Diego_Intel, over at Intel, says they're investigating.
With 11,414,405 (as of now) having bought minecraft they should care.
Feel free to add your voice here:
http://communities.intel.com/thread/42832?tstart=0
Edit: The linked thread is for users who have ONLY Intel HD integrated graphics and are experiencing low fps since the new launcher.
> I think we only got contacted by Intel after someone dropped the bomb on their support fora
Hehe. I crossed linked the two threads last Monday- posted this thread there, their's here.
Hope it didn't cause you too much grief, but I'm very glad it's fixed and very grateful to both of you.
thanks!