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Xbox... just a test?

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TheQuirk:
No wonder Bush was elected (not that Gore was any better).

[ September 21, 2002: Message edited by: TheQuirk ]

NullPointer:
Have to agree with TheQuirks earlier comment about the X-box being a testbed for TCPA / Palladium...it actually uses a early variant of TCPA for DRM purposes (i.e. stopping you pirate expensive X-box games).

However I reckon that Microsoft have other agendas behind getting into the console market. The primary reason I feel is that the X-box IS a computer ... I don't think it happened by accident that it was based on a PC architecture. My guess is that Bill is hoping to get a computer in the shape of the X-box into every living room around the western world. Naieve kids who as is mentioned above demand higher resolution gore, will in fact secure the future of TCPA in the console market. What's more, I'll place bets that an IE variant will end up running on it. Once Microsoft creates it's proprietary version of TCP/IP, you can guarantee that the X-box will use it too.

PS
I can't remember where I saw it, but some dedicated open source developer has started creating a Linux variant for the X-box, and busy writing drivers as we speak. My guess is that he needs some help if anyone is willing.

voidmain:
Null Pointer, great name!  Maybe you happened to catch the "void main"/"int main"/"dev null" thread.  At any rate, http://www.xboxlinux.org/ is the URL to the project dedicated to getting Linux on the Xbox.  They actually have SuSe v8 running on the Xbox.

Calum:
nice, however remember that for every xbox that runs linux, that's one xbox more that was bought and paid for where some of the money goes into Microsoft's pocket. It's like reformatting a copy of windows that you already paid for, fine, but you could have got a blank machine to start with.

edit - i mean you cannot get an xbox with no Microsoft operating system, like you can with a PC, so what i am saying is that the projects to run open source systems on a playstation, for example, sound more healthy to me.

[ September 18, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]

voidmain:
Calum, that is only true if you don't believe all the other bunk that was posted here stating that M$ actually loses money on the Xbox hardware itself. And that they make up for that loss in profit on game sales (plus some). Now I don't know what to believe but if it is true that M$ loses money on the Xbox sales I say we clear all the Xboxes off the shelves to make Linux super computer clusters with. No Xboxes means no game sales and M$ would lose twice.

I almost have to believe that they do lose money on the Xbox sales. If they didn't why would they be putting so much effort into making sure nothing else runs on it?

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