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Microsoft to end production of HD DVD player for Xbox 360

Microsoft Co, the Japanese unit of U.S. computer software giant Microsoft Corp, said Tuesday that it will end the production of an external High-Definition DVD player for its Xbox 360 game console. The step follows a recent decision by Toshiba Corp to... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Tue, Feb 26 2008

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