Who cares what they charge? You are getting what you paid for. And if you then decide you need something better, you can unlock those features without having to replace your CPU.
Cheers Ken -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Tuesday, 21 September 2010 4:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Intel wants to charge to unlock features already on your CPU Anyone seen this article -- http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/18/intel-wants-to-charge-50-to-unlock-stuff- your-cpu-can-already-d/ Seems Intel is using software to "lock" features already on your CPU. Anyone want to lay odds they won't give you a price break because you're buying the "crippled" version of the CPU? As with most of the comments on the site, my bet is they charge full price for the "crippled" version, an extra $200 for the "full featured" version and then ask you to buy software to have the "full featured" version. Next question...how long before some cracker out there "jail breaks" the new CPU code and releases it into the wild? :-) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
