[cr0sh]

I'd think it'd be reasonable to get a refund in some manner, provided you could provide proof-of-purchase for the CPU in question.

I wouldn't expect them to replace any CPU, unless it was manufactured recently and still being manufactured.

But a refund in some capacity? That's reasonable, I think. In the meantime, we would have to settle for the software fixes.

[swozey]

Why would you need a proof of purchase? Intel can verify that it's its own unpatched chip out in the wild being returned for a recall. It doesn't matter if it's the original owner or a woman 15 owners down the line, it's still a loose security flaw out in the wild; who knows where or who whose network it will wind up. I don't need a proof of purchase when I bring my Ford in for its 10 recalls a year. I don't even need to care about which dealer I bring it into. It has to be fixed. They look at the VIN and if it's not marked as fixed they fix it.

Is there a market of 99%+ seemingly authentic fake Intel chips out there?

[krick]

I think this is pretty weird thing to talk about, because it's kinda pointless. Do I think Intel ought to refund us somehow? Hell yeah I do, especially given the fact that I have bought a laptop with Intel processor recently and why even bother buying products with a warranty if any fatal design flows don't qualify as refundable anyway? Do I believe Intel will refund or replace something? Of course not, it's hardly even realistic. Even if they wanted to (which they surely don't) what kind of loan do they have to get to afford even a partial refund of every single Intel CPU out there?