Am I the only one who doesnt care about Microsoft?

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mrstickball said:
I dislike Microsoft, but the fact is, Sony and Nintendo are no better.

In the 1980s, and early 1990s, Nintendo FORCED retail outlets to NOT sell Sega systems, they forced Devs to only work for Nintendo or else, and had some of the most abominable practices that far outweigh the negatives MS has had in the console market (and equal to them in a general sence).

Nintendo has also owned/opperated Love Hotels in Japan. I'm not a huge fan of brothels, therefore Love Hotels to me are nearly equal, and those that own them.

Microsoft brought HDDs to consoles on a major scale by being the first company to incorporate HDD into their system(s) 6 years ago. Something only now that Sony is doing, and Nintedon't. Online is in a similar situation. Yes, Sega started it (with MS's help), but MS still has the largest marketshare of online gaming. Is it perfect? No. But the content is much more viable and better than either competitor.

They also innovated on the core packs, trying to atleast get consumers something viable in the mass market price, no matter how many people call it the "tard pack" - I've seen quite a few parents enjoy the "tard pack" over the Prems for their kids.

Sony, although great with the PS1, has constantly downgraded the archatectural designs of their systems. The PS2 was crap, and was difficult to dev for, and since it was #1, forced many people to use their systems that Sony really didn't back up with strong documentation (and as far as I know, they're still in 3rd place when it comes to helping the devs out with problems).

And now they have $599.95, trying evenmoreso than MS and Nintendo to overcharge consumers for needless features - something MS and Nintendo are guilty of.

So in the end, each company has their bad points. I really could care less about Nintendo. They've screwed over retailers, 3rd parties, and consumers in so many ways, yet every child loves them for Mario. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, and thats mine.

I however, am indebted to MS for producing a console that has tons of PC-quality games that are exclusive, and save me from spending thousands on upgrading my PC. Not only this, I feel like they are trying very hard to vie for 3rd parties, and are challenging Nintendo and Sony to do better - in the same way Sega challenged Nintendo, Sony challenged Nintendo and conventional cartridges, and ect.

However, The major difference is Nintendo's major unethical behaviour was 20 years ago. Since then they have all new management, they have been served a whole lot of humble pie by Sony, and they're back and they're running things better. If they start screwing customers over again then I'll stop buying their products, simple.

Microsoft and Sony have been unethically and illegally screwingpeople over constantly and are STILL doing it. If Sony/Microsoft removes all their upper management and have years of ethical behaviour then I will consider buying their products again.