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>>11
it's only common because intel flooded the market with cheap chips to try to eliminate any competition.
the price/performance ratio isn't really that great any more, you can do much better with ARM.
and "rich" is not the word i'd use to describe it. words like "register poor" and "needlessly complex" come to mind.
also, x86 chips are notoriously power-hungry.