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05/13/2005, 10:35am, EDT

Friday, May 13th

Xbox 360 enclosure reminiscent of iPod, Macs

Microsoft yesterday unveiled the much-anticipated Xbox 360. The new gaming console debuted on MTV during a red-carpet Hollywood extravaganza. The Xbox 360 features PowerPC processor with three 3.2Ghz cores. The Xbox 360 features a minimalist enclosure, reminiscent of Apple's products. "We did lots of color studies," says J Allard, corporate VP of Xbox, "Most people actually came back and said, 'This reminds me of iPod'." Taking "further minimalist cues from Apple's iPod," the Xbox 360 keeps most of its functionality hidden, a 1UP.com article explains. "Inspired by Apple's audacious iPod campaign, Microsoft hopes Xbox 360's minimalist industrial design and frosty white appearance will appeal to more than just hardcore gamers."


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climacs
billy boy copies Apple
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05/13, 10:55am, EDT
again

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Ha Ha!

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dave a
At least they're admitti
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05/13, 11:00am, EDT
At least they're admitting it this time!!

My question, of course, is -- when do we see yellow dog linux (or Darwin) for xbox?

I'll buy one...!
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too bad
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05/13, 11:01am, EDT
"Most people actually came back and said, 'This reminds me of iPod'."

heh. too bad, Bill says the iPod's just a fad. oh well, better luck, maybe the next xbox will remind people of a cellphone.
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hmmm
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05/13, 11:02am, EDT
"Custom-designed IBM PowerPC-based CPU with 3 symmetrical cores running at 3.2Ghz each; 2 hardware threads per core and 6 hardware threads total"

How come Bill can get a powerpc chip to run at 3Ghz but Steve can't?
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amen ccrider
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05/13, 11:09am, EDT
I watched the colony video this morning and all I thought during it was why are we stuck at 2.7 GHz. Don't get me wrong, I love my G5, but IBM needs to get on the ball.
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Does anyone REALLY care?
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05/13, 11:10am, EDT
Is this even deserving of a mention? No!

MS is trying to make its crap-box a loss-leader, and it's not even succeeding at that.

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benhur
amazing
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05/13, 11:13am, EDT
That machine is awesome. I was wondering the same thing as ccrider, why can MS get 3ghz multicore but Apple can't?

That is one great box MS is building, it kicks the Mac Mini's butt. Of course, they're going to criple it by making it run windows. Too bad it won't do Linux or work with QT.

MS has such a big way into the digital home media now. I had hoped Apple would buy Tivo because you could see this coming with the Xbox2. I liked the original xbox, even though I had to replace it 3 times. Maybe this time using IBM chips it'll be better and hopefully better quality. Other than that, since Apple doesn't compete in this area, I'm rooting for the xbox2.
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btw
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05/13, 11:16am, EDT
I commented on the xbox2 and the mac mini. I realize it is not a personal computer but it very well could be. Those specs are amazing and i don't think it'll cost more than the 499 of a mac mini. It's apples and oranges but I was more or less commenting on how much they packed into a small and hopefully inexpensive package.
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Why XBox CPU is 3.2GHz
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05/13, 11:17am, EDT
Because, if I'm not mistaken, it is a souped up G3 core. Please remember GHz is not directly analogous to processing power.
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Xbox '05 == Apple '96
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05/13, 11:17am, EDT
well, minus all the horsepower, that is...

PIPPIN

http://www.theapplecollection.com/design/macproto/Pippin.html
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