The problem is that there is no viable alternative to Intel. AMD has their own version of ME. Companies need to see that there is a demand for this. A Petition is a way to show Intel that there is demand for this.
The Intel monopoly needs to be broken. I would like to see more options, especially from outside the US/EU (China, Russia.etc). Monopoly can never be good. Still... the future outlook looks bleak. The other options are not up to the mark. The processors from Sun Microsystems, POWER8, ShenWei, and AMD are not as capable as the ones from Intel.
