> managing a modern x86 is tough work No. You can boot and run an x86 without ME and most of that other stuff. > It makes total sense that there are mandatory

> managing a modern x86 is tough work No. You can boot and run an x86 without ME and most of that other stuff. > It makes total sense that there are mandatory supervisor chips at this point ME, secure boot, UEFI have nothing to do with virtualization.