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360 in trouble, could be banned from stores

Vari3ty · 2012-05-22 10:26:41

SourceThe Microsoft v Motorola court casethat's been bubbling away since 2010seems to be heating up in all the wrong ways for the Xbox 360 manufacturer, with a judge involved recommending that the console's US imports and sales be halted immediately.International Trade Commission judge David Shaw, pictured, has said he believes that the importing of 4GB and 250GB Xbox 360 consoles into the United States (they're manufactured in China) should be immediately suspended, and that Microsoft should pay Motorola 7% of the value of any unsold consoles remaining in the United States.Those consoles already in the US and not sold would then also be barred from sale with a cease-and-desist order.While Microsoft obviously protested, believing the suspension of Xbox 360 sales would hurt competition in the marketplace, Shaw says 'enforcing intellectual property rights outweighs any potential economic impact on video game consol buyers.'The dispute dates back a few years, and centres around allegations that Microsoft's Xbox 360 infringes upon five patents held by Motorola, mostly related to video codecs.If the ITC's commissioners agree with Shaw, their recommendation will end up on President Obama's desk, where he and his advisors will have 60 days to review it.Note that the ban only mentions Microsoft's current 4GB and 250GB systems; the fate of 320GB consoles or older, pre-owned and refurbished Xbox 360s is unclear.It followssimilar action earlier in the month in Germany, which also relates to the Motorola dispute.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Looks like Sony isn't the only one feeling the heat.

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Shinobi120

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#151 Shinobi120

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I don't really understand why people would want the Xbox360 banned in the United states. That completely eliminates the chance for people to enjoy one of the best marvels of the late 00's decade.verbtex

Simple. Sony fanboys.

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#152 PressXtoJump

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being banned, plus RROD will lead to the extinction of 360's due to no more repairs due to ban. bam

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#153 casharmy

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[QUOTE="carljohnson3456"][QUOTE="mems_1224"]if sony cant pass up a console that isnt allowed to be sold they really need to just give up :lol: mems_1224

What's this? Mems dissing Sony? Surprise, surprise... but oh right, you just like trolling cows. :lol: :roll:

yup i hate sony. They suck and have never produced anything worth a damn. Anything with a sony logo is trash

quoted for future refrence of you being a xbox fanboy dumbass.

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