It seems self-contradictory to me. How can Intel warrant that
> the Product will substantially conform to Intel’s publicly available specifications
while simultaneously disclaiming warranty for
> design defects or errors in the Product (Errata)
?
If an instruction does something different than what their specs say on occasion, do they take that to mean it's substantially conforming to their specs?
In some abstract, philosophical sense it means that the specs are actually elected by majority of the produced processors.
> If an instruction does something different than what their specs say on occasion, do they take that to mean it's substantially conforming to their specs?
We're on the same page. What do you think Intel will argue?
Keep in mind Intel did initiate a substantial recall of Pentium CPUs in the late 90s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_FDIV_bug
They're saying that it should work as specified for the most part. And apparently the CPUs do, since they've been in continuous use for many years.
Note that they also have this exception:
"… THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER: … that the Product will protect against all possible security threats, including intentional misconduct by third parties;"
Which is likely designed to handle issues just like this one.