I’ve seen 4 videos from tech channels just chastising Intel’s communication, I can’t seem to find a concise source for the actual facts of the fiasco.
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Intel management tried cost saving by cutting quality controls in their manufacturing process. Little surprise there: the quality of the manufacturing process went downhill – and they sold and shipped thousands, possibly millions of defective processors, which are now rotting in their customers’ computers.
And the most affected processors were even their most expensive consumer models (the ones especially gamers like), which makes the whole issue potentially very, very expensive.
All that comes at a time when Intel is already under a lot of financial pressure, so their first instinct was that it isn’t their fault: the users are to blame, the mainboard manufacturers are to blame, the media is to blame… etc. All of which didn’t really help to gain trust into their business practices, and so now people are simply avoiding buying Intel processors until this is sorted out… which of course puts even more financial pressure on the company…
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