Xbox UK chief doesn't believe Sony's 20m PSN figure

[WiiStation360]

nightsurge said:

WiiStation360 said:
I don't trust either number.

Both Live and PSN numbers are padded with people who have multiple or unused accounts. Sony counts PSN forum ids and MS counts Windows Live ids as XBox members.

The Microsoft 17 million figure is just 360 users.
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- This does NOT include Windows Live accounts.
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My Games for Windows Live account lists my membership level as: "XBox Live Silver Membership".  I do not own an 360.

These numbers are pointless anyway.  We know how many consoles each sold, why does the number of online IDs matter at all?