[TXnMA]

"So - I have a question. How would MS react if... say... a creative type busted the code to run all the X-box stuff, then built econo-box machines that could play all those X-Box games, but without MS getting their cut? In the process, this crafty soul had to reverse engineer, then re-engineer this set-top box to fool the x-box code into believing it was a real X-box."

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Re-peat af-ter - me... "Mi-cro-soft -is- -not- mon-op-o-lis-tic."

Microsoft has banned as many as 1 million users with modified Xbox 360s from Xbox Live, the online gaming service, in a bid to counter piracy.

[zeugma]

I’d really have no problem with it. However, given that MS doesn’t sell the XBox OS sans the hardware, it’s a slightly different situation. One would think MS would be happy with a setup like this, as they are selling the XBoxes at a loss, and it’s the games they make the money on. However, there is no logic or reason in the law today, so I’m sure they are able to sick FedGov on anyone who would do such a thing.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

If they want to fight piracy they will have to go where the pirates are. That seems to be Yemen.

:-)