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Ballmer - Xbox 'Can Take Sony' In Next Generation

Posted by simoniker on from the fighting-talk dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to GameSpot, a Q&A with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has him saying that, although the company's Xbox game console isn't making money (or bleeding them dry), the pain has been worth it. 'We have gone from nowhere to a significant player,' he said, adding: 'I am betting we can take Sony in the next generation.' Guess things are set to get even more interesting with the forthcoming next-gen console launches."

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  1. Oops, I'm on SLASHDOT... by mcc · · Score: 1, Troll

    Hey mcc: Nice bbcode, jackass.

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  2. Re:Sad but (maybe) true by mirko · · Score: 1, Troll

    -1 Godwin
    BTW, deliberately losing money on a product to make its price more appealing and to gain marketshare is an anticompetitive practice called dumping, and it appears to be punished by law in democratic countries.

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  3. Re:riiiight by Afrosheen · · Score: 1, Troll

    You also forgot..the XBox isn't technically impressive _at all_. You take a standard pc motherboard, some regular ram and an onboard nvidia chip..presto, Xbox console. Wow, now that's fucking amazing.

    My nonexistant 10 year old cousin could make the same console in 15 minutes with off the shelf parts.