The Xbox 360 violates four Motorola patents, according to ITC Administrative Law Judge David Shaw,
Wired reports. Shaw made his initial ruling against Microsoft in April, and now recommends a ban on sales and import of the game console.
But don’t expect the Xbox 360 to vanish from store shelves anytime soon. Shaw’s ruling still faces approval or modifications by the ITC’s board of commissioners–with a deadline of August 23–and even if they agree completely with Shaw, they must still get a sign off from the Obama administration within 60 days.
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And before you say that it won't happen, the consoles are currently banned in Germany. Perhaps we'll see the Xbox 720/Durango a lot sooner than we thought.