To resolve this, MOS Technology stopped producing the 6501 and introduced the 6502. While the 6502 was similar in design to the 6501 and 6800, it was no longer pin-compatible with the 6800, avoiding further legal issues.
Importantly, the 6502 had a much lower price point, which made it highly attractive to electronics manufacturers. Priced initially at just $25, the 6502 drastically undercut the Motorola 6800 and other competing processors like the Intel 8080, which were priced around $179 at the time.
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