Linux Xbox Project Seeks Microsoft Signature

silvaran writes "We've had several Microsoft posts, and here's another, from CNet News. The team behind the XBox port of Linux is seeking a digital signature from Microsoft to approve the XBox Linux project. This would allow it to run on an unmodified XBox. According to the article, "Microsoft will be eligible to apply for an award under this scheme if they approve Xbox Linux as a normal Xbox program."

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Don't buy an X-Box.

[kyz]

Buy a PS2 or Gamecube instead.

They make no money on X-box games
Yet more X-boxes lie unsold in warehouses. They don't even make $200 on them, never mind the $400 they cost to make.
Less developers are convinced that the X-box is a success, which means less games developed for the X-box, which means less money once again.

MS are selling X-boxes below cost to _gain market share_. It is an illegal practice (at least, it is in international trade). Getting _market share_ is what they want, and is the key to how much money they make. To deny them money, deny them market share. The best way to do this is buy one of their competitor's machines, which increases the games market _at the expense of MS_.

Buying an X-box gives MS $200 of your money, regardless of what you do with it, and they use it as propoganda with developers. Don't let them win.