Microsoft Plans Deliberate Xbox 360 Shortage

An anonymous reader writes "To ensure an immediate "sellout" of the Xbox 360 on launch day (therefore getting lots of media buzz about their new console), Microsoft will simply restrict the supply down to a trickle. My favorite part of the article: "In addition to limiting the per-store stock of consoles and having the retailers prepare to prominently note the unit's "sold out" status, Microsoft has allegedly asked Norwegian retailers to sign an agreement that they'll sell out of the consoles on the launch date." Looks like it's not a rumour.

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[utexaspunk]

Right- and that's their right to to make all their products proprietary, just like it's your right to not buy them. They're going to do what they percieve as being best for them, and you do what's best for you. That's generally how business works- buyers try to get the most for their money, sellers try to get the most money they can for their products. Maybe when enough people percieve proprietary products as a bad choice and quit buying them, MS will begin to make their products more open. It's well within MS's rights to keep their products closed, and it's well within yours and the state of Massachusetts' rights to not buy them.