Is Microsoft profiting from X-box/X-box 360 at all?

[dschumm]

Legend11 said:

dschumm said:
And for the record Microsoft does care. It is a publicly traded compnay who true boss is the owners of the stock. These investors like to see stock go up and to make it go up you need profit.

Any you do realize that Microsoft had record profits for the company in their last FY right? And that's even with the 1+ billion they set aside for the extended warranty/rrod issue.

Anyone who is coming out and saying that Microsoft is going to dump the Xbox 360 or get out of the videogame console business is talking out of their ass considering both Steve Balmer and Bill Gates have put their full support behind the Xbox line.

You are quite right. And as long as Microsoft keeps making huge amounts of money investors won't care if some gambles haven't paid off yet. I was just saying that is ridiculous to saying things like Microsoft doesn't care aboput losing 7 billion dollars. They are not some altruistic gods of gaming showering us with goodness. They are a company that thinks it can make hundreds of billions of dollars by getting into your living room and providing you with entertainment. They are completely behind the Xbox 360. But I have to say that they are smart and when they see andadvantage to moving on to the Xbox 720 or something else they will.