>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/18/intel-wants-to-charge-50-to-unlock-stuff-your-cpu-can-already-d/

One of the cases I hope some enterprizing garage kid invests those 50$ to get a legal copy, wraps the software in the needed layers and/or servers housed in counties with a beneficial licensing rules and makes a profit unlocking a couple of thousand cpu's for 4.99$...