Reasonable on 03 December 2009
Well, as someone coming from PC I don't see the point of paying for what Live offers, particularly if PSN on another console gives you more or less the same stuff for free, but on the other hand Live is relatively cheap, so while in a sense it's perhaps not great value, it's perhaps too cheap overall to count as having low to no value for the cost.
I'm not sure it's really holding 360 back, either to be honest. I think RROD and MS weak brand at beginning of the 360 lifecycle held the 360 back way more than Live, particularly outside the US.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
