Almost surely it did, since software is eating the world.
However, the question I care about is "does the original manufacturer have more power over the physical device I paid for than I do". If my Ivy Bridge GPU has on-board firmware, that I can't change, well, Intel probably can't change it either. Or if they can, they haven't documented it and so the kernel driver doesn't provide the facility and so effectively they can't, short of NSA-type hackery, an answer I am happy enough to truncate to "no".
However, for Skylake the answer to "Does the original developer have more power over the device I paid for than I do" is "very obviously yes" and no amount of handwaving or approximation will suffice.
However, the question I care about is "does the original manufacturer have more power over the physical device I paid for than I do". If my Ivy Bridge GPU has on-board firmware, that I can't change, well, Intel probably can't change it either. Or if they can, they haven't documented it and so the kernel driver doesn't provide the facility and so effectively they can't, short of NSA-type hackery, an answer I am happy enough to truncate to "no".
However, for Skylake the answer to "Does the original developer have more power over the device I paid for than I do" is "very obviously yes" and no amount of handwaving or approximation will suffice.