An Xbox fit for a ... president?

Bill Gates gives a customised console to South Korean head of state

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NEWS: 20 May 2008 14:41 GMT by Verity Burns This was the gift Bill Gates took with him when he met South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at Cheong Wa Dae on 6 May. The Microsoft Xbox had been specially decorated with traditional Korean mother-of-pearl by Kim Young-jun, the head of a manufacturing company called Gookbo. He chose to feature ume flowers and butterflies to symbolise patience and perserverance, entitling the final product "Peace". The designer made three - one for the President, one for Gates, and one "just in case", which he is currently keeping himself.

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