I think we're going to have to agree to disagree.
-----Original Message----- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 9:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Intel wants to charge to unlock features already on your CPU -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 8:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Intel wants to charge to unlock features already on your CPU > Here's something I thought of... Sure you'll be able to buy an "unlock" > code, but will the end-user realize that they are getting the same physical > hardware as someone who pays more and know that they can unlock better > performance? Thinking about the folks who go into Best Buy or WalMart to > buy a new computer (this appears to be the market that this new "feature" is > aimed at.) My thought is that they're going to buy whatever is on the shelf > and not realize that they just need to buy an "upgrade"/unlock code to enable > better performance. > > How is that going to help the end-user? As long as Walmart doesn't say that the CPU is Quad-Core, but neglect to tell you that you have to pay extra. If Walmart says that the CPU is dual core, 2GHz and supports VT, and it costs $x, then why should anyone care that the CPU can do extra for additional payment. Cheers Ken ~ 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
