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Re:Intel wants to charge $50 to unlock stuff your CPU can al... by noarchy on Saturday September 18, 2010 @10:08PM (#1705424)
Until Intel distributes a EULA with the processor. If the courts will hold up the validity of a software EULA, why not one that applies to hardware?

...not that I think that this is an agreeable situation. But I am hardly surprised to see things evolve in that direction.

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Re:Intel wants to charge $50 to unlock stuff your CPU can al... by JBiserkov on Sunday September 19, 2010 @10:34AM (#1706201)
>Until Intel distributes a EULA with the processor. ... written with a very tiny font in silicon.
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