business model innovation design we're on a road to nowhere // on a quest to analyze and explore the design of business model innovations, i.e. 'hideous and hidden things' like organizational structures and capabilities, corporate strategies and all things related // on a yellow brick road with a girl, a lion and a straw-man wasting our time // …

… new information has surfaced on Xbox360 / iPod compatibility, note:

According to several sources, the upcoming Xbox console will allow users to plug in an iPod or other portable mp3 device. “You can plug your iPod into the Xbox 360 and play songs off that too, […] you can also use it to rip songs off CDs and play them from the hard drive”. That is part of a much larger multimedia-focused approach, […] a console capable of far more than just games.

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the overall objective of the Xbox is to allow the highest level of flexibility for consumers. That includes allowing users to create their own soundtracks for games, a development that will shake the current relationship between [music] labels and video game creators.

found here: Digital Music News