Hardware already has EULAs. There are all sorts of "you agree not to reverse engineer" wording in the fine print of the warranty of the things you purchase today.
Merely purchasing hardware that has some functionality locked is no indication that you have been cheated or ill-treated, unless said functionality was what you thought was included when you paid for it (and had no reason to believe was missing). As long as you are provided with the functionality you paid for, the ability to easily provide you with new/enhanced functionality is immaterial. *>>**and we've signed no agreement to that effect. * Correct. You've signed no agreement in *any* direction, so there's really no real grounds for a complaint unless you've been deceived in terms of what you paid for vs what you got vs what you thought you would get for what you paid. The current cost of the product is due, in part, to the vendors ability to manufacture it cheaply. If we argue to have full access to ALL the functionality available on EACH piece of silicon, we will find that each piece of silicon will cost more to produce, and that those costs will most certainly be passed to us. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com>wrote: > Typically, that involved the single issue of illegal possession of some > physical item. > > There's a whole area of new law that needs to be made on this area. We're > now in the situation where I legally own something, have legal physical > possession, but you're retaining certain rights in relation to that item, > and we've signed no agreement to that effect. We have 3,400+ years of, if > it's mine, I can do what I want with it, too. We have case law to that > effect. Are we now putting EULAs on hardware? > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle < > jra...@eaglemds.com> wrote: > >> Isn't stealing illegal in most countries? IIRC, that concept goes all the >> way back to the days of Moses...about 3,400 years ago, give or take a >> century ;-) >> >> Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE >> Technology Coordinator >> Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA >> jra...@eaglemds.com >> www.eaglemds.com >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 9:00 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Intel wants to charge to unlock features already on your CPU >> >> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> >> wrote: >> > 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. >> >> It wouldn't bother me so much except that you're actually getting >> the hardware, and then these companies inevitably try to enforce their >> business model through legislation which makes "unapproved activation" >> illegal. >> >> -- Ben >> >> ~ 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 >> >> Any medical information contained in this electronic message is >> CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to >> view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This >> electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or >> legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) >> and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended >> recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete >> this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this >> message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on >> the information that it contains. >> >> ~ 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 >> >> > ~ 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 > ~ 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
