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Microsoft Gaming Patents — Where They're Going
An anonymous reader writes "BNET looked at some patents which suggest that Microsoft might be thinking about an integrated game console/set-top box. Quoting: 'Patent 20080167128 is for watching television on a game console, while patent 20080167127 covers switching a gaming console between various media, including television, video, music, and games, and even using the console as a set-top box. Clearly Microsoft has been interested in controlling the living room, and combining media, gaming, and set-top functions in a single device would make a great deal of sense.' There are also hints of mobile gaming that support the current round of rumors about a combination Xbox-Zune. "
I bet the idea is, Zune would have been a success if it wasn't for all the other (better) MP3-players out there. Especially IPods.
Hey, MS? Just because there is no alternative, people still won't buy crap. That only works in markets you have cornered. Everywhere else, you gotta make what people want or they just won't buy it.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.