What makes it special? What makes Xbox Live worth it?

[worldlyfall]

o_O.Q said:

worldlyfall said:
There is only one AD on the dashboard. One ad cannot support an entire service such as live. You people are pathetic to make such a claim. And for those who have never used live and are on this thread. There are no pop ups, or in game ads, there is only on tiny ad in the bottom right of your dashboard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob3xTBsT09w

are you sure? this video shows the new interface for the 360 ( released a short while ago ) and i can count this person showing at least 4 different ads ( most likely at different times )

all i'm saying is that its not completely unfeasable to think that the revenue brough in from these may be able to cover the cost of the service... well if you aren't convinced that it takes a fortune to support i guess

if commentators on youtube can bring in so much money from advertising on their videos that they begin to consider it as a job i have to consider the possibility that the ads on xbl can be just as lucrative... then multiply that by millions of users

Its still just one ad and at different times. If you owned a 360 you would know, but you dont. So i don't even know why you would even be posting here.

I fail to see how anyone can think Live can be supported by one ad? How much money do you think MS honestly makes from from one advertisment? Do you understand how a business works? How much it costs to run  and operate? There service it self may not cost a fortune to run but paying the people behind it and all the overhead expenese do. There are many expense's that a company like MS would have, and to honestly think that ONE and i repeat ONE advertisment can cover it all is just plain stupid.