What happened to their internal deployment of Goobuntu?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goobuntu

The PS3 supposedly ran a modified FreeBSD as well. So between experience and licensing, it does make some sense.

Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii support USB keyboards. Not for gameplay, but for text input. I believe only PS3 has a few games that support keyboards in-game.

True of the SNES, but the N64 had some games that recommended and others required the expansion RAM pack.

It is still unclear if h.264 is used on discs, and I already said they need to pay if that's the case. They do include system updates on Microsoft published game discs for the offline systems.

My understanding is that the Xbox 360 uses Windows Media Audio 10 Professional for all system and game audio.

If the main issue is the H.264 video codec, why can't they just switch to Microsoft WMV/VC-1 or one of the many open source ones available? Sounds like a simple software system update to me if its just the video apps doing it. If H.264 is used on game discs then MS needs to payup.

I don't see the issue either. RHEL does not support a 14 year old product either.

Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test.

"- No customizability. For example, I can't figure out how to have the clock on the taskbar also list today's date."

In XP Display Properties, change to Windows XP style. Resize taskbar to double height and Time, Day, and Date are shown.

It's fair considering Apple and Microsoft take 30% of the app cost and Google takes zero.

One would home this is just the entertainment dashboard and not the system firmware.

In the spirit of can it run linux, how long before they upgrade Sync to Windows 8?!

but how many years until HL2:E3?

One of the free providers is Crackle.com which is like HuluPlus except free and Sony-only movies and television content. Yes, that means we can finally watch Seinfeld since Netflix doesn't stream it! The slap to PS3 owners is that Sony doesn't have this on their own system, haha.

MSNBC has been on Xbox LIVE for over a year now. This is not a change.

Yes. "64-bit support on Linux, Mac OS and Windows ensures a seamless experience with the latest 64-bit browsers." "H.264 hardware decoding is now available for AIR applications on Apple's iOS, while Flash now works with 64-bit on Windows, Mac and Linux and in the browser."