On Thursday, January 02, 2014 09:16:25 PM Sam Kuper wrote:
My earlier question about the Acer C7/C710 and HP Pavilion 14 was motivated by the following consideration: if they have not been found to have CPU errata warranting uploading of CPU microcode, then they might be (at least in this respect) preferable to the X60 which forces the user to choose between uploading microcode or running with known vulnerabilities.*
What are you talking about? x86 Chromebooks ship with microcode updates. And how exactly is a CPU different if the microcode update is patched in the factory rather than uploaded at boot? It's the same microcode in the end.
This microcode discussion is ridiculous: I'm not going to change the oil in my engine because I don't understand how it lubricates the crankshaft.
Alex