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This is different than just product segmentation or binning chips - this is hardware restricting software.

How would you feel towards Intel if they didn’t allow you to run Microsoft Office on an i3 chip because it’s a “consumer grade processor” - you have to upgrade to an i5 or higher to run “business programs”.

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But that’s not what they’re doing. They’re simply limiting the hash rate. You can still run mining software, it just won’t be very good at it.

It's more like you wanting to buy an i3 that is up to spec for your games, but then Intel launches a new batch of those i3's with intentionally reduced gaming performance because it's not meant as a gaming CPU (in the eyes of Intel), please upgrade to an >= i5

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