Has Microsoft already achieved its goal?

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Dno said:

celticlonewolf said:
Reading some of these posts it is clear that some people find it hard to give some credit where credit is needed simply because its not there console of choice. Like someone already pointed out between the ps3 and 360 ww sales are very close I mean personaly I do think that the ps3 is selling a little more than the 360 but after all this time who would have thought that sony fans be really happy outselling the 360 by only 30k-50k a week. MS has made great progress this gen with the 360 and has given themselfs a good stepping stone for next gen.

But the 360 is only selling like what 7 months ahead of the 1st xbox.... and 360 came out with NOT ONE next gen system to compete against. I mean its not a question of 360 doing better its a question of was it worth it? Sony has lost a LOT of market share and 360 really didnt pick it up..... nintendo did. thats NOT a huge success for microsoft now is it.

When MS only overlaps with Nintendo in the game market while it overlaps with Sony in the distribution, games, online, and home entertainment markets, it's a moderate success for Microsoft.

MS didn't enter the game market to only sell games, they wanted a piece of the emerging download entertainment market and home theatre hub setup. Nintendo isn't even remotely interested in that market while Sony is attacking it full-force.

Beyond games sales, MS doesn't give a rat's ass what Nintendo is doing while a dominant PS3 could force them right out of the market entirely.