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People did discover it early on as it's inherent in the design of the chips, it just seemed unlikely at the time. Now Intel has to deal with a huge potential li
by debt 9y ago
People did discover it early on as it's inherent in the design of the chips, it just seemed unlikely at the time. Now Intel has to deal with a huge potential liability if something bad happens because of it. It was just bad business.
Also, appealing to common practice doesn't make logical sense.
Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_tradition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_tradition
- CamperBob2 9y agoAlso, appealing to common practice doesn't make logical sense. It is hazardous to apply logical arguments blindly in illogical contexts, such as competitive markets. Again: mitigating all possible bugs isn't free. Exactly how much effort and expense is worthwhile, and how do you know beforehand?
- sooheon 9y agoFor competitive markets to remain competitive, actors must receive the right disincentives. Intel reaped decades of competitive advantage by forgoing security for performance. As you said, they decided that the cost of mitigating these known vulnerabilities wasn't worth the benefit. Now it has come to light, and without due punishment, that math will skew even further toward exploitation over safety in the future.