The only thing Intel deserves to be punished for here is their "nothing to see, move along" posture. At the technical level, these are subtle bugs that affect

The only thing Intel deserves to be punished for here is their "nothing to see, move along" posture. At the technical level, these are subtle bugs that affect most of the industry (with the Meltdown bug affecting a more restricted set of chips). It's a mess we'll be paying for for years to come, but not one that Intel is especially culpable for.