Good stuff, but it's worth mentioning that the Xbox itself runs a custom version of Windows that solves all of the UI and device management issues mentioned her

Good stuff, but it's worth mentioning that the Xbox itself runs a custom version of Windows that solves all of the UI and device management issues mentioned here. (Surely no one thought it ran some other OS, did they?) I think it's safe to say that MS worked out all their console concerns in Windows a long time ago, which is what makes it easy for them to let a partner ship portable hardware and make it a real Xbox in all the ways the author wants. I'll definitely be getting one.