Episode 680

<h2>Stories Covered</h2>
<ul><li>AOL buys social network Bebo for $850 million<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B1%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.news.com%5C%2F8301-13577_3-9893014-36.html%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.news.com%5C%2F8301-13577_3-9893014-36.html%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9893014-36.html">[1]</a>
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>MPAA boss: Net neutrality would cramp our P2P snooping plans<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B2%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Farstechnica.com%5C%2Fnews.ars%5C%2Fpost%5C%2F20080313-mpaa-boss-net-neutrality-would-cramp-our-p2p-snooping-plans.html%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Farstechnica.com%5C%2Fnews.ars%5C%2Fpost%5C%2F20080313-mpaa-boss-net-neutrality-would-cramp-our-p2p-snooping-plans.html%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080313-mpaa-boss-net-neutrality-would-cramp-our-p2p-snooping-plans.html">[2]</a><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B3%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fopinion.latimes.com%5C%2Fbitplayer%5C%2F2008%5C%2F03%5C%2Fmpaa-clarifies.html%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fopinion.latimes.com%5C%2Fbitplayer%5C%2F2008%5C%2F03%5C%2Fmpaa-clarifies.html%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://opinion.latimes.com/bitplayer/2008/03/mpaa-clarifies.html">[3]</a>
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>Report: Microsoft says no Blu-ray for Xbox 360<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B4%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.news.com%5C%2F8301-10784_3-9893090-7.html%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.news.com%5C%2F8301-10784_3-9893090-7.html%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9893090-7.html">[4]</a>
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>Blu-ray players: Mighty pricey<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B5%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.news.com%5C%2F8301-10784_3-9893149-7.html%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.news.com%5C%2F8301-10784_3-9893149-7.html%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9893149-7.html">[5]</a><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B6%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.engadgethd.com%5C%2F2008%5C%2F03%5C%2F12%5C%2Flack-of-competition-sends-blu-ray-player-prices-upward%5C%2F%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.engadgethd.com%5C%2F2008%5C%2F03%5C%2F12%5C%2Flack-of-competition-sends-blu-ray-player-prices-upward%5C%2F%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/12/lack-of-competition-sends-blu-ray-player-prices-upward/">[6]</a>
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<dl data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><dd>David in Vegas: Sony (and Movie Theater owners who charge me $6 for rubbery popcorn in a theater where you can’t (send in an usher to) keep people off their cell phones), go take a long walk off a short pier (because this is a family friendly podcast).
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>Disney: $123 million From iTunes Since 2006<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B7%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.alleyinsider.com%5C%2F2008%5C%2F3%5C%2Fdisney_123_million_from_itunes_since_2006%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.alleyinsider.com%5C%2F2008%5C%2F3%5C%2Fdisney_123_million_from_itunes_since_2006%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/disney_123_million_from_itunes_since_2006">[7]</a>
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>EA’s Take-Two offer turns hostile<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B8%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.gamespot.com%5C%2Fnews%5C%2F6187712.html%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.gamespot.com%5C%2Fnews%5C%2F6187712.html%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/6187712.html">[8]</a>
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>Gibson: Activision’s ‘Guitar Hero’ violates patent<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B9%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.news.com%5C%2FGibson-Activisions-Guitar-Hero-violates-patent%5C%2F2100-1043_3-6234177.html%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.news.com%5C%2FGibson-Activisions-Guitar-Hero-violates-patent%5C%2F2100-1043_3-6234177.html%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.news.com/Gibson-Activisions-Guitar-Hero-violates-patent/2100-1043_3-6234177.html">[9]</a>
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>DirecTV takes on video-on-demand<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B10%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.news.com%5C%2F8301-10784_3-9893052-7.html%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.news.com%5C%2F8301-10784_3-9893052-7.html%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9893052-7.html">[10]</a>
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<ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>Microsoft finally confirms Windows 7 for 2010 launch<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B11%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.engadget.com%5C%2F2008%5C%2F03%5C%2F13%5C%2Fmicrosoft-finally-confirms-windows-7-for-2010-launch%5C%2F%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.engadget.com%5C%2F2008%5C%2F03%5C%2F13%5C%2Fmicrosoft-finally-confirms-windows-7-for-2010-launch%5C%2F%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="5070-6011102225df4e3aa74783" rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/microsoft-finally-confirms-windows-7-for-2010-launch/">[11]</a>
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