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To: Paul Engel who wrote (46968)	1/22/1999 4:04:00 AM
From: Craig Freeman	Read Replies (3) of 1572211

Paul, putting an ID on the CPU creates a false sense of security. I can't wait for the day when someone steals an Intel executive's portable and uses that "ID" to empty his bank account. Not to mention the negative effects it will have on upgrade and replacement sales. As soon as retailers start relying on those IDs it will become all to inconvenient to change them. And about IDs helping you trace stolen PCs, it's more likely than not that the chips will be pulled and resold several times before they dial up the Internet again. Retailers already know what items I buy. Credit card companies already know where I shop (and sometimes the items too). And now somebody wants to know what kind of CPU I'm using and where I am when I'm using it. I'm not sure what they're going to do with all this information but I'm certain that it won't do me any good. Imagine email that says "Intel Marketing hopes that you enjoyed your recent flight to New York. We wholeheartedly agree with your choice of rack-of-lamb at the Ritz but we do question your use of an AMD processor to sign up at X-Porn World. The Pentium IV provides faster downloads and greater color fidelity ..." Craig

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