Trusting Intel on producing a CPU, and trusting Intel with ME are completely different levels of trust. If I could run my own software on the Intel ME, I wouldn

Trusting Intel on producing a CPU, and trusting Intel with ME are completely different levels of trust. If I could run my own software on the Intel ME, I wouldn't mind. In some sense having Intel ME is worse than having Windows as your OS: at least you can apply security patches for Windows, and should you choose to do so you can replace it with your favourite OS. However Intel ME is entirely closed source and locked down: probably running out-of-date software with several unpatched vulnerabilities with no way for the user to inspect it, patch it, turn it off with a jumper or replace it.