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Thread ID: 112771	2010-09-21 18:16:00	Intel Sold Intentionally Crippled CPUs!	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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1138824	2010-09-23 00:05:00	That's just wrong on all levels and points to corporate greed and premeditated (and crass, don't forget crass!) assumption that they can RESELL the same product that the customer already paid for! But that is the point you haven't paid for the full product only for the crippled one and paying the extra $50 means you have paid for the full product. I must agree that they are getting $50 for nothing as they must be including the cost of manufacturing the chip and profit in the crippled price.	mikebartnz (21)
1138825	2010-09-23 01:36:00	I have no problem with this...same with VT instructions and no execute......if the customer doesnt require those functions, why pay for them....get the crippled chip, then if you change your mind, you pay full price....and Intel doesnt have to fab different waffers! Everyone is a winner!	SolMiester (139)
1138826	2010-09-23 01:43:00	Imagine taking this marketing philosophy one step further. You nice new Sony Blu-ray player you bought for $300 but only does 720P output. You want 1080P you pay Sony another $50 to enable that feature. The possibilities of this wrought are endless. You want to use the turbo in the new car you just bought?? Pay GM another $2000 and we will enable it for you..	paulw (1826)
1138827	2010-09-23 02:02:00	i dont see what the big deal is	Gobe1 (6290)
1138828	2010-09-23 02:19:00	Imagine taking this marketing philosophy one step further. You nice new Sony Blu-ray player you bought for $300 but only does 720P output. You want 1080P you pay Sony another $50 to enable that feature. The possibilities of this wrought are endless. You want to use the turbo in the new car you just bought?? Pay GM another $2000 and we will enable it for you.. A very valid point indeed!	Chilling_Silence (9)
1138829	2010-09-23 02:24:00	Is there any difference between that and what SKY do with the MySkyHD or the HD decoder? It already broadcasts in HD but if you want to receive the HD broadcasts then you have to pony up another $10 per month. A very valid point indeed!	davehold (13001)
1138830	2010-09-23 02:48:00	Is there any difference between that and what SKY do with the MySkyHD or the HD decoder? It already broadcasts in HD but if you want to receive the HD broadcasts then you have to pony up another $10 per month. You could take that even further. They already broadcast all the channels so why not let you have them all for one low fee.	mikebartnz (21)
1138831	2010-09-23 03:12:00	I can't see anything wrong with it either, you select your desired peformance and pay the going rate. If you later want more, you pay for the upgrade. The motor vehicle industry has always been like that, you pay the price for the spec you want (or can afford) in the full knowledge that greater performance and comfort can be had for more $$$. The number of performance and equipment levels for some vehicles is huge. At one time you could have a Holden Commodore with 4, 6 or 8 cylinders and a whole range of interior options from hose-down plastic for farmers and pissheads, to premium leather. Incidentally, I read recently that Holden are going to produce a 4 cylinder Commodore again, or was it the Four'd Falcon? The same policies apply to electronics other than computers. Open up many basic to mid-range model items and you'll see redundant sockets, connectors and leads for the extras that make up the premium models, plus of course a different and shinier badge. What the naysayers are arguing is that there should be just one model, premium of course :rolleyes:, but at the basic level price. Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die......... Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1138832	2010-09-23 03:15:00	Is there any difference between that and what SKY do with the MySkyHD or the HD decoder? It already broadcasts in HD but if you want to receive the HD broadcasts then you have to pony up another $10 per month. That is a service that is being provided. You do not OWN Sky and what it offers, you pay and you get it, when you stop it stops. The car analogy does not work at all. Since a true would have to be ADDED. It's more like saying... You buy a car, you can only do 50km/h, if you want to go faster you pay them an additional 50,000 to remove the speed limiter.	Cato (6936)
1138833	2010-09-23 03:27:00	I can't see anything wrong with it either, you select your desired peformance and pay the going rate. If you later want more, you pay for the upgrade. But, and this is a big butt, you OWN something physically, not a service not a license, but physical ownership of property. How can someone tell you how you can USE your property? Once you own something, you have the god given right to use it how you please (provided you don't harm anyone), this is like: You can have a fork, but you can only use it to eat salad, if you want to eat something else you have to pay extra. I bought a fork, and I damn well will use that fork for anything and everything I chose, if I want to bend it with my psychic power, I will. Paul's blu ray example is the best. We are talking about being about to use our property to it's fullest extent here, not something that one does not own or a service. The motor vehicle industry has always been like that, you pay the price for the spec you want (or can afford) in the full knowledge that greater performance and comfort can be had for more $$$. The number of performance and equipment levels for some vehicles is huge. So if you buy a car, do you NOT want to be able to use it to it's full potential? Or do you want to be limited to 50 till you can pay them so they let you go faster? What the naysayers are arguing is that there should be just one model, premium of course :rolleyes:, but at the basic level price. Not at all, I am just saying that if I buy a product I want to be able to use it to it's fullest potential. Is this asking for too much? Or are we all paying a rental to Intel that they can tell us how to use something we don't own?	Cato (6936)
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