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Microsoft: No Xbox for You!
Markel writes "According this this story in the Sydney Morning Herald, Microsoft is very concerned about a man having been acquitted after allegedly selling [mod chips for a PlayStation]. So concerned in fact, that they are saying: change the law, or they will have to reconsider selling the Xbox in Australia. Not selling the Xbox is well within their rights, but putting it in a (I paraphrase slightly) "change the law or we'll .." context seems assuming a bit too much. I guess well see how many of our MPs are XBox gameheads."
they loose money on the console...
Hmmm... I didn't realize the money was tied up so tightly that they had to "loose" it...
Fascism should more properly be called corporatism, since it is the merger of state and corporate power.
I would assume they're worried that it will set a precedent for people who sell any kind of mods in Australia. If the PS2 guy gets off, how can MS stop the evil guy who does it with their precious Xbox? ;)
No, if I have a PS2, and can mod it to play XBox games, then I have no need to buy an XBox do I? That's what's got their panties in a bunch. If the XBox can be hacked to play PS2 games, that hurts Sony, not MS.
You need to get off the drugs.
From Dictionary.com
refugee Pronunciation Key (rfy-j)
n. One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution.
Irrelevent.... dictionary.com doesn't define International and Australian Federal laws. Legislation can give anything it's own meaning, for example in the US it was legislated that tomatoes are vegetables for taxation purposes.
So, to summarize, if people from France moved to the UK for better jobs or living conditions, they would be immigrants. If they did so without the proper paperwork, they would be illigal immigrants.
No, they are both part of the European Union. You can live/work anywhere in the EU if you are a citizen of one of it's member nations.
Not knocking you for turning away the refugees, simply setting the labels straight.
Though according to the law, one is usually not classed as a refugee unless the individual's life is at risk (though don't quote me on it). Many of those so 'asylum seekers' aren't at risk of loosing their life, they just come here thining that Australia is paradise since they come from poorer counteries. They are illegal immigrants until it's proven that they are refugees.
Jeremy
Melbourne, Australia
Jabber Australia
I'm not going to bother explaining why you come across as a retard.
Scroll up and read the grandparent, dipshit.