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Am I completely misreading this? Theoretically this is not only rent seeking but also ability for cloud provides to be able to configure the same piece of silic
by kolbusa 5y ago
Am I completely misreading this? Theoretically this is not only rent seeking but also ability for cloud provides to be able to configure the same piece of silicon with different features based on demand / etc.
- nicce 5y agoInstead of having everything by default, they would need to start buying licenses for different settings? How is this an upgrade?
- kolbusa 5y agoI had in mind a scenario in which a cloud provider would have access to everything but would be disabling things and selling those nodes cheaper (or, rather, sell nodes with extra features for more), while maintaining a uniform fleet of nodes.
- michaelt 5y agoIf a cloud provider has a 16-core processor and customers who want 8-core processors, they simply put two customer VMs per processor, each only able to see 8 of the cores. Why disable half the cores and leave them unsold, when selling both halves makes you twice as much money?
- qeternity 5y agoWhen has Intel ever sold processors that were all homogenous? They have always created many tiers of products that appeal to different customer segments and price sensitivities. This allows for upgrades without having to replace the hardware. Consider you buy consumer gear at consumer prices without ECC functionality. Then you decide you'd like to run ZFS or something where ECC is encouraged. Instead of having to replace the processor, you just upgrade the microcode.