lord almighty, who decided a motherboard should have an app?

Jan 31, 2017 路 9:36 AM UTC

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Replying to @internetofshit
Probably the same people that came up with IPMI
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for the lazy gamer who need to turn off these LEDs so he can sleep.
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a literal shut down button? YES. An app that changes the pretty colors of the computer I'm not looking at atm? No.
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i cast mystic light, turning your motherboard into a pride flag
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does the app have a button where MB lits itself on fire?
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There's a sucker born every minute, and in hardware, all you need to find them is to put the word "gaming" on the box.
Replying to @internetofshit
Chipset embeds own CPU, which have access to LAN and can control any device on motherboard independently. Welcome to hell.
Point might be of security. Unprotected app may result in hijacking the whole pc from a cellphone, Dresden style (or iBoy style)
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probably the same people who thought that what they needed an external overclocking tool.