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They were aware of these bugs for (at least) 16 months. They could delay releasing new chips until they addressed the problem, even if it took them another year

They were aware of these bugs for (at least) 16 months. They could delay releasing new chips until they addressed the problem, even if it took them another year. They did not. Instead, they released a chip with a widely known critical vulnerability. That's on them.

lev99 8y ago
It's on you if you buy it.
vbezhenar 8y ago
Metldown is already fixed by software. So their hardware fixes will just improve performance in some workloads and those workloads are typical for servers, I know that on my PC meltdown fixes did not affect performance in any noticeable way.