More Breaking News: Xbox 360's now drop $100.....

[Bodhesatva]

Is anyone else beginning to suspect that Microsoft can't design efficient, cheap hardware? It's still early for them, but I'm beginning to see a pattern. I don't mean "Their systems break down a lot," I mean that they can't seem to make hardware at low prices.

From all accounts, Microsoft was still losing money on the original Xbox once it was obsolesced. Now, we get a tiny price cut two years after the release of the system, which suggests the 360, too, has not seen dramatic cuts in manufacturing cost. Anyone agree with me here? Or have evidence to contradict me?