Re: OK, I'll bite
The only fixes currently available are in the OSes so it is reasonable to expect some slowdown. The slowdown is not likely to be a problem for home computer, phone, or office drone box but with servers where the slowdown could be noticeable and potentially very severe for websites, database access, cloud based applications, etc. All areas that can affect business profitability and that is a big issue for Chipzilla, et. al. Businesses will probably start suing once they have better metrics on actual costs and losses and these numbers probably will be eye popping.
OS suppliers are stating to expect a performance hit and why. It is partly defensive (avoid lawsuits) and partly giving best estimate of what to expect even if a bit vague now.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
