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Re:Intel wants to charge $50 to unlock stuff your CPU can al... by sneak on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @01:05PM (#5820668)
> Intel can afford to do this simply because they don't face enough competition.

The fact that there will soon be more ARM chips deployed for daily use in the world than Intel ones (if not already) stands in pretty stark contrast to this statement.

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Re:Intel wants to charge $50 to unlock stuff your CPU can al... by muyuu on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @01:48PM (#5820984)
They have not competition in the mid-high range home computer sector. I specified as much in the comment, if you read it all.
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