Xbox 1 was a great piece of hardware, Xbox 360 was rushed which cause the RROD problems, yet i dont think MS are bad at hardware department, at the end of the day they have created powerfull equipment for great price, PS3 may have more features but price still holds it back.
And of course they will be in Console market next year, among Nintendo they are in second place at the moment, Xbox brand have established itself among gamers, with great library of quality titles (i think at the moment the best one), they got finally some kind off foothold in Japan, and they will greatly outsell Xbox. At the moment PS brand is the one that suffers most compared to previous generations.
I would prefer Sega over MS on the market, but Xbox is a great product.
