Some of you seem to be forgetting... It has been demonstrated that Microsoft has something called a "monopoly" in operating systems and office software. When Microsoft uses cash reserves obtained from this monopoly to manipulate new, developing, or emerging markets, it could be deemed anticompetitive behaviour. To be clear, I don't think we're talking about the usual attempts to round up some support for a standard here... This seems to be going much further, not dissimilar to their recent attempts to get the new office XML format forced through ISO standardisation by stuffing the approval body with cronies. Microsoft are actually throwing large sums directly to studios in order to get the releases out on HD-DVD. I really find it difficult to believe that they can still get away with this sort of rubbish, and even more surprised that people don't really see it for what it really is!
What about the X-Box 2/Next SDK? The development kits are apparently Apple G5 towers running a modified Windows environment. With Virtual PC running on PowerPC (and now in Microsoft's hands) it's entirely possible they are adapting it to run on the new X-Box development platform. This would at least allow them to investigate the feasibility in providing backwards compatability with X-Box games on a platform with a core architecture radically different from the current console.
I really look forward to seeing what is going to happen with the next generation X-Box hardware and software.
Personally; I happily use a powerbook running OS X, and would rather not have Windows computers in my life. However, if there were a PowerPC version that would run natively on my Powerbook, there may be scenarios where I might consider dual-booting, depending on the software that became available to me by doing so.
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Some of you seem to be forgetting... It has been demonstrated that Microsoft has something called a "monopoly" in operating systems and office software. When Microsoft uses cash reserves obtained from this monopoly to manipulate new, developing, or emerging markets, it could be deemed anticompetitive behaviour. To be clear, I don't think we're talking about the usual attempts to round up some support for a standard here... This seems to be going much further, not dissimilar to their recent attempts to get the new office XML format forced through ISO standardisation by stuffing the approval body with cronies. Microsoft are actually throwing large sums directly to studios in order to get the releases out on HD-DVD. I really find it difficult to believe that they can still get away with this sort of rubbish, and even more surprised that people don't really see it for what it really is!
What about the X-Box 2/Next SDK? The development kits are apparently Apple G5 towers running a modified Windows environment. With Virtual PC running on PowerPC (and now in Microsoft's hands) it's entirely possible they are adapting it to run on the new X-Box development platform. This would at least allow them to investigate the feasibility in providing backwards compatability with X-Box games on a platform with a core architecture radically different from the current console.
I really look forward to seeing what is going to happen with the next generation X-Box hardware and software.
Personally; I happily use a powerbook running OS X, and would rather not have Windows computers in my life. However, if there were a PowerPC version that would run natively on my Powerbook, there may be scenarios where I might consider dual-booting, depending on the software that became available to me by doing so.