Did the submitter even bother to read the article??
Actually he did. The article has the quote "kill off"... (I was going to post the same thing when the article was in Firehose -- but decided not to) however if you read the article the PC isn't killed (reality nothing is) just the MBR is nuked. Anyone ever hear of "backup" ?
The only thing "exciting" about this one is the detection that is being removed
You have no idea what you are talking about.
Then you have never looked for a software tester / QA position at Boeing.
For example you search Boeing jobs for QA on 5/2/2015 you will see 15 jobs -- none are software specific QA, two of them are software fields
If you search for test you will see 97 (Adjusted search for only IT); and a typical job posting (most of the "Software Engineer" postings) will have something like:
Other duties may include:
-- Develops software verification plans, test procedures and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software system requirements are met;
They may "conform to the DO-178B / DO-178C standard"
Full disclosure: There currently are a few QA/test positions open -- including one that is a subsidiary of Boeing.
Any circuit design must contain at least one part which is obsolete, two parts which are unobtainable, and three parts which are still under development.