On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 4:38 AM, AndyHC andy@hawthorncottage.com wrote:
Well ... if you *need* to believe that software can patch hardware design faults....
It turns out, Microsoft very much agrees with Andy:
"6. Why aren't Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 platforms getting an update? When can customers expect the fix?"
"Addressing a hardware vulnerability with a software update presents significant challenges with some operating systems requiring extensive architectural changes. Microsoft continues to work with affected chip manufacturers and investigate the best way to provide mitigations."
from:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180002
I encourage you to re-read the two questions and the non-answer.