I agree with a lot of what you said but there is an important thing to note here. Companies, like people, should not be dragged through the fire for trying to correct mistakes. Making a kinectless cheaper model, mimicking some of Sony's policies, and initially releasing the 360 are all steps that ultimately lead to a better gaming experience for gamers. There may be (and are) aspects of them that seem underhanded but the end result is to better your overall experience as a consumer.
Would you rather they never released 360, not given free games with GWG and dropped paywalls, never 180'd the terrible X1 decisions, and never released a Kinectless X1 and forced something the masses clearly don't want or need for the entire new gen? The people who actually have to make these decisions don't have the gift of reviewing them through hindsight like you and I do.
