They also announced the timed exclusive DLC in june. http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/06/15/call-of-duty-black-ops-dlc-map-packs-on-xbox-360-first/
its missing from the op post. Perhaps this small fee is in payment for the timed exclusive DLC for 2 years. Which is what MS should be doing with our money. Making live better than its competitors by bringing in more content before they can.
To my other point about comparing it to cable, where on your aggreeement does it say where your money goes? Why expect the same from MS? I have never had a contract for a service such as cable break down which channnel gets which money. You just pay for a service or package and get what you get, just like live. You pay for live service and get access to its feautures. There is no need to know where your money went, just that you got what you paid for.
