Apple uses intel on Macs. But phones and pads dont.
It turns out that Apple patched for this Intel vulnerability on December 6, 2017. . . so it's not a problem. It's not an issue on Macs now and no slowdown in the operations.
67 posted on 01/03/2018 6:22:22 PM PST by Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you racist, bigot!)