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It depends on how they handle user compensation. Going by the FDIV precedent, they should typically replace all defective products for free, and they will be in
by cornholio 9y ago
It depends on how they handle user compensation. Going by the FDIV precedent, they should typically replace all defective products for free, and they will be in the clear.
What I meant was that the presence of the bug itself is not a valid cause, for example you can't claim that due to the error you lost 1 trillion dollars via a software hack - even if it's true. If Intel can prove they acted ethically when disclosing the bug and that they replaced / compensated users up to the value of the CPU, they are in the clear.
- golfer 9y agoGood call. Will be fascinating to see how this plays out!
- macintux 9y agoI read that this bug goes back several years; "replacing all defective products for free" could be a massive expense, and assuming it includes current chips, there's also some lag time and engineering effort to get to the point where they could start doing so.
- throwaway613834 9y agoHow do they replace defective products? Or more specifically how do you get your laptop CPU replaced if Intel offers a replacement for free?
- cornholio 9y agoPresumably, by visiting an agreed service center in your western, sue-happy country, or sending the computer to the nearest one on your expense in the rest of the world. If the CPU is not replaceable or no longer in service, you would get a voucher for the lost value of the CPU/computer that is now 30% slower. Something like 10-20$ for anything older than 3 years, so most people won't bother. If Apple can do it, surely Intel will manage, but it will cost them in the billion order of magnitude, a non-negligible fraction of their yearly profit.