r2d2

foggyhill said:

netrox said:

So Intel was telling the truth that it wasn't just Intel but also several non-Intel CPU's being affected.

They were telling half a truth, they're affected by the worst variant and they are affected in a worse way. So, more like bullshit deflection than truth.

The funny thing is that all of the tech articles that I'm reading state just the opposite of what you said.

Meltdown, which affects all Intel chips, has already been patched. While being the most exploitable bug, it seems it was the easiest to handle. Updates are going out already. 

Spectre, by all accounts, will be the most difficult to deal with. It will require a fundamental redesign of processors. A fix for Spectre may not be available until a new generation of chips are on the market. It's not going away tomorrow or the next day, or next year. This can take many years because it's hardware. I would say that this is being "affected in the worse way."

Intel was being truthful.

revenant said:

the friggen battery in our cars have to be replaced ffs, can you imagine bitching at your car dealer because your car did not start and you want a free battery. 


and, unless my memory is off, most android phones do not see a software upgrade (and they too shut off if the battery is drained by a process requiring more power).

If my car manufacture introduced an upgrade to my car's SW to cover a dying battery that wouldn't let my car go over 45 mph and didn't tell me what the upgrade did - you're darn right I'd be complaining. And people that compare OS updates don't understand the difference in the way the two systems do updates. 

Soli said:

r2d2 said:

Looked, don’t know what permanent warning you,re talking about because I don’t have one. Please post what it says on your phone.

For the millionth time since this has come to light, if you have no such message under Settings » Battery it means you have no worn battery that would cause Apple to have taken reasonable action to keep your device working longer than otherwise would be the case had they done nothing.

If you haven't yet seen this link it means you're not paying attention.

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207453

Apparently, that’s not always the case.

macplusplus said:

Apple is transparent. Service your battery as you’ve been warned by your Settings app.

No such warning here. Stop assuming that everyone has this so called warning.

macplusplus said:

r2d2 said:

The problem is most people did not know to replace their battery. Many felt the only recourse was to spend on the phone upgrade.

This is just not true. A permanent notice in the Settings app reminds the user about servicing the battery. As long as that notice stays there no court will condemn Apple.

Looked, don’t know what permanent warning you,re talking about because I don’t have one. Please post what it says on your phone.