CPUs? I mean, they already have them! there's no reason an A10 couldn't run OS X, but (here's the huge but)
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you'd have to deal with another huge backwards compatibility break like PPC->x86 and everything that entails
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AMD and Intel have an x86 cross-licensing agreement
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both. x86_64 is an extension (a derived work) of x86. you need *both* licenses to make a modern chip
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... hence a cross-licensing agreement.
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by "x86 was liberally licensed" you mean "intel spent decades trying to sue people over it", right
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Lets think about this another way. Apple moved to Intel in the first place because IBM/PPC wasn’t keeping…
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of course. but ARM’s business model is built around licensing their ISA whereas Intel’s is around selling chips.
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So intel incentivized to avoid licensing to Apple if they can. But their hand may be forced.
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