Microsoft moves another step closer to taking the Xbox out of Xbox Live

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There’s been some excited chatter in recent days about Xbox going mobile. But if you think Microsoft sees a single type of hardware as the future of its Xbox brand, then you haven’t been paying close enough attention.

Windows Phone (R.I.P.), for all its failed ambition, was meant to be, in part, an extension of Xbox. Going back further, in the twilight months of the Xbox 360’s life, Microsoft tested a smartphone-style approach to hardware sales with a subscription program that gave users a console and an Xbox Live Gold subscription for $99 plus a two-year commitment to a $15 monthly contract. Read more…

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