Comment on Intel denies RMA requests for its faulty 13th Gen, 14th Gen CPUs with instability issues
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 months ago
It seems crazy that intel were forced into a full recall by the backlash over the FDIV bug in the 90’s, but now they get away with far worse.
They were relatively quick to pull the 1.13GHz Pentium III from the market when it turned out to have stability issues from pushing Coppermine too far.
This feels like a repeat of that, but with Intel sticking their heads in the sand and screwing over customers instead.
irotsoma@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Not that crazy. Back then they were a luxury item and competition could easily spring up if they lost control of the market. Now they’re a necessity, competition is scarce, and they have deals with most major manufacturers to keep them in businesses even with faulty products. It’s standard late-capitalism consolidation at work.