Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Microsoft patches Xbox 360
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The update corrects a problem with a tamper protection mechanism on the
>| Xbox 360. Hackers had discovered a way to break through the shield
>| and run their own software, including operating systems such as
>| Linux, on the Microsoft game console.
> `----
>
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6164515.html
>
> They never patch anything that fast. I guess Linux scares them more than a
> virus.
Presumably the hypervisor bit is new code, so they have a fighting
chance of fixing it, plus, as you say, they don't care about viruses
(customer's problem), but they /do/ care about the xbox.
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