Petz, I'd say, offhand, that an x-box clone is approximately impossible. It's a closed Microsoft system, with a new OS that Microsoft is not going to sell independent of the hardware, unless they feel like it. With MSFT's stated intentions on selling the hardware themselves, it doesn't make sense. Then there's the issue of the traditional subsidy of hardware by software in the games console market, how would that work with a clone? Then, there's the vaporware factor.
There could certainly be a clone in the functionality sense, but once again, X-box is 18 months away by Microsoft's ever slippery scheduling standards. A fun battle to watch, but it's all speculation at this point, there are much more proximate opportunities that will make AMD a lot of money, if they continue to execute.
Cheers, Dan. |
