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That's horrifying.

• jeroenhd 2y ago
  You get data center CPUs at half the price, and doubling your CPU throughput doesn't require paying someone to swap out hundreds or thousands of CPUs anymore. As long as they don't raise the prices of equivalent products that don't have this feature, I don't see the problem. Intel is the one at risk here, because if their license code ever leaks out or is found to be vulnerable, they've just sold their high-end hardware for mid-range prices.
  • hakfoo 2y ago
    Even without a leak, they face a risk with how actual CPUs bin out. They have to sell some $1000 CPUs at $600 as unlockable later to fulfill their contracts. But if their process is marginal, they may have to divert $1000 CPUs from the market who would pay $1000 for them to satisfy the $600 market.