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Microsoft and Xbox have finally taken advantage of what a game console in the living room can mean to a family that enjoys spending time together and using technology.

A few months ago I was thinking about how gaming consoles could really be taking advantage of an area that to me seems obvious. You’ve got the ability to have four controllers, why not make more games that let 4 people play games together, specifically families?

Screenlife Games has finally released a version of their addictively fun game Scene It? for the Xbox 360. I don’t know if you’ve ever played the normal DVD versions of these games, but they’re perfect for families, or perhaps even more so for group games when you’ve got a lot of friends over and everyone’s ready for some good competition and rivalry.

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If you’re like me, you’ve been using Windows since it was 3.1. You were amazed at the difference between 3.1 and 95, 98 was your average upgrade, you never really understood Me, and XP has been a pretty great ride.

If I am correct, and you are like that, then you’re probably really looking forward to the final release of Vista aren’t you? Although, you’re guess is as good as mine as to when that day will actually occur.

So, with all that knowledge of the variety of reincarnations of the operating system, why don’t you share that one great nugget of joy with the rest of the world and win yourself a copy of the Windows Vista Beta DVD! Yep, that’s the one, the one no longer available to download.

That’s right, share your tip with Lifehacker and you just might win your own shrink-wrapped copy!

So here’s the deal: you post your most useful Windows tip in the comments. We’ll pick a handful of the best ones, and tomorrow readers will vote which is most deserving of the prize. Dazzle us with your Windows expertise, make us swoon in awe at your mighty knowledge of ’softie dialogs and wizards. Your tip should be something clever and handy, like getting rid of the Windows Update nag, renaming a batch of files in Explorer or getting rid of Thumbs.db, but it won’t be considered if it was published here on Lifehacker already.

And even if you’re not interested in playing along, there’s already a great collection of tips in the comments already available, even the humor relief tips of “Install Linux”. Obviously copying something already there would be a little looney, so be sure and read what’s there before you submit your own tip.

Okay, not quite yet, but a couple of items I’ve just read sure make a good case for that to become an actual possibility.

The article on Xbox Circle pushes the point by stating how much Sony is poised to lose if their PlayStation3 is as successful as they’re expecting. The challenge though, is that the more successful they are at launching and selling, the more money they lose.

PS3 production pricing at this point has been laid out to be anywhere from $850 - $956 per unit, meaning there will be a loss on each machine of approx $250 - $350 per console sold. If one million consoles sell in the first day of availability Sony will have wiped their entire fiscal gain for all of 2005 in under 24 hours.

For anyone that needs some quick math help, that’s a LOT of zeros to the negative. On the low end $250M loss in the FIRST DAY!

eHomeUpgrade’s article focused more on the aspect of Sony being a great purchase for Microsoft to really get them spread a little further than just software. Purchasing Sony would launch them into not only the hardward market with PC’s, but also consumer electronics and digital photography and video as well. This is turning out to be a really intriguing idea to me. I’m a HUGE Sony fan, and have oddly never really been excited about the PlayStation console. This would give me the best of both worlds. I think if there’s any company that comes close (or even exceeds sometimes in my mind) matching Apple’s style and design, it’s Sony.

For what it’s worth, I don’t think Microsoft is going to make a run at Sony. There are cultural issues and integration issues that would be difficult to overcome. It is interesting, however, to think through the possibilities of a merged entity and the potential synergies between the two companies. I think the whole issue speaks more to the innovation of Apple and Steve Jobs who have changed the competitive landscape and forced a whole new way of thinking about the PC business in recent months. The release of the Intel architecture and now the support of XP on Mac hardware are significant events. It creates real hardware competition for Apple and gives them another avenue to cause PC users to ‘Switch’.

What if Microsoft didn’t go after Sony to absorb them and make them “Microsoft”. What if, instead they just purchased the company and ran it as a wholly owned subsidiary that’s got the financial backing and resources of Microsoft? I really think that’s a possibility. It will be interesting to see what comes of it.

Source: What if Microsoft Bought Sony? Blame Apple!
Source: Microsoft To Buy Sony?