As most of you know, the hated X-Box is sold at a loss to flood the market and take over the game system scene. Many out there have succesfully hacked into the said "box of darkness" and done many wonderous things, in the process making Billy very, very mad. I plan to do the same.
The only thing that would make Bill Gates very mad would be if NO ONE bought the X-Box. Exactly as you said, MS sells them at a loss to try to take over the game system scene. Why would helping prop up their sales numbers piss off Gates??? He doesn't care what the systems are used for, so long as he can claim he sold them! With friends helping like this, who needs enemies?
If you really want to do it well, skip the X-Box, and use a regluar PC with Linux. Better performance, cheaper, and more case options (especially if you go with a mini or micro ATX). No money AND no market share for MS. :-)