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This is one of those deals that make absolutely no sense to me. Even less sense in fact then the Time Warner/AOL debacle. Can someone explain any drop of ratio
by c2 16y ago
This is one of those deals that make absolutely no sense to me. Even less sense in fact then the Time Warner/AOL debacle.
Can someone explain any drop of rationale Intel might have for doing this? I am coming up empty.
- sajithw 16y agoIt's a long term investment to bring security down to the hardware level.
- electromagnetic 16y agoBringing security down to the hardware level only means you'll be enabling virus-access to the hardware level because hardware will never keep up with software.
- daeken 16y ago"Bringing security down to the hardware level only means you'll be enabling virus-access to the hardware level" How does that follow? We've had "security" at the hardware level for years. The hardware is as accessible as it'll ever be -- it's only going to get more locked down from here.
- trafficlight 16y agoA better investment would be to fix the holes in the first place. Or, better yet, spend that money to educate users and administrators alike on how to protect themselves.
- daeken 16y ago1) How are they responsible for the holes? 2) How would this make them money?
- ShardPhoenix 16y agoI could easily see it becoming BigCo policy to only use hardware with Enterprise Security Robustness(tm), if only as an ass-covering move.
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- alexgartrell 16y agoFixing security vulnerabilities in every piece of software ever written (or to be written) seems like a hell of a lot more work than hardening the processor. Non-executable memory, for example, eliminates a whole class of vulnerabilities in which illicitly added code is run from the stack or heap. To suggest that further work on the processor security model is a waste because people ought to have done it right the first time is blind to the fact that people will screw up no matter what.
- dmfdmf 16y agoPerhaps Intel plans on giving the Mcafee virus scanner away for free. The resulting bogged down and slow computers would lead to increased demand for more powerful Intel CPUs. /sarcasm
- corecirculator 16y agoLong shot, but has it got anything to do with real estate? Intel and McAfee HQs are located within a mile of each other... again, its a crazy angle, just putting it out there.
- olalonde 16y agoThis was discussed on HN a few months ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1617186 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1617186
- statictype 16y agoIntel CEO: I need some anti-virus. Can someone buy me McAfee? Minion [2 hours later]: OK, Done.