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Microsofts sacrifice: The Xbox One is now merely the Xbox 720

2013-06-24 16:48:17| Extremetech

Over the past couple of months, Microsoft has been through hell and back. The company announced its next-gen console to minimal fanfare, thanks to some seemingly draconian policies. Amazingly, Microsoft rolled over on the policies it stood staunchly behind for the past couple of months, and now the Xbox One is more like an Xbox 720. We have so many questions -- most prominently, what could've been.

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Microsoft's Brilliant Idea: A Bug Bounty Program!

2013-06-24 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

It may be largely a locked-down PRISM world we're living in today, but that doesn't mean those of us here in the Linux blogosphere can't still have a little fun once in a while -- especially if it's at Microsoft's expense. The latest opportunity? Well, get this: Microsoft had a really good idea recently. *Really* good! Redmond has decided to... wait for it... launch a bug bounty program!

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Now it's Microsoft's turn to rally developers

2013-06-24 09:00:00| CNET News.com

At its Build conference, which begins Wednesday in San Francisco, Microsoft will unveil Windows 8.1, hoping to get developers excited about updates to the new operating system that's been met with tepid demand. [Read more]

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