They might be able to run Irix.  But why would you use an operating system that hasn&#x27;t been updated in 9 years?  It&#x27;s not going to have sufficient crypto support to be useful.<p>That said, the smartphone market in China has been dominated by ARM chips.  The real question is whether there&#x27;s enough market demand for a MIPS-based architecture right now, or if the Chinese government can drive demand away from ARM and towards MIPS.