MS are happy to ride a profit wave?
MS aren't happy! They lost almost 7 billion USD in 12 years.
Nice to know that they have more money then Sony and Nintendo, but if a company has a bad spot that costs a lot of money sooner or later heads will be rolling.
Nintendo has 1 bad year and they are burning money? You must be joking ... the Wii-U is coming and the 3DS is just getting warmed up.
Sony is again earning money and still positive, the PS4 will be a very strong upgrade of the PS3 and they will earn money with it (and the Vita) like Nintendo will with the Wii-U and 3DS.
Too bad you can only see positive things for MS all the time, but never see them for the other companies just because you're a "fan".
I heard, saw and wrote it often and I will do it again: Stop fighting and start gaming!