CNet reports that A le has confirmed reports that it will charge to distribute the 802.11n enabler software but that it will charge $1.99 for this enabler rather than the $5.00 previously reported on TUAW. There's a big emotional distance between $5 ("Those bastards[1]! They're me ing with us by making us pay again!") and $1.99 (The phrase "nominal" actually does come to mind). Affected products include Intel Core 2 Duo iMacs (except 17-inch, 1.83GHz iMac), Intel Core 2 Duo MacBooks, Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros, and Mac Pros with the AirPort Extreme card option.
The lower cost point may truly be a victory over the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act", which readers suggest may protect A le's accounting department agai t charges of improper finances (as if A le really needed that charge being thrown around) due to delivery of incomplete purchases[2].
[1] "They killed Ke y."
[2] Blame Enron. (I know. South Park blames Canada, not Enron.)
Thanks Mitch Greenfield
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