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To: Doren who wrote (27859)	3/14/2000 9:42:00 AM
From: soup	Respond to of 213176

Why X-Box means trouble for Mac. >Microsoft has at last announced its first foray into the home console market, the snappily titled X-Box. With its specifications, and a likely price of around $300, it offers a real challenge to PlayStation 2 and Sony. But it also poses some questions for Apple, who stands to lose if X-Box becomes a big success.< >Of course, there is a cross-platform standard that lets you port easily and quickly to just about any platform, in the shape of OpenGL.< macuser.co.uk With Sony/Nintendo/Sega/Microsoft all competing for the same thumbs, I can easily imagine Jobs trying to put the installed base of Mac-users in play for the right offer -- if not position OSX as a "Switzerland-neutral" development environment. Since S/N/S/M all lose $ on the hardware side, I'm thinking there are few obstacles to having the goods run on Macs via software emulation (Virtual Game Station II); if not native Mac capability (PPC-based Dolphin); or access to APIs (X-Box). Comments?

To: Doren who wrote (27859)	3/14/2000 12:30:00 PM
From: Jeff Hayden	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213176

Thanks Doren, I wasn't aware of where Apple stood on Bluetooth. At the moment, I should think 3rd party support via PCMCIA cards might handle Bluetooth connectivity for the Mac quite well for now. If Apple later comes out with some form of PDA, they might also want to include Bluetooth in the design. The Europeans are very hot on Bluetooth, so I expect it could become quite popular after it gets widely deployed. They're even more enamored with cell phones than we are and they want the cell phone to be their overall contact with the world. Bluetooth is part of that plan.