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The Word “LINUX” is inappropriate in XBOX Live (MS Deems 'Linux' Inappropriate)
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Posted on 09/04/2007 10:14:55 AM PDT by N3WBI3

The Word “LINUX” is inappropriate in XBOX Live

September 3rd, 2007 · 67 Comments

I love Linux and the XBOX 360, so yesterday I tried to include the word “LINUX” in the motto section on XBOX Live. I was stunned when I got a message saying “Your motto contains inappropriate language. Please try again”. Come on Microsoft is that really inappropriate? Maybe only to you guys.

Here is the screenshot:

LINUX is inappropiate language

Try it out and check it for yourselves !



TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: funny; opensource
Someone passed this along to me and I got a miner chuckle out of it so I thought I would ping it, thanks Shadow
1 posted on 09/04/2007 10:14:56 AM PDT by N3WBI3
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To: N3WBI3; ShadowAce; Tribune7; frogjerk; Salo; LTCJ; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; amigatec; Fractal Trader; ..

OSS ping..


2 posted on 09/04/2007 10:15:18 AM PDT by N3WBI3 (Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak....)
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To: N3WBI3

XBox360 - is that sort of like some sort of Nintendo, but without the cool features?


3 posted on 09/04/2007 10:19:08 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

the 360 is actually a very good gaming machine


4 posted on 09/04/2007 10:30:20 AM PDT by GeronL (Fred Thompson '0?)
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the 360 is actually a very good gaming machine

If you're one of the lucky ones who isn't always sending it in for repair. Strange because in my experience Microsoft has always made good hardware, yet the quality on the 360 is so bad that Microsoft recently had to take a billion dollar charge to cover the repairs and extended warranties.

5 posted on 09/04/2007 10:55:39 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat

the one here hasn’t had a problem


6 posted on 09/04/2007 10:59:36 AM PDT by GeronL (Fred Thompson '0?)
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the one here hasn’t had a problem

Ah, one of the lucky ones. I like a lot about the 360 and was thinking about buying one, but I wasn't willing to play that crap shoot.

7 posted on 09/04/2007 12:12:07 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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