On Saturday, 18 May 2019 02:25:58 BST Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > At some point in the future, my stationary PC will require a hardware > refresh. At that point I will say goodbye to Intel. This is the only > language companies understand.
Yes, Intel has been permanently erased as an option for any future computer purchases of mine. However, in the current oligopoly of hardware suppliers and their market carve up, there isn't much/any choice for the retail consumer. The only CPU which does not come with ME/PSP hardware backdoors built-in by design, is the POWER9, which is an expensive server CPU. No choice for laptops. Unless big OEMs like Apple start exerting pressure on the CPU manufacturers to secure their designs, I can't see them changing their strategy just because an infinitesimally small number of users stopped buying their products. > They’ve been getting ahead by developing > features without due diligence and by cutting corners. And this is biting > them in their behind now all the way back. It's not just a matter of cutting corners and trying to remain competitive by being first to market with shoddy products. They have also consciously decided to incorporate <aheam!> co-processors (OOB hypervisors) in their chips, with no option of physically removing these, or at least fully disabling or replacing the proprietary firmware blobs they have been running. The concept of 'secure computing' with today's market offerings is increasing showing itself to be an oxymoron. -- Regards, Mick
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