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oldestofsports 78 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft's 'unhackable' Xbox One has been hacked ...

Why do you put 'unhackable' within quotes, like it would be a direct quote from Microsoft? I can't find any record of them using that word.

cylemons 78 days ago [–]

I interpreted it as scare quotes in general. Like "previously thought unhackable Xbox One has been hacked"

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