Thank goodness these anti ms people represent only a tiny tiny portion of the market. They can continue on there paranoia and not purchase a 360. They are only missing out on an excellent gaming experience. Are they mostly from Europe? Socialists! Evil Microsoft for making tons of money!

Partially I agree ... though I dont think that buying up a company is a bad thing , buying it up as MS did is really bad . A console needs its 1st party base , and that cant consist out of bought-up 3rd party developers ..

Nothin like fighting fire with fire eh Dark?

yes, MS sucks

They have created ... the poor Window that was improved by stealing all the MAC features at each update.

... enought is said.

Neverthless, I consider that Ninja Gaiden, Halo, Forza, Fable, were created with the help of MS and I consider these games as TRUE Xbox title, no steal here.

(before Halo, Bungie was nothing, weren't they ?)

THats just the way it works Libellule. If you don't think that Apple stole all their ideas from someone else first, think again...

The 'I Hate PS3' thread got locked, so why not this one?

 I don't know, every time I see them they are actually competing the honest way. Maybe they bend the fundamental rules here and there, but I never see them pull off something really sleazy like Microsoft does. 

Microsoft has been trying to go on a buying spree lately. First, with developers like Rare, Bungie back in the day, the FF7 maker, they guys who made Odd World, internet companies like Yahoo (they failed, but now are trying to do a proxy war), and then there are rumors about an attempt to buy Epic and Logitech going around.  

My text book once said that a monopoly is started when a company buys out the competition.  Why the government hasn't stopped them is completely beyond me. I remember the Clinton administration was going after them, then when the Bush administration came into play, all allegations were discharged.  Hmmm. 

"Hate" is such a strong word. Did the 360 kill your first born? Rob your house? Steal your wife?

Regardless, this is just flamebait.