Nice cop out. - WJR
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 08:56, John Aldrich <[email protected]>wrote: > I think we're going to have to agree to disagree. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[email protected]] > 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:[email protected]] > 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 [email protected] > 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 [email protected] > 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 [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
