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He's right, it's really good news for everyone involved. He's also right that it's only half the equation. The changes are also going to need to be in the way Microsoft treats smaller developers. The reason Sony has made so much recent headway is that they've poured a lot of effort into reaching out to developers and making them feel important and welcome. It's a change in attitude as much as procedure.

Still, if Microsoft has gone this far, then they know what the problems are. We'll likely see more changes in the way their staff interacts with developers who aren't represented by lawyers and businessmen.