Hard and crunchy on the outside,
Soft and chewy on the inside. That's what we used to call a then-deprecated security model, as many of us thought there should be quite a lot more defense in depth. (we were talking about Windows at the time, of course)
But with the current complexity built right in - in a way we can't leave it out or avoid it, it seems that if "they" can get in at all, they own the world no matter what. I suppose that's a complex way to say "simpler times were simpler". ;~) This just didn't happen on my Z80 (or PDP 8, 11, or in fact, earlier X 86).
My guess is that this CRAP - and that's what it is, rides along on capabilities otherwise required (but not documented) to make the new chips work "at all".
It does make a point that building in things the end owner can't really remove isn't so smart or desirable, especially since it appears mostly to be an attempt at lock in.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
