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   Jared Anderson, Nov 10th, 2005 @ 9:48pm

   
   

   ohh i love Microsoft

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   Limbo, Nov 10th, 2005 @ 9:55pm

   
   

   There is a reason why our fore fathers wanted a limited government. And the inability for the governemnt to get things right has a lot to do with it.

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   lolz

   

   Sam, Nov 10th, 2005 @ 10:24pm

   
   

   Our government has really gone to shiat, I don't understand how they can't just look out of the box and really think.

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   They're ignorant

   

   Stoolio, Nov 11th, 2005 @ 1:23am

   
   

   Politicians are a lot more concerned with their own shortsighted careers than really learning how things work.

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   charlie, Nov 11th, 2005 @ 3:00am

   
   

   fuck microsoft.

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   Holy crap...

   

   Stoned4Life, Nov 11th, 2005 @ 4:18am

   
   

   Unless these guys start getting their heads out of their a** and start looking up instead of down, we might get somewhere in life.

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   bunch of cry babies

   

   alex bell, Nov 11th, 2005 @ 5:12am

   
   

   To me it seems like the gov just want to make sure anybody with only an internet phone connection can still get through to 911. Microsoft is just whining like they always do. If people do not see this for what it is, they are just as stupid. Come on 911 on X-Box, who the hell wants to reboot the hardware in an emergency anyway? And...they would probably rename it like they do everything they get their hands on, like 'folders' for directory and 'favorites' for bookmarks. What could 911 be refered to that Microsoft could call it to further imply the stupidity of its userbase? Maybe they will take something like a simple dial 911 command and make it extremely complicated and give the user a 'wizard' to do it for them.

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   Re: bunch of cry babies

   

   Taic454, Nov 11th, 2005 @ 5:54am

   
   

   Don't worry though they will still have to release service packs to continue to screw things up after its release.

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   Government can't get it right...

   

   Howard, Nov 11th, 2005 @ 7:54am

   
   

   Just be glad you don't get all of the government you are paying for. Incompetence and inefficiency in government is a blessing in disguise.

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    zachary pond, Nov 11th, 2005 @ 7:56am

    
    

    this isn't true -- just more media hype. the FCC will require that all providers who offer a POTS-like product by terminating calls to the PSTN to also offer a way for those customers to call 911.
    
    unless the call hits the PSTN, it won't be subject to E911 rules.
    
    i don't know if the xbox is also now capable of terminating calls to the PSTN, but point-to-point services like MSN or skype aren't going to be subject to E911 rules.
    

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    dan, Nov 11th, 2005 @ 8:23am

    
    

    first off microsoft is making a good point that you all seem to agree with that xbox shouldnt have the ability to call 911, as the current wording would make it... Also skype would be effected cause it can call any regular number.
    
    now they are just regulating random data on the line, and making it different... oh these bits encode voice better regulate that..

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