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Let me guess that imbecicles in charge didn't care to spend money on it?
They seem more concerned with their bonuses and stock buybacks. In August Intel announced that they'd be laying off 15k workers to "save" $10 billion US. They're also cutting back on R&D for the same reason. I guess the MBAs decided that losing customers by hamstringing Linux users is an acceptable loss. Not like folks won't forget about this six months from now, anyway...
Sauce: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/1/24210656/intel-is-laying-off-over-10000-employees-and-will-cut-10-billion-in-costs
Must be nice to know that no matter how bad you shit your bed... Daddy Sam will take money out of peasants pockets to make you right...
Makes you wonder why so many people want to be rich and powerful, doesn't it?