[Info-vax] Why it is a good idea that OpenVMS isn't on x86-64 just yet

[David Froble]

Neil Rieck wrote:
> Why it is a good idea that OpenVMS isn't on x86-64 just yet
>  
> Skylake bug causes Intel chips to freeze under 'complex workloads' 
>  
> http://www.extremetech.com/computing/220953-skylake-bug-causes-intel-chips-to-freeze-in-complex-workloads
> 
> Neil Rieck
> Kitchener / Waterloo / Cambridge,
> Ontario, Canada.
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.rieck/OpenVMS.html
>  

Why do you labor under the mis-assumption that Intel gives a damn whether their 
HW actually works correctly?  Their goal is to get you to send them money. 
Their practice is to spend as little as possible to get you to do so ...

Ditto for HPE ...