You keep ignoreing the "value" aspect of these situations... -sc
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 3:53 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Intel wants to charge to unlock features already on your CPU > > IMHO, you're splitting hairs. Yes, it's a software upgrade, but it's upgrading > the CPU, which is a main component of the hardware. That's like buying a 6 > cylinder car, but only being able to use 4 because the on-board computer > won't "turn on" the other two cylinders. Sure you get what you paid for, but > it's going to bug you that you have two cylinders you can't use, due to > software restrictions. If I'm buying a 6-cylinder car, I WANT to be able to use > all 6 cylinders. If I want a 4 cylinder car, I'll buy a 4 cylinder car. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:angu...@geoapps.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 2:57 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Intel wants to charge to unlock features already on your CPU > > On 21 Sep 2010 at 13:01, John Aldrich wrote: > > > I see your point WRT the routers/firewalls. That being said, that's a > > SOFTWARE upgrade, not a hardware/firmware upgrade. I still bristle at > > the idea of paying, essentially the same price for a "crippled" CPU > > that I > paid > > for a similar, non-crippled CPU. > > Umm, isn't "unlocking" the CPU also a "software upgrade"? > > > -- > Angus Scott-Fleming > GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona > 1-520-290-5038 > Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ > > > > > > ~ 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
