From DailyTech.com :

Nearly one in every three Xbox 360 consoles fail, according to retailer reports. The failure rate is as high as 33%.

How about 4 out of 5 in my case?

By several metrics, the Xbox 360 is the most successful console so far of this generation. Despite the startling pace of the Wii, the Xbox 360 still has the most consoles sold worldwide and the longest list of games and exclusives…….

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Source - Softpedia.com

Apparently there is someone (he seems to be 19 years old) taking care of Xp users by working on a independent project - Alky Project - to bring DirectX 10 to Windows Xp.

Hardcore gamers won’t have to upgrade anymore their pc’s to the latest graphic cards or their operating system.

Want a taste of it? Try its preview release: Alky DirectX Compatibility Libraries.

Of course they are still working on it, but hey….we’ll soon have DirectX 10 on our Xp’s.

For more information about DirectX 10 for XP and what is all about, visit SoftpediaNews.

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The terms of Microsoft’s End User License Agreement (EULA) for its upcoming Vista operating system raises the conflict between two fundamental principles of contract law. The first, and more familiar, is that parties to a contract can generally agree to just about anything, as long as what they agree to doesn’t violate the law and isn’t “unconscionable”.

The second principle is that the law generally disfavors the remedy of “self-help”. That is to say that, if there is a violation of the terms of a contract, you usually have to go to court, prove the violation, and then you are entitled to damages or other relief.

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Microsoft Corp has reportedly tied with several Hollywood studios to sell TV shows and rent movies that can be downloaded through its Xbox Live online video-game service and beamed straight onto consumers’ television sets.
Beginning Nov 22, Xbox Live users equipped with the current generation Xbox 360 gaming console will be able to watch shows, including
CBS Corp’s “CSI”, Viacom’s “South Park” on MTV Comedy Central; and movies such as Paramount Pictures’ “Mission Impossible III” and “Jackass: The Movie”, plus Warner Bros’ “V for Vendetta” and “Superman Returns”, amongst others.

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A little update from Becks:

“HD films 480 points, SD films 320 points, TV shows 240 points for
either resolution. TV shows are yours to keep once downloaded and can be re-downloaded for free like XBLA games, the films are on a rental basis, and will only work for 14 days after download”

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