“Intel Software Defined Silicon” Coming to Activate Extra Licensed HW Features

Obo! Next they'll be working with Oracle to create a pricing scheme whereby you pay for (a) potential and (b) actual used clock cycles, RAM, persistent storage, and I/O.

All the convenience and clarity of Cloud(TM) pricing on the desktop! just give us access to your bank account and we'll take what we feel is right.

I guess if this helps them mass produce one chip design and sell upgrades according to what various customers want, then that is great.