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They did. Apple laptops have no ME, and Chromebooks are safe (e.g., the source is open to Google!)

>>brians+(OP)
I was not aware of this. Any citations readily on-hand?

>>brians+(OP)
What makes you think that x86 MacBooks or Chromebooks could work without ME?

Also, according to libreboot FAQ, even Google was unable to get source for Intel firmware blobs.

https://libreboot.org/faq.html#intel-is-uncooperative

>>brians+(OP)
ChromiumOS is what Google bases ChromeOS on, and it's source is available (most notably, the U-Boot and device-specific firmware source is available for all Chromebooks). That's one of the reasons why Chromebooks are so well-supported by coreboot.

>>cyphar+bc
very wrong.

from their site:

"For years, coreboot has been struggling against Intel. Intel has been shown to be extremely uncooperative in general. Many coreboot developers, and companies, have tried to get Intel to cooperate; namely, releasing source code for the firmware components. Even Google, which sells millions of chromebooks (coreboot preinstalled) have been unable to persuade them.

...

Basically, all Intel hardware from year 2010 and beyond will never be supported by libreboot...."