XBOX360 Sales banned?!

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I know that many of you may have already seen this but i would like to know everyones opinions on this.

An administrative law judge has declared that the Xbox 360 should be banned in the US.

The ruling is part of an ongoing patent dispute between Microsoft and Motorola between the 4GB and 250GB S models of the Xbox 360, which saw the device almost banned in Germany earlier this month.

Courthouse News reports that Judge David Shaw also said that the US should prevent sale of the machines with a cease-and-desist order, and that Microsoft should post a bond equal to 7% of the declared value of unsold Xbox inventory already in the country.

I have no idea how much that is, but I bet it's loads.

Microsoft has argued that 7% is too high, instead suggesting it pay 2.5%. Motorola, on the other hand, has said Microsoft should pay 100%. I don't think Motorola really understands how to haggle.

Microsoft also said that Shaw's exclusion order doesn't service the public interest, because consumers would be left with only the PlayStation 3 and Wii for their console gaming needs. Shaw rejected the argument, stating that Sony and Nintendo could probably meet the increased demand.

Shaw determined in April that Microsoft had infringed on four Motorola patents, related to "secure wireless communication and transmission of video content between controller devices and game consoles."

What happens if Shaw's determination and recommendation becomes final? President Barack Obama will have 60 days to review the decision.
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[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31DDwxFY3Bs[/video]
[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k_qnj6s1jE[/video]

My personal opinion is that the sales should be banned, at-least until they can change the console to not violate the patent. Just because Microsoft is a big, rich company, it shouldn't mean they are allowed to do whatever they want and get away with it.

discuss below.
-TTG_MAKER
 
Because, everyone likes playing it (including I). If they are going to ban a sale on gaming systems, it should be like Playstation, Wii...etc.
 
I know everyone likes playing, and so do i. But saying they should ban other systems is a bit unfair, since they've done nothing, whereas Microsoft violated a patent by Motorola. Weather it was intentional or not i'm sure they have more than enough staff/money to check.

-TTG_MAKER
 
I agree that Microsoft will not want to lose money from there sales being banned, but there still losing money forking out millions (billions?) to pay off Motorola.

Also, where you've put "well" in your post, it should be Will.

-TTG_MAKER
 
This is the first I'm hearing about this and it is really stupid. But I have thought of a solution for Microsoft, they should just BUY Motorola!
 
I searched the internet to find the net worth of Motorola and in 2007 they were worth $11.6 billion to $11.8 billion, from which you could only assume those figures have risen. So the chances of Microsoft buying them is very slim.
Don't hold me to these figures being correct though.

-TTG_MAKER
 
TTG_MAKER said:
I searched the internet to find the net worth of Motorola and in 2007 they were worth $11.6 billion to $11.8 billion, from which you could only assume those figures have risen. So the chances of Microsoft buying them is very slim.
Don't hold me to these figures being correct though.

-TTG_MAKER
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Motorola's net worth is $14b and Microsoft's net worth is $230b as of 2012.
 
Even with those figures, that's alot of money to pay for a console that's 7 years old.

-TTG_MAKER
 
In the second video, the man said that Google bought Motorola to have access to all of their patents, and that is why this lawsuit has been brought back up, so there is no chance that Microsoft will simply buy Motorola.
 
Yes, Blur. Xbox sales have been banned in Germany as far as i am aware.

-TTG_MAKER
 
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