Total Loss from Microsoft's E&D Division is nearly below $6B

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FreeTalkLive said:

Zassk said:
It's not a loss, it's an investment. $6B is a small price to pay to break Sony's monopoly in the console segment.

Except that Sony never had a monopoly on the console segment (or anything close to it) and Nintendo was the company which took leadership back from Sony.

 

 

And to add to that the console market is very dynamic , the marketshare could potentialy change drasticaly in Sony's favour next gen.

$6B to secure 2nd place ? it has little to no influence on futurue generations , the RROD fiasco will likely offset alot of the benefits of MS's investment to the XBOX brand.