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Pinky3 writes: "The LA Times is reporting that Microsoft is encouraging retailers to bundle Microsoft games with each XBox. "Beginning next month, many retailers will be requiring customers to pay from $499 to as much as $1,200 to reserve an Xbox console that, like it or not, will come bundled with games, peripherals and warranties. The reason: Microsoft will provide additional marketing money to merchants that agree to include the software giant's games in their bundles. That's because Microsoft's games carry higher profit margins for the Redmond, Wash., company than those published by third-party companies such as Activision Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc.""
Just what we need, more of life's choices being made by major companies.
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The sopranos season 2 box set is due nov 6, two days before the xbox. Buy that and make HBO happy :) I guarantee it will be more entertaining then the xbox.
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It makes deleting comments easier. In old times, if there had been a story without a #1 comment, or even #2 or #3, it would have been obvious something was deleted. With the new system, it will be much easier for people like michael to delete what they don't like without anybody noticing.
You are the worst hypocrite of all the Slashdot editors. Why don't you just piss off?
The average US citizen paying $1,200 is shelling the percent of money for one as Bill Gates paying slightly over a penny. Microsoft should really think of other people first.
-Zargix
"Nintendo is what you get when you listen to people who admonish others to "think about the children." "
Sorry, I would like to disagree with that, Nintendo just doesnt need sex and violence to make a descent game. I'll take Mario over Duke Nukem any day!
You are the worst hypocrite of all the Slashdot editors. Why don't you just piss off?
For great goatsex!!!
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Tie'n two products togethermis illegal. The vendor would also have to sell a version of the system without the bundled in software. If not someone needs to sue.
You are the worst hypocrite of all the Slashdot editors. Why don't you just piss off?
You are the worst hypocrite of all the Slashdot editors. Why don't you just piss off?
plain old text as a default?
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The goatsex man deserves better!
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For greater justice.
Do all of you anti-bundling bigots expect a discount if you ask for your steak without the fries that come with it?
Michael, Troll Editor.
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What happened to your hidden sid? That one was funny.
I'm going to submit a pole right up your ass if you ever again add a comment as worthless and poorly written as what you have just done. Jackass.
Many retailers do this with other console systems. I recall Circuit City requiring consumers to pay for Sony's Fantavision with the release of the Playstation2. Why is Microsft suddenly the only bad guy? Slashdot sucks.
I love you guys. Microsoft earned more in the time it took to type your comment than you will make in four months and yet you *still* smugly go on about how Microsoft is either "shooting themselves in the foot" or "digging its own grave".
Allow me to clarify for you -- no, they are doing neither and are instead making money hand-over-fist. Financially speaking, there are few companies in the world that are in better shape.
But keep it up... you're fun to watch.
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I always get a kick out of online stores that turn away potential customers because of things like this.
"No cookies?! Away with you heathen and take your credit cards, loose cash, and checkbook with you!"
You dork, it's NT based. Why would they have a CE based os on an x86 processor?
It's a stripped down win2k kernel.
I don't see anyone holding a gun to your head, forcing you to buy it.
You don't own a console system, do you?