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Old 06-11-2008, 03:00 PM   permanent link to #1
 
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Basically, Microsoft wanted to save money...

Yup, they really saved a lot with that ... boneheaded move.

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They probably still ended up winning in the the long run.

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Ah.. so finally it was the GPU that was causing all this heat / bricking.

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Microsoft's fervent "not invented here" mentality has come back to bite them in their billioneus maximus. As is to be expected, from a company who, when not blatantly copying others, gives us such innovations as "Microsoft Bob"...

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