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AMD Could Profit from Buffer-Overflow Protection

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday February 23, 2004 @07:31AM from the brimming-moneybags dept.

spin2cool writes "New Scientist has an article about how AMD and Intel are planning on releasing new consumer chips with built-in buffer-overflow protection. Apparently AMD's chips will make it to market first, though, which some analysts think could give AMD an advantage as the next round of chips are released. The question will be whether their PR department can spin this into a big enough story to sell to the Average Joe."

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The could profit from overflows too... by ebuck · 2004-02-23 07:32 · Score: 5, Funny

Especially if the buffer is their banking account.
1. Re:The could profit from overflows too... by doorbot.com · 2004-02-23 08:22 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Especially if the buffer is their banking account.
  
  Your account might profit too, if your account is next in sequence after AMD's...
Of course they can by mikeophile · 2004-02-23 07:37 · Score: 5, Funny

The question will be whether their PR department can spin this into a big enough story to sell to the Average Joe.

Sure, AMD just has to write a buffer-overflow exploit into a worm that carries the pop-up window message, "If you had and AMD processor, you're hard drive wouldn't be erasing right now."
Re:AMD needs better marketing by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-23 08:00 · Score: 5, Funny

Nobody knows if Intel is better, but they don't want a computer that "lacks" Intel inside. They simply guess that if it's inside, it's better than not having it inside.

I always thought "Intel Inside" was a warning label.