&gt; You also have to remember that in 1988 MIPS was a three-year old company battling established vendors.<p>And 10 years after that MIPS has become an embittered outcast, trying to sue potential partners into the ground [0].<p>Luckily, after yet another 10 years MIPS has grown up and started acting somewhat sensibly [1].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Lexra" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Lexra</a>
[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Loongson#MIPS_patent_issues" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Loongson#MIPS_patent_issues</a>