The Xbox 360 experience is much better than other services and products they offer. Why?
Competition. MS is not completely running the show in the gaming business. They actually have to compete with two other companies and out do them with better offerings. If MS monopolizes the gaming industry (which is their goal), then we will see similar business model they apply to their OS and Office apps business. Overcharging for a product that is not all that great.
As far as my experience, I've had much more difficulty with MS than I have had with the other two companies. Re-installing Windows often and charging me $80 for a power supply that they lost are a couple of them.
Hopefully the Xbox brand never becomes a monopoly in the gaming industry. It's great as a competitor, though.
"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY." --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials
Conservatives: Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.
