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> Twice almost-zero is still almost zero. This is not a "substantial"
> improvement as has been claimed.

I've built systems where I had to scratch for every instruction.. LOTS
of code re-use, and still barely fit it in the device.
"buy a larger chip" is the classic answer, but $0.25 * a few million
is pretty significant money.


> A: Never. The time saved will be burned in a busy loop waiting on other
> things.

Could be..  In some applications, (NOT this one..) you're fighting for
speed, and literally need every cycle.
Buy a faster chip is the classic solution, see above, plus higher EMI
emissions and power consumption.