President Barack Obama's admonition to parents to "put away the Xbox" has drawn a response from Microsoft. Obama made the remarks on Thursday evening during a speech he delivered at an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the NAACP.

Here's what the President said: "To parents, we can’t tell our kids to do well in school and fail to support them when they get home. For our kids to excel, we must accept our own responsibilities. That means putting away the Xbox and putting our kids to bed at a reasonable hour. It means attending those parent-teacher conferences, reading to our kids, and helping them with their homework."

And here is Microsoft's response, as reported by the Associated Press: "We agree with President Obama that it’s a time for families to work together so that kids use media in ways that are safe, healthy and balanced. Xbox 360 is the only console gaming system that has a timer feature allowing parents to set time limits for their kids, as well as parent controls to enable parents to set limits on what their kids are playing and watching."

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