> Intel is taking a risk because what they release for free can also run on ARM and AMD
Not all of it. The intel c compiler, for example, only produces optimized code on intel platforms (and there was a whole lawsuit about this a while back that lead to them having to put a disclaimer that it wasn't guaranteed to have optimal perf on all platforms, or something like that).
Not all of it. The intel c compiler, for example, only produces optimized code on intel platforms (and there was a whole lawsuit about this a while back that lead to them having to put a disclaimer that it wasn't guaranteed to have optimal perf on all platforms, or something like that).