So they got all that money from Uncle Sam’s CHIPS Act only to lay off 10,000 employees and make themselves “lean”. Govt funded unemployment.

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They aren’t fixing shit since the problem is unfixable

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I suppose I should’ve phrased it as, compensating. Seeing as they are still being sold.

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American companies don’t compensate unless legally obligated.

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And then they send you a $10 Uber Eats card.

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The problem is fixable in microcode -if- it hasn’t already caused damage to the CPU. Most CPUs are fucked.

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The micro code fix is to throttle the CPU. It’s only kind of a fix.

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And the “fix” (big foam helmet) is not even out yet. They don’t have the chips to replace them all right now and are still selling more. You can help yourself by setting the clock speed (no boost) yourself.

Oh and after the foam helmet gets put on they will still sell these using the old higher specs.

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It sounds like a workaround, not a fix. And it’s not clear that it stops the processor degradation, rather than just slowing it.

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There’s no such thing as stopping processor degradation, it’s just that it usually takes so long that nobody cares anymore.

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