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originally posted by: Planette
Just in time for the new year; perfect time to roll out maybe new models/tech to upgrade to just as well!
Definitely sounds like perpetually disposable tech built for consumerism.
But how might this relate to globular meltdown or nwo, though?
A reason to ironically replace openly 'vulnerable' CPUs with new hardware containing securer yet covertly kill-switch 'compliant' chip, perhaps.
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
Intel chips having DOD level backdoors is old stuff.
The "kill switch" notion, along the theme of MELTingDOWN, hmm such a thing could stop an AI takeover of the planet, potentially...
originally posted by: Gothmog
So , let me sum this up
1)Intel , AMD , MS and others knew about this
2) The aforementioned were already trying to come up with fixes
3) Along comes Google and in all their idiocy release it to the world , including the bad guys
Way to go Google...
originally posted by: JanAmosComenius
originally posted by: Gothmog
So , let me sum this up
1)Intel , AMD , MS and others knew about this
2) The aforementioned were already trying to come up with fixes
3) Along comes Google and in all their idiocy release it to the world , including the bad guys
Way to go Google...
If Intel knew about this flaws (not ME, that is separate problem) is pure speculation. Google found the flaws in autumn and as is good practice gave echo to Intel and OS developers first.
Intel was not able to solve problem on level of microcode so OS developers rolled patches because situation was ripe ...
originally posted by: Gothmog
originally posted by: JanAmosComenius
originally posted by: Gothmog
So , let me sum this up
1)Intel , AMD , MS and others knew about this
2) The aforementioned were already trying to come up with fixes
3) Along comes Google and in all their idiocy release it to the world , including the bad guys
Way to go Google...
If Intel knew about this flaws (not ME, that is separate problem) is pure speculation. Google found the flaws in autumn and as is good practice gave echo to Intel and OS developers first.
Intel was not able to solve problem on level of microcode so OS developers rolled patches because situation was ripe ...
I can tell you are not up to date on the articles , are you ?
Go read some
Hint: AMD had already been performing isolated lab tests last year....One is cleared by OS patch and the other 2 , AMD states at this time, are not vulnerable. I am dang sure glad I have been all AMD since the advent of the P2
Sundar , is that you ?
To be fair to The Register, Intel officially knew about this since last June — almost certainly they knew earlier, off the record — but they still had half a year to release a fix on their own time. During that half year, all of us were vulnerable and they sat on their hands. In my opinion, The Register did not act unfairly. One can speculate on reasons but I cannot imagine that dev. time, alone, was the cause of the delay. Patches started appearing late last year, even in bleeding-edge Windows editions! Personally, I think they sat on their hands because they knew AMD had yet to release Ryzen. If they had come clean at the same time as the AMD launch, the effects would have crippled them. Personally, I know I wouldn’t have chosen the i7 7700K that I ended up with. And, in hindsight, with all the thermal issues I am having, the recent Intel Management Engine hacks and, now, this, I’m damn sad I chose that i7. I’m properly pissed, to be honest.
originally posted by: UpsideDownWorld
We all need to learn linux or anything open source.