This seems like a great idea to me - sell the slower processor cheaply to the customer with the promise that they can upgrade it later via a simple code with no

This seems like a great idea to me - sell the slower processor cheaply to the customer with the promise that they can upgrade it later via a simple code with no hardware changes necessary. The customer can get a performance boost later down the line when they have the need/money for it. Intel gets the opportunity to make a little more money and the customer has a little future proofing - like I said seems like a great idea to me....