Should Microsoft Spin Off the Xbox?

[the_bloodwalker]

Legend11 said:

radioioRobert said:

Oops, forgot to put Malstrom's comments about the above article.... 

http://seanmalstrom.wordpress.com/

Let’s talk about the bold for a second.

Conventional wisdom is saying that the Games Division is ‘profitable’. However, the investor wants it spun off to assess its ‘true value’. What is going on here is that much of the marketing, the warranties, and other costs for the Xbox 360 have been woven into other divisions to mask the huge losses.

 

 Complete bullshit.

Nope, is a common practice many companies do when they face losses, not just Microsoft.