http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/intel-betting-on-customized-commodity-chips-for-cloud-computing/?_r=0
The reason is, again, computers. Intel's chip fabrication plants are now so automated that leaving out an unwanted core, or changing other properties, is a matter of a few new commands to the machine. Customers are willing to pay a little more for the special run of chips, or pay an engineering fee for the special service.
---Steve
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