Qualcomm's migration would be much easier than Apple's.
Most of the Android ecosystem already runs on a VM, Dalvik or whatever it's called now. I'm sure Android RISC-V already runs somewhere and I don't see why it would run any worse than on ARM as long as CPUs have equal horsepower.
Yeah, but Qualcomm doesn’t control Android or any of the phone makers. It’s hard for large corps to achieve the internal coordination necessary for a successful ISA change (something literally only Apple has ever accomplished), but trying to coordinate with multiple other large corps? Seems insane. You’re betting your future on the fact that none of the careerists at Google or Samsung get cold feet and decide to just stick with what works.
It's not about whether they can, it's whether they will. History has proven that well-resourced teams don't like doing this very much and will drag their feet if given the chance.
it's not about that, it's about running the apps whose makers are out of business or just find it easier to tell their customers to buy different phones
Most of the Android ecosystem already runs on a VM, Dalvik or whatever it's called now. I'm sure Android RISC-V already runs somewhere and I don't see why it would run any worse than on ARM as long as CPUs have equal horsepower.