On top of this, they have gotten patents filed, and as they do go through the process, information gets released about what is now covered by patent.
As in, they are making good on the promise of actually proving it isn't vaporware, it is just a slow and painful process.
Anything that gets leaked ahead of time can be used to derail their patent process and depending on what it is, it could be the difference between being a profitable venture or not.
Everyone who makes certain types of processors (which includes Intel and AMD both, along with all the ARM licensees) have a vested interest in ruining this effort, no matter if Mill ends up being successful or not (as in, Mill holding certain patents even if their implementation was not successful, is still a highly profitable venture).
As a side note, a lot of people use Itanium as an excuse to shit on Mill: just remember, quite a few things engineered for Itanium have found their way back into today's x86 designs. As in, things Intel patented in Itanium are still in use and lived on. Even though the Mill is strange, if it doesn't succeed, parts of it will live on in other designs.
As in, they are making good on the promise of actually proving it isn't vaporware, it is just a slow and painful process.
Anything that gets leaked ahead of time can be used to derail their patent process and depending on what it is, it could be the difference between being a profitable venture or not.
Everyone who makes certain types of processors (which includes Intel and AMD both, along with all the ARM licensees) have a vested interest in ruining this effort, no matter if Mill ends up being successful or not (as in, Mill holding certain patents even if their implementation was not successful, is still a highly profitable venture).
As a side note, a lot of people use Itanium as an excuse to shit on Mill: just remember, quite a few things engineered for Itanium have found their way back into today's x86 designs. As in, things Intel patented in Itanium are still in use and lived on. Even though the Mill is strange, if it doesn't succeed, parts of it will live on in other designs.