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One thing that might be coming up is CPUs reducing the user capability to fully control the system (regardless of whether you run Linux or Windows).

One such example is Intel ME. In the future, if the compute paradigm shifts towards something cloud-like, we might all be "stuck" inside an isolated Intel SGX container (or vice versa).



Anyone who doesn't know much about ME should read [1].

[1] https://itsfoss.com/fact-intel-minix-case/


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