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So, based on the response to Spectre and friends ("intel knowingly sacrificed security in the pursuit of performance and everyone should sue them") [0][1], is t
by rrss 7y ago
So, based on the response to Spectre and friends ("intel knowingly sacrificed security in the pursuit of performance and everyone should sue them") [0][1], is the correct response here "browser vendors knowingly sacrificed security in the pursuit of performance and everyone should sue them?"
0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20867672 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20867672
1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20873452 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20873452
- mlyle 7y agoIt's not exactly the same as having bought a processor, and then having to give up a significant fraction of performance to have it be secure, while other processor manufacturers had much smaller performance penalties...
- jakelazaroff 7y agoNeither of those comments suggested suing Intel. Browsers are also free, whereas you pay for a CPU.