peripherals and specialized computation.

USB, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPU, memory/gpu interface, hardware media decoders, .... Most of which is proprietary IP and heavily patent encumbered.

An open RISC chip won't help with that.



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