That’s a lot of layoffs.

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.

  • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    5 months ago

    They sold fairy high end processors. They took like 3 months to fix the issue. Processors that were damaged will remain damaged. I think Intel will replace them though.

    • SoJB@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      5 months ago

      This saga has moved fast so I don’t blame you, just an FYI Intel has issued a statement saying the microcode update “will” fix all affected CPUs (it won’t, because the damage is physical) and will not be issuing a recall.

      We are witnessing one of the more obvious end-game states of capitalism. Intel continues to state they don’t give a single shit about this issue, and will not do anything about it.

      The corporate nihilism will continue until the collapse. More and more companies will act like this because why does anything matter when we can profit more today?

      • Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        5 months ago

        What’s the alternative to Intel for a home PC? After getting caught up on this, I won’t be ever buying one again.

            • the_weez@midwest.socialEnglish
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              5 months ago

              I want an arm laptop for work. I almost always use web apps or SSH or RDP. I don’t need or want a lot of power in my laptop, but fanless and big battery life sounds great.

              • JasonDJ@lemmy.zipEnglish
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                5 months ago

                You essentially just described a Chromebook…

                I get it. I want a Chromebook too. Just not one that has anything to do with Google.

                Gimme a “Chromebook” that runs an atomic Linux distro out of the box.