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__/ [ Jim Richardson ] on Friday 05 May 2006 01:07 \__
> On Thu, 04 May 2006 18:31:58 +0100,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Ballmer confident Xbox 360 losses will turn around
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| SHY AND RETIRING number two at Microsoft, Steve 'sounds of silence'
>>| Ballmer, has sent a quiet email to staff saying that he expects that
>>| all that cash lost so far on the Xbox360 will become profit one day.
>>|
>>| [...]
>>|
>>| Ballmer humbly admitted that the cost of producing Xbox 360 consoles
>>| was a wee bit higher than expected.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31463
>
> maybe they forgot to amortise in the cost of replacing chairs in
> Ballmer's office so often?
- From what I hear, the XBox 360 had some serious overheating problems too.
Does that explain why Ballmer sweats so much?
Roy
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