[mythtv-users] Myth on XBOX 360!

[Kichigai Mentat]

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On Mar 20, 2006, at 04.04, Chad wrote:

> I'm personally holding out of PS3 instead.  Whether it will be able to
> be a full fledged mythfrontend or not is not my issue, rather it's who
> gets my money.  Nonetheless, it seems Sony was more willing to 'play'
> with linux in the past, I would think they might also do so in the
> future.  The more people you entice to buy your system, the more money
> you make.
Well, that's only partly true. Nintendo did a lot of things to  
discourage home-brew on their console (different disc file system,  
reading methods, encryptions, lack of hard disk) and technically,  
they were the only ones to make money off of their sixth generation  
console. Sony and Microsoft are still losing money on the PS2 and the  
XBox (consoles at least).

Also, that's not really true. Microsoft isn't trying to entice Linux  
users, or MythTV users to buy the XBox, yet there are several of us  
out there who have, and many more who are considering buying XBoxes  
exclusively for the use of MythTV. That use is part of the reason  
home-brew is discouraged. I buy an X360 or a PS3, and devote it to  
MythTV. Microsoft or Sony loses money on the console, and make no  
money off of the games. I am a loss to them.

Either way, this is getting off topic.
>   Too bad Micro$oft can't see that; though I'm sure they
> won't be losing sleep over it with their pillows stuffed with $1,000
> dollar bills.
>
> ;)
>
> Chad
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