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Yeah, I had to read the “bug” or “flaw” part twice to be sure they're not saying it isn't a bug or flaw, they're only saying it isn't unique to Intel.

And then as you say, they immediately mention AMD to imply that everyone has the issue, but they also avoid actually saying that.

Your excellent analysis of what they're really saying reminds me of user thaumaturgy's analysis of Adancing Our Amazing Bet[1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12793033



Bet you a dollar some lawyer had to vet that three times over before they published it.


That same lawyer no doubt had to tell them that the following statement wouldn't fly without the addition of the word "believes":

"Intel believes its products are the most secure in the world [ . . . ]"


Nicely done. Words like 'is' incur liability because it can be interpreted as making factual statements that you could be held accountable for. Hurry, get your law degree so you can skin Intel alive ;)


With the obvious class action suit that's coming, I don't know what else better their counsel has to do on a Monday night.


My suspicion is they don't get sued; rather, Werner Vogels calls Intel and tells them the massive haircut / refund they're gonna take. Or Werner buys amd procs.


Bet you another dollar it was more than one lawyer.


They could have just said other Industry vendors, but they HAD to name names.

To add insult to this already cheap shot, it was flat out lies and AMD isn't vulnerable to all three variants.

This is just pathetic.


They said it wasn't the paragraph before




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