Hacking the Xbox
Source: BUSINESS 2
What open-source enthusiasts can teach Microsoft about unlocking its full digital potential.
It is not too difficult to imagine the ultimate digital entertainment appliance: something with the versatility and storage capacity of a PC, but connected to your TV and stereo so that you can enjoy all of your digital photos, music, and videos from the comfort of your living room. And all for less than $200. Pipe dream? Such an appliance already exists. It's called the Xbox. But these features are not available from Microsoft (MSFT). Rather, they're the work of a group of enterprising open-source hackers who are showing Microsoft what the Xbox's full potential truly is.
