WTF! how many?

[Bodhesatva]

Onimusha12 said:

Bodhesatva said:

Onimusha12 said:
So Bods are you saying that its justified to say the PS3 and 360 are excusable in having multiple SKUs because their consumer market works like that of the PC market as was the original contested point?

Absolutely not. It personally doesn't bother me, but from a financial standpoint I think it's a poor plan. I think the extreme customizability of the PC is something that personally appeals to a tech-savvier consumer such as myself (I built the one I'm typing on right now), but isn't palatable or appealing to most consumers.

Therefore, I expect the customizability of the PS3 and 360 to also be unpalatable to consumers. I'm not sure it's a deal breaker, but I doubt most people find it appealing.

I wish you would have made this more clear in your debut into the debate, it would have saved much confusion. I also wish you wouldn't have chosen to derail the debate to satisfy your pet peeve over a very trivial matter of distinctions.

I really don't feel like it was derailed until you decided to pick a bone with me. I did specifically say -- in my very first post -- that I did not mind the multiple SKUs personally. It's right there! It's the very first thing I said, in this entire thread. That's not edited at all, by the way.

You can insist this is my fault somehow, but honestly, the thread so far still looks like this to me:

Me: I don't mind multiple SKUs. However, this really does make consoles and PCs effectively similar.

You: No it doesn't.

Me: How so? What functions does a console lack?

You: Please don't derail the thread.

Again, not sure why the onus for such a debate is being placed on me, nor do I particularly feel like it's a derailment (side discussions related to the original topic are usually acceptable in forum threads, in my experience).