Microsoft: Xbox Exclusive to Microsoft

Following up to the news posted earlier this week about the Xbox software being licensed to 3rd parties (see Xbox for Your TV) Microsoft issued this statement:

"There's certainly a potential for other hardware companies to manufacture Xbox some day in the future, but that is not something we're focused on right now. Xbox will continue to be manufactured exclusively by Microsoft."

Microsoft appears to be leaving the door open for licensing the Xbox in the future but has pretty much killed the rumors circulating on the net that it would happen sooner rather than later.