* >> 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
Isn't the upgrade process accomplished by altering *software*? Then guess what kind of an upgrade it is! >>**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** * No, it's going to bug **you** Once *I* pay a good price for 7 units of power, I couldn't care where the units I haven't paid for are stored, or if they are stored at all. *>>** If I want a 4 cylinder car, I'll buy a 4 cylinder car.* If all you have access to is 4 cylinders, and you paid the right price for it, then you *do* have a 4-cylinder car *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 3:52 PM, John Aldrich <[email protected]>wrote: > 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:[email protected]] > 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 > ~ 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 [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
