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Xbox Price Drops For Australia And Europe

Posted by timothy on from the wottaboggin dept.

wallitron writes: "Due to slow sales in Australia, Microsoft is looking to drop the price of it's XBox to $399 (around $200US). With a fast CPU, wizzy graphics card, ethernet, DVD and TV out, it would be a handy thing in the living room if it ran a real OS. At that price it seems good value. Check out the article on the price drop." There are price drops in Europe, too.

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  1. How to kill Microsoft by I+Want+GNU! · · Score: 5, Funny

    How to kill Microsoft

    Step 1) Earn $400 billion
    Step 2) Buy 1 billion X-boxes and use them as computers, without buying any games
    Step 3) Watch as Microsoft begins to collapse upon itself since it loses money on each unit!
    Step 4) Tell all your buddies that Microsoft is dying and that they should switch to the superior Linux OS
    Step 5) Play Tux Racer
    Step 6) Repeat step 5

    You have completed the six step program. Microsoft is now dead! Have a nice day!

    1. Re:How to kill Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      You can break down Step 1 into three steps.

      1) Give software away for free
      2) ????
      3) Profit!!!

  2. Innovation by Cam+Wheeler · · Score: 5, Funny

    "With a fast CPU, wizzy graphics card, ethernet, DVD and TV out"

    A game console with tv out? Amazing, it's bound to sell like hotcakes with innovation like this.