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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: gnuman who wrote (47089)1/23/1999 1:06:00 PM
From: kash johal  Read Replies (2) of 1571401
 
Gene,

>Re:The DMV could set up a separate division, DPC, (Department of >PC's). When purchased the seller would create a title and >registration that would be sent to the DPC. At the time of resale >the owner would sign the title over to the new purchaser.
>Each State would need to implement this to handle interstate >transfers. Of course there would need to be a tax on the sale and >registration of PC's to fund the new Department. Retailers would be >required to collect taxes on the original sale and the DPC would >send out an annual tax bill thereafter. Probably need a sticker to >attach to the PC with the PCID and State registration number.
>And consumer activist groups can get involved. For example, MADD >could create a MAAB affiliate, (Mothers Against Addictive Browsing). >(Bet we know who's mom would be a charter member).


Great response, it really made my Saturday morning.

This whole scheme for ID's is backfiring on Intel.

There is a real need for it for corporate apps, but the more I think about it for consumers I think it is clearly a bad idea.

I am seriously worried that Intel could taint the PIII as a BIG Brother chip. It could cost them billions as their mainstream CPU could gace serious acceptance problems.

Jeez, my Intel investments could tumble.

Hopefully Paul will have some soothing words for us.

Regards,

Kash
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