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		kitd on Dec 20, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Introducing Project Mu When I switched from Windows to Linux, seeing security updates that included CPU microcode firmware was a bizarre experience.

SXX on Dec 20, 2018 [–]

Why is that? Windows Update also ship CPU microcode uodates since forever.

kitd on Dec 20, 2018 | [–]

They do, but Windows updates are much more opaque (IME). Seeing microcode being updated brought home how small the distance between hardware/firmware and software, which was OP's point.

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