Why Microsoft entered the Console War

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MikeB said:

@ Chris Hu

Good point, however War of Warcraft provides a free trial period (free download) and the game is well cheaper than a console retail game. It's still amazing though (what is the number of active monthly accounts?), I think relatively low hardware requirements allowed this game to tap well into the hundreds of millions install base.

MSFT also provides a free 1 month Gold Service for new accounts, btw.