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Re:Ask HN: Why haven't processor manufacturers been sued yet? by gatmne on Sunday January 07, 2018 @12:23AM (#16089372)
Hopefully, this would be it. But rather than damages, the courts would rule that access to one's own device is protected by a fundamental right.
Re:Ask HN: Why haven't processor manufacturers been sued yet? by prostoalex on Monday January 08, 2018 @01:28AM (#16095028)
If this wasn’t hashed out in a much cheaper lawsuit with a smaller target (e.g., someone suing a remote-controlled toy car manufacturer for inability to update firmware on consumer end), chances of this being fought for precedent sake against Intel ($200+ billion market cap, $17 billion in the bank account alone), which hires lawyers by the dozen, are pretty slim.