If Intel decides solders the Broadwell chip into motherboards, it disallows the consumer to change out his/her CPU and have control over his/her hardware. Furthermore, Intel can possibly control the motherboard market as they can disallow other motherboard manufacturers from using their chips. With AMD slowly dwindling in the desktop processor space, this can prove to be a very serious, scary possibility. As time progresses this could cause a hardware monopoly that, in theory, kills the desktop PC. These predictions could be perceived as somewhat far-fetched, but the threat is still there. Regardless, the ability to change processors is a choice that should not be taken from a consumer, and limits his/her ability to have control of his/her hardware. If Intel does not comply with this request, I ask everyone who signs this petition to boycott the Broadwell processor in 2014.

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