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Re:Intel wants to charge $50 to unlock stuff your CPU can al... by baq on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @12:29PM (#5820418)
1. intel likes money.

2. if you want the best (general purpose desktop/server) silicon, you have to buy intel.

3. if you don't have as much money as intel likes, it generously offers you a, um, de-featured version of their silicon at a, erm, discount.

Re:Intel wants to charge $50 to unlock stuff your CPU can al... by marshray on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @12:41PM (#5820501)
Presumably AMD has all their chip engineers engaged in trying to make their chips more performant.