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So far they're not admitting that there's anything wrong with their chips. If they're flawed enough to pull them from the shelves they're flawed enough to warra

So far they're not admitting that there's anything wrong with their chips. If they're flawed enough to pull them from the shelves they're flawed enough to warrant a recall and they really don't want to do a recall

conanbatt 9y ago
One thing that is bafflingly absurd of the american legal system is that any admission of guilt makes you liable for any consequence. So stonewalling is the only choice. Intel can be trapped as a company to find half-way solutions, because proposing any of them can force them to do full-way solutions. Result, this vulnerability will last forever.
- ams6110 9y ago
  INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL INTEL OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF INTEL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN CUSTOMERS https://click.intel.com/terms-of-use https://click.intel.com/terms-of-use
  - conanbatt 9y ago
    AS SOON AS YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF USE OF HACKER NEWS YOU RELINQUISH ALL YOUR ASSETS, INCLUDING PRESENT AND FUTURE GAINS OF ALL POTENTIAL INCOME IN ANY COUNTRY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
  - grzm 9y ago
    I understand that it's all-caps in the original, but if you would decapitalize it, our collective eyes would appreciate it :) Here's an online form (I'm sure there are others) that'll do that for you: https://convertcase.net https://convertcase.net
    - eknkc 9y ago
      Not the same effect that way :). I know that statement by that shouting at me, have never bothered to actually read it.
- oasisbob 9y ago
  Product recalls in the US are often structured in such a way to try and avoid culpability: https://www.justia.com/products-liability/product-recalls/ https://www.justia.com/products-liability/product-recalls/

conanbatt 9y ago

One thing that is bafflingly absurd of the american legal system is that any admission of guilt makes you liable for any consequence. So stonewalling is the only choice. Intel can be trapped as a company to find half-way solutions, because proposing any of them can force them to do full-way solutions. Result, this vulnerability will last forever.

ams6110 9y ago
INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL INTEL OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF INTEL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN CUSTOMERS https://click.intel.com/terms-of-use https://click.intel.com/terms-of-use
- conanbatt 9y ago
  AS SOON AS YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF USE OF HACKER NEWS YOU RELINQUISH ALL YOUR ASSETS, INCLUDING PRESENT AND FUTURE GAINS OF ALL POTENTIAL INCOME IN ANY COUNTRY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
- grzm 9y ago
  I understand that it's all-caps in the original, but if you would decapitalize it, our collective eyes would appreciate it :) Here's an online form (I'm sure there are others) that'll do that for you: https://convertcase.net https://convertcase.net
  - eknkc 9y ago
    Not the same effect that way :). I know that statement by that shouting at me, have never bothered to actually read it.
oasisbob 9y ago
Product recalls in the US are often structured in such a way to try and avoid culpability: https://www.justia.com/products-liability/product-recalls/ https://www.justia.com/products-liability/product-recalls/