Well gerbick he's just exhibiting the typical American attitude of wanting to own all material things as one feels they are basic needs and hence entitled to them After all America is the only place where you get a good smarthphone for $49.99 on the cheapest contract plan...The difference between people who can and can't afford a flagship phone? $199.99 vs $0 or $49.99... Note: The above are in jest and don't condone AMD's type of attitude which I've encountered so many times personally that I feel its a waste of my cells to be bothered with it...