INTEL UNVEILS CONTROVERSIAL PC UPGRADE SCHEME
Baku, September 23 (AZERTAC). Intel is giving buyers of some computers the chance to pay for an upgrade that boosts the power of the processor in their desktop PC, according to BBC News.
The pilot scheme will involve purchasing a card bearing a security key that unlocks the extra features via the web.
Critics have derided the idea as a way for Intel to charge customers for something the chip can already do.
Intel said the scheme was about offering “choice and flexibility”.
“The pilot in a limited number of retail stores will centre on one Pentium processor, one of our value brands, and will enable a consumer to upgrade the performance of their PC online,” Intel spokesman George Alfs told BBC News.
“This saves the user from buying a new system or taking it in for a physical upgrade.”
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