Microsoft rumoured to be working on Apple TV rival

Theregister is reporting that Microsoft has an Apple TV-style set-top box in its labs, it is rumoured to be an inexpensive Windows 8 based unit designed to provide access to Xbox Live entertainment services along with casual gaming.

"Multiple sources" who claim to be close to the matter say the Microsoft set-top box will launch in 2013. The technology on board the gadget could even be incorporated into an Xbox TV set, The Verger reports."

i like the sound of this, wish there was an SDK for the Apple TV so that apps could be installed on it, i see a void here Microsoft could fill.

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