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[–] SpeakinTelnet@sh.itjust.works 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Intel has not halted sales or clawed back any inventory. It will not do a recall, period. The company is not currently commenting on whether or how it might extend its warranty.

[–] Player2@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They may be greedy but they are not stupid. Clearly they calculated that by just ignoring the issue and eating the lawsuits, they save money compared to trying to make an actual solution (whatever that would even look like in the first place)

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Gotta love fucking over the consumer twice! They're gonna get, what, $5 out of a class action? $5 and a burned out cpu, yay!