> > Why did Intel ask for a long embargo, considering they are not deploying patches? > > Ask Intel. Indeed, I really found this unnecessarily snarky on their

> > Why did Intel ask for a long embargo, considering they are not deploying patches? > > Ask Intel. Indeed, I really found this unnecessarily snarky on their part. I don’t think Intel was acting in bad faith. In my experience, security researchers are very /particular/. They like telling everyone that no matter what you do, you are vulnerable for umpteen reasons, whether practical or not.