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by MangoMantango Published on 05-25-2012 08:29 AM
Following up on a previous ruling, which deemed Microsoft in violation of Motorola WiFi and video codec patents, judge David Shaw has recommended against the continued sale of the Xbox 360 in the United States, according to MCV. Should Microsoft be deemed in infringement of existing patents, it would threaten the possibility of selling consoles using that tech.
"Enforcing intellectual property rights outweighs any potential economic impact on video game console buyers," said Shaw.
This movement isn't a decision, but it could influence the International Trade Commission's final decision in the case. If the ITC happens to agree with Shaw's call, the verdict will move up to the White House, where the decision to halt sales will be at the whim of President Barack Obama and his advisers.
With the Xbox 360 and Windows 7 having been banned in Germany this month, it's not a far cry to say Microsoft's infringement on Motorola Mobility's intellectual property could affect the States.
Microsoft argued to Shaw that a United States ban would be unfair to consumers, who would have limited options. Shaw declared Nintendo and Sony could pick up the slack.
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OHH SHEET, I expect a settlement.
If Microsoft lost it's market in the U.S , it's a goner, I'm just sayin'
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And what if they use some of the same tech in XBOX 720? OH OH OH HOT WATER HOT WATER!!!
I agree. The xbox wouldn't be able to make it if it wasn't sold in the U.S. more than likely. I'm interested in seeing how this plays out and also if it does get banned how it would effect their next consoleOriginally Posted by spider_yaman
Yeah, and the Xbox LIVE service would probably be suspended and M$ Would get sued BIGTIME.
sucks for the xbox player in the US
This will probably go world-wide.
Hopefully it won't be the exact same hardware, because if it is, they could call it an Xbox 360.5 lol
Most consoles were outdated as soon as the quad core processors became popular in PCs. So they were obsolete a few years ago anyway.
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Yeah, but they can have it upgraded by much if they know how to do so :/
Dat shits straight cray
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