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Microsoft Buyout of Ailing Sony Possible

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the possible-but-not-probable dept.

imashoe writes "BonaFideReviews has published an interesting article stating that a Microsoft buyout of Sony is quite possible sometime in the not-so-far future. From the article: 'All this added up, you have to ask yourself. Will the next Playstation you purchase post-PS3 run a Microsoft operating system and have backwards compatibility for PS1 PS2 PS3 Xbox and Xbox360? Putting your rabid love for Sony aside, this doesn't seem as far fetched as it once did, when the Sony name wasn't covered in enough red tape to fill the Grand Canyon.'"

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  1. Rabid love by wahgnube · · Score: 4, Funny
    What "rabid love for Sony" are we talking about here? Don't we all hate Sony?

    Or is that different on Saturdays? Hmm.

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    1. Re:Rabid love by Directrix1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I would describe my attitude towards Sony as rabid love relative to my attitude toward's Microsoft.

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    2. Re:Rabid love by Mr.+Gus · · Score: 2, Funny


      Are they really saying that? :(

  2. Article by Wellington+Grey · · Score: 3, Funny

    From the article: Stay tuned for the largest train wreck in console history.

    Seems like he's really positive on the idea.

    -Grey

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  3. Rootkit support will be double plus good by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    If MS bought out Sony, the rootkits could become undetectable just like the current US gov ones built into Windows ;)

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  4. MS + Sony = ??? by Spy+Handler · · Score: 2, Funny

    Evil + Eviler = Evilest evil ever to do evil??

  5. Old by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    April 1st was a week ago.

  6. Re:Huh? by arth1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did the writer mean red ink? Is it environmentally a good idea to put red ink in the grand canyon?

    Well, that would explain Red River then...

    Anyhow, this article is as insightful as my dog's arse. Reading your average penis cream spam is more enlighting than this. Is there a way to moderate down the submitter and approver of this drivel?

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  7. Re:Anti-Trust by Hercules+Peanut · · Score: 3, Funny

    Its only an illegal monopoly if they use their posistion to stop competition. There's nothing that says they can't be the only one producing consoles...

    Even if MS bought out Sony, they would still have to worry about competition from these guys

  8. Re:Red Ink, not red tape. by musakko · · Score: 2, Funny
    Idiots! Get your idioms straight. Are the slashdot idiotors native English speakers?

    You can go on correcting some people until the cows come home to roost - and they just never learn

  9. Re:Red Ink, not red tape. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    [My english is better than most other people's german, so please point out mistakes politely. Thank you.]
    Though the two idoms sound simular, they bouth mean different things.

    <politely>
    Dear sir, you made a mistake right there. Best Regards.
    </politely>

  10. anti-competitive? by twitter · · Score: 2, Funny
    Its only an illegal monopoly if they use their position to stop competition.

    You mean like taking a $4 billion dollar loss in the console market to wreck their competitors? No, nothing anti-competitive there.

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  11. Re:Red Ink, not red tape. by KDR_11k · · Score: 3, Funny

    u might want to consult a dictionary.

    Am I the only one who finds it ironic when those too-lazy-to-type-yo fucks try to go grammar/spelling nazi on someone?

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