As others have said, it's not just XBox in that category but it should be obvious it's XBox that's putting that category as a whole in the red. Others have also said their console is just a means to an end. True. But I find it funny that everyone thinks because that's their plan, and they went ahead with it, that it was a good idea for their bottom line. I believe in the end, the whole XBox thing was a waste of time.
They were afraid of Sony's PS line? Didn't want an all in one system with Sony's name in your home? Has any of the gloom and doom, Sony will run our living rooms, come to pass? No. Most people use other devices to do what PS3 and 360 do. Devices that have nothing to do with Windows. So while I'm no billionaire whiz kid, I still believe MS missed the target. Focused on Sony or fears people would use that system for everything, they missed the real threat. They've watched their big guns like Office take hits, and it's not because of Sony. People are getting similar programs, that will read Office files, elsewhere. And for free no less. They've watched their profits dwindle as people are getting similar products, 'over the air' instead of paying MS' premium price. The real threat was Google. And they ignored them, and went after Sony? Mistake.
So you tell me, if XBox was a good idea? Makes no profit. Supposed to be a trojan horse to shoehorn even more MS into your home because all in one consoles were going to run your living room! Wait, that didn't happen. So we have a product in the red, and losses in other areas for MS because they went after the wrong company.
