MikeB's past predictions

[Ausfalcon]

MikeB said:

@ Ausfalcon

The big post does not hide what so far appears to be a lie.

Again you sound very extremist to me with your wording.

Neil Thompson head of Xbox UK:

“Whatever format wins it is highly likely we will offer a solution. The only debate is if you want to watch Blu-ray movies and pay the extra money for that feature. We prefer to offer the consumer choice."

Sounds promising to me. In hindsight misleading.

Nice attempt at word play. Finding something promising is not the same as someone making a promise.

You know this, everyone with any decent skill in using the English language knows this. "Highly likely" is not a promise. I am hardly "very extremist". That's laughable. Indeed I AGREE with you that such statements could easily be viewed at this time as misleading. But as you are well aware that was not the point I was making.

The point was that you definitively stated Microsoft promised this to the public, I.e. that they have broken their word, i.e. that they have broken an oath. And again yes I find it crappy and misleading from the quotes you gave so far. But that does not give you the right to make it something even more than it is, especially when you get off on complaining about others doing the same thing.

Now what's the big deal for you to man up and just admit you overstated stuff and got a little zealous? I don't gloat when someone does the right thing. And again, I make this point especially because you gave a hard time to others for not using words like "likely" or "I think" etc. in such statements.