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edge-online.com - 2/25/2009
Online Business Heats Up
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Both Microsoft and Sony have been bandying around a few online service numbers of late, in what is fast becoming a significant competitive front in the battle for living room domination. In early January, Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft’s director of product management for Xbox 360 and Live, ...
Microsoft Elevate America
microsoft.com - 2/22/2009
Microsoft Elevate America
— microsoft.com — Click Here to Install Silverlight * United States Change | All Microsoft Sites Microsoft Microsoft Elevate Visit... Corporate Citizenship Site Get the Basics Develop the basic IT skills you need as a foundation for your career Access ... (more) Microsoft Elevate America

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Identifying Yourself As A Lesbian Gets You Banned On XBOX Live [Gaming]
consumerist.com - 2/26/2009
Identifying Yourself As A Lesbian Gets You Banned On XBOX Live [Gaming]
— consumerist.com — Teresa says that she was harassed by other players and later suspended from XBOX Live because she... identified herself as a lesbian in her profile. When she appealed to Microsoft, she says they told... (more) Identifying Yourself As A Lesbian Gets You Banned On ...

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microsoft.com - 2/22/2009
Microsoft Elevate America
— microsoft.com — Click Here to Install Silverlight * United States Change | All Microsoft Sites Microsoft Microsoft Elevate Visit... Corporate Citizenship Site Get the Basics Develop the basic IT skills you need as a foundation for your career Access ... (more) Microsoft Elevate America

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Kotaku:  So How Big Is The Console Downloads Market? [Retail]

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So How Big Is The Console Downloads Market? [Retail]
Kotaku — ... games across 360, PS3 and Wii represented only one percent of a combined packaged and download console game market in 2008". In other words, 99% of the console game market is comprised of games you buy on a disc, from a retailer. Sure, it helps that packaged games are generally more expensive than downloadable ones, which normally run to around $10 or so, but still. If Harding-Rolls' numbers add up (and we're guessing they'd come pretty close), that's one tiny share of the market. Online Business Heats Up [Edge]

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