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Microsoft Talks Handhelds, Xbox Linux

Posted by simoniker on from the boxy-has-moxy dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a Canada.com interview with Xbox head honcho Robbie Bach, which shoots him some wide-ranging and perceptive questions about Microsoft's console strategy. Interesting answers include whether Microsoft wants to get into the handheld console market ("It's like starting a new business...we will focus on making the current Xbox successful."), and their views of Linux for Xbox ("..the numbers are not really that big. It's not a commercial as much as it is an intellectual property issue and we always pursue those.")

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  1. Re:MS handheld consoles? Not funny by ramzak2k · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    BSOD jokes suck for they are not only irrelevant but also banal. Try to think of smthg original next time.

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  2. Re:MS handheld consoles? by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "Is there something in slashcode that automatically mods up a post containing the words "blues screen" or do people still think this is funny? "

    Uninformed Linux users find it funny. They think Windows 98 was the epitome of Windows stability, like NT/2K/XP never existed. Want to have some fun with them? Remind them that you still can't undelete a file in Linux. Even if that's wrong, it's no less factual than their BSOD jokes. ;)

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