Got an Intel Mac? Want to use that 802.11n chip? $2 Please.

Every Mac with Intel’s Core 2 Duo or Xeon processor has the 802.11n chip, except for the 17-inch iMac with the 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo chip. If you want to activate it, you’re going to have to pay $1.99 to download the software from Apple.

So let me get this straight: We paid for the 802.11n chip. It is on the motherboard. But now we have to pay Apple for the right to use it? Did I miss something? Come on Apple, even Microsoft would just include 802.11n support for free in the next security update or service pack.

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