Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10182
On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:03:29 +0000, billwg
Well, you are.
Well, you anti-MS folk are content to revel in the thought that Mr. Softee is some kind...
m$ HAVE ALWAYS sold the Xbox at a loss.
I was right ... and I have excellent reading comprehension.
Xbox 360 Creating a Loss for Microsoft
"Similar to the loss taken by Microsoft with the original Xbox, the Xbox 360 will be creating a $75 loss for each system sold."
Microsoft Loses Money on Xbox
"Losses at Microsoft's Home and Entertainment division, which includes the Xbox game console, nearly doubled in the last three months of 2002, the company has disclosed in a regulatory filing."
Microsoft's Xbox losses almost double
"Losses at Microsoft Corp.'s Home and Entertainment segment, which includes the Xbox game console, nearly doubled in the last three months of 2002, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday."
Xbox 360 shortages, $76 per-console-loss predicted
"Multiply those figures by the estimated $76 loss Microsoft will take on each Xbox 360, and the company could lose as much as $91.2 million and $243.2 million on console hardware production in 2005 and 2006, respectively."
Spyglbutt, MS settle differences
Exactly, Rick. You said "sued micro$oft for back royalties" and suggested that I check the filings for information. They you come up with the lame cite saying "Spyglbutt threatened to seek an audit...
Wow... it is so good the U.S government recommends not using it.
You show your dishonesty. I didn't say "the Spyglbutt contribution was so substandard".
micro$oft paid them $8 million for royalties.
YES... in a very precise fasion.
No poo, sherlock. micro$oft was found to have broken anti-trust laws.
Translation: the activities were illegal. They violated anti-trust laws.
Yes, they were, or the anti-trust laws would not have applied.
You are a complete idiot. And a dishonest one at that.
BTW, the EU HAS buttessed monetary penalties.
The truth is obvious. You are too dishonest to admit it.
billwg ... Ever heard of the game Railroad Tycoon (for the PC)? It's like running a model railway, but with the added twist of having to deliver cargos and getting...
-- Rick
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