This seems a lot like taking the existing model Intel has had for decades (fusing out parts of the design or deliberately underclocking them after characterizat

This seems a lot like taking the existing model Intel has had for decades (fusing out parts of the design or deliberately underclocking them after characterization) and just neatening the infrastructure. I don't see any reason someone would buy these devices and then 6 months down the line turn around and go "Oops I need your software guard extensions". It's always been a dirty secret of the chip industry that they all produce about 3 actual types of chip presented to customers as 3 million variants.