It wouldnt surprise me if both Intel and AMD are being paid to do this. It would be an easy, success story for BULLRUN that they could use for political favor and government contracts.
That’s pure speculation, though. What is apparent is that AMD and VIA are both missing a market opportunity to sell “PC’s without backdoors.” Or a more open and hardened form of AMT that can be physically prevented from DMAing whole machine after boot.
Well, it basically is true. Enterprises with 10000 machines to manage want machines with management engines and they’re willing to pay for it.
Meanwhile, I’m not sure the market really is there to pay for spinning up a whole new SKU and retail channels, etc. to actually deliver these hypothetical freedom chips to the people who ask for them.
I’m not limiting that claim to enterprise. Many consumers and smaller businesses made aware of backdoors in their chips or machines that never fully shut off will be happy to buy something without these problems. Especially if it’s compatible, cheap, fast, and manageable. I think the market is relatively small but might be significant worldwide.
It wouldnt surprise me if both Intel and AMD are being paid to do this. It would be an easy, success story for BULLRUN that they could use for political favor and government contracts.
That’s pure speculation, though. What is apparent is that AMD and VIA are both missing a market opportunity to sell “PC’s without backdoors.” Or a more open and hardened form of AMT that can be physically prevented from DMAing whole machine after boot.
Well, it basically is true. Enterprises with 10000 machines to manage want machines with management engines and they’re willing to pay for it.
Meanwhile, I’m not sure the market really is there to pay for spinning up a whole new SKU and retail channels, etc. to actually deliver these hypothetical freedom chips to the people who ask for them.
I’m not limiting that claim to enterprise. Many consumers and smaller businesses made aware of backdoors in their chips or machines that never fully shut off will be happy to buy something without these problems. Especially if it’s compatible, cheap, fast, and manageable. I think the market is relatively small but might be significant worldwide.