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No one owes you anything if the CPU functions exactly as advertised. If you don't want a platform-secured CPU, don't buy one.
by alisonkisk 6y ago
No one owes you anything if the CPU functions exactly as advertised.
If you don't want a platform-secured CPU, don't buy one.
- erik_seaberg 6y agoNobody advertises irreparable damage. This testing lab found out the hard way and then had to follow up with the vendors to get an explanation.
- dastx 6y agoThis entirely depends on individual's perspective. As Chris mentioned, this is exactly what Big Corp™ wants. They'll be the ones buying it too, and would likely pay extra for such a feature. They're the target market for these vendors. Thus, sure, for those looking to buy second hand, this is indeed advertising irreparable damage. But for Big Corp™, this is advertising security (in my opinion quite rightly so), and ensuring their data isn't stolen.
- dayjobpork 6y agoAnd what happens when old hardware is resold? How can anyone trust any future excorp hardware?
- dastx 6y agoWell you don't. But corportations don't really care about that as much as they care about their data. Admittedly it feels like AMD could have created something that allows the chip to be reset providing you have the original signing keys.
- erik_seaberg 6y agoThey should at least disclose to all prospective buyers that a current chip cannot be reset, and how to tell which firmware CA it's stuck on.
- Dylan16807 6y ago> If you don't want a platform-secured CPU, don't buy one. ...the problem is what happens when you buy an unlocked CPU.
- argb 6y agoIt becomes a problem when there's a monopoly or a duopoly of suppliers and there are no suitable alternatives on the market with similar performance characteristics. I believe then the FTC can get involved with antitrust matters if they are abusing their dominant position to prevent reuse/recycling.
- anon73044 6y agoAMD has barely 10% server market share, if anything that just shows that Intel is the monopoly.