> Where's the profit motive to develop things that can be sold on basis of > value when the IP value is destroyed using an open architecture model? > > It's a lot of work to develop a CPU design and it costs a lot of money (well > north of $50M). Who pays for that when the value is destroyed by opening up > the design so anyone can copy it? > > Seems very naïve relative to how the semiconductor investment cycle works.
Asking on list would probably yield some of what you seek.
