fair enough. my point is that these sorts of issues happen to non apple hardware all the time. e.g.

Ars Technica

“Downfall” bug affects years of Intel CPUs, can leak encryption keys and more

Researchers also disclosed a separate bug called "Inception" for newer AMD CPUs.

many people seem to believe that simply running linux will protect them from such vulnerabilities. this is a major oversight. one worth acknowledging and correcting, in my view.