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Re:Intel wants to charge $50 to unlock stuff your CPU can al... by joe_bleau on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @12:12PM (#5820317)
When Tektronix aged my 'scope out of support, the last free firmware update unlocked all those extra cost firmware-locked upgrades. A real class act.

I wonder if Intel will do the same a few years down the road?

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