Right, it certainly doesn't. But since we're on a technical forum where my initial comment's parent seems to argue this issue is Intel's fault, I think it's in

Right, it certainly doesn't. But since we're on a technical forum where my initial comment's parent seems to argue this issue is Intel's fault, I think it's interesting to determine whether that's actually the case. Of course, had Intel not released such a CPU, we wouldn't be having this conversation. But since they have released similar ones a few years ago now, is it still (only?) their fault?