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>>doener+(OP)
If I read that right, they're allowing Intel ME, which sounds like a sad compromise to me. Given that it's a pretty big complex black box that one can't easily disable, would you agree that x86 is doomed when it comes to security? If that's the case, is there any hope we could have a CPU with competitive capabilities? (For example, is there an i7 alternative for ARM?)

What could one do to make it possible to have ME-less x86 in the future?

>>d33+y5
When you're running megabytes of proprietary code on numerous processors in your laptop completely out of your control, why do you focusing on Intel ME? What about your network card which runs dedicated processor with some kind of operating system, executing firmware and processing every network frame before your OS receives it, for example?

>>vbezhe+16
There are use cases where pulling the network card leaves a viable system. I'm unaware of a use case where pulling the CPU leaves one.

Also, the ME appears to be a nice one-stop-shop for compromise. It is the janitor's entrance; it is right there in the name.