Microsoft Freon
Competition in the digital hub space?
[quote]Microsoft?s Freon project is an Xbox, with extras
July 1 ? Its code name is ?Freon,? reflecting the notion that it is the coolest secret project at Microsoft Corp. these days, at least in the eyes of the Xbox video-game division.
FREON STANDS FOR is a souped-up successor to the Xbox console ? capable of playing games but also offering television capabilities, such as pausing live TV and recording shows onto a computer hard drive, say people familiar with the effort. Though it is unclear whether such a product will ever be built, its core concept appears to have the backing of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, who wrote in an internal memorandum in January that he was a ?big fan? of a machine that would combine video services with gaming.
Such a device, which could cost around $500, would have another big advantage: It could beat video-game market leader Sony Corp. to the punch. <hr></blockquote>
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[quote]Microsoft?s Freon project is an Xbox, with extras
July 1 ? Its code name is ?Freon,? reflecting the notion that it is the coolest secret project at Microsoft Corp. these days, at least in the eyes of the Xbox video-game division.
FREON STANDS FOR is a souped-up successor to the Xbox console ? capable of playing games but also offering television capabilities, such as pausing live TV and recording shows onto a computer hard drive, say people familiar with the effort. Though it is unclear whether such a product will ever be built, its core concept appears to have the backing of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, who wrote in an internal memorandum in January that he was a ?big fan? of a machine that would combine video services with gaming.
Such a device, which could cost around $500, would have another big advantage: It could beat video-game market leader Sony Corp. to the punch. <hr></blockquote>
More from <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/774751.asp"; target="_blank">The Wall Street Journal via MSNBC</a>
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Microsoft?s Freon project is an Xbox, with extras
July 1 ? Its code name is ?Freon,? reflecting the notion that it is the coolest secret project at Microsoft Corp. these days, at least in the eyes of the Xbox video-game division.
FREON STANDS FOR is a souped-up successor to the Xbox console ? capable of playing games but also offering television capabilities, such as pausing live TV and recording shows onto a computer hard drive, say people familiar with the effort. Though it is unclear whether such a product will ever be built, its core concept appears to have the backing of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, who wrote in an internal memorandum in January that he was a ?big fan? of a machine that would combine video services with gaming.
Such a device, which could cost around $500, would have another big advantage: It could beat video-game market leader Sony Corp. to the punch.
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Freon is presently illegal to manufacture. Maybe freon could be the codename for Microsoft's intention to flout the upcoming antitrust smackdown
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Freon is presently illegal to manufacture. Maybe freon could be the codename for Microsoft's intention to flout the upcoming antitrust smackdown</strong><hr></blockquote>
lol. I was going to post that too. Damn you for beating me to it! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />