I don't entirely blame Microsoft (or intel, etc.) for putting security last; for decades customers, including business customers, have voted with their dollars

I don't entirely blame Microsoft (or intel, etc.) for putting security last; for decades customers, including business customers, have voted with their dollars for shiny, fast, and/or cheap, rather than secure. There was (and is?) little to no incentive to compete on security. Security is expensive, hard to measure, and generally only visible when it annoys you or when it fails (sometimes catastrophically.)