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Meltdown is not only Intel. Some ARM and Apple designed ARM processors are affected by Meltdown as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meltdown_(security_vulner
by EgoIncarnate 9y ago
Meltdown is not only Intel. Some ARM and Apple designed ARM processors are affected by Meltdown as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meltdown_(security_vulnerability)#Affected_hardware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meltdown_(security_vulnerabili...
- makomk 9y agoThere are no products on the market shipping with the one ARM-designed processor affected by Meltdown.
- EgoIncarnate 9y agoI think that's mainly out of luck. If the exploit had been discovered two years later, the story would likely be different. Apple has been much more ambitious with their ARM processor designs and has shipping iOS and AppleTV products affected by Meltdown. Shipping or not, it illustrates, that Intel was not unique.
- HugoDaniel 9y agoNow can you argue that the given faulty design was not directly influenced by Intel conscious and deliberate bad decisions ?
- EgoIncarnate 9y agoI'm not sure what kind of answer you are expecting. All I am saying is that Intel is not uniquely in the wrong here. There is a whole industry of bad decisions. Whether the decisions were conscious, or only obvious in hindsight I can't say.
- djrogers 9y agoWhat’s your source for the Apple claim, as your link doesn’t support it.
- EgoIncarnate 9y ago"Apple has already released mitigations in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2 to help defend against Meltdown. To help defend against Spectre, Apple has released mitigations in iOS 11.2.2, the macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Supplemental Update, and Safari 11.0.2 for macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan. Apple Watch is not affected by either Meltdown or Spectre." https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208394 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208394