Geez people, if you're not going to read it, don't comment. One or two comments about spacing were all that was necessary to get the point across.
This has some good points. I've always seen Microsoft as software before hardware and productivity before games, and based on the recent memo, I'd say the CEO agrees that productivity software and making Windows the best it can be comes first. Xbox will never be sold, not because it isn't valuable, but because it's so valuable that spin-off could be pretty successful. It seems unlikely to me that they'd spin it off, but not impossible. The idea that Nadella might try to focus the company by dropping devices does seem rather plausible, and such a scenario is the only way I could see a spin-off happening. It might even be a good thing. Right now Xbox is suffering from a public perception problem. Distancing itself a bit from Microsoft might be just what it needs to build a fresh perception in the eyes of the public. Also, being independent from Microsoft would give Xbox a lot more freedom. Less involvement from levels upon levels of men in suits that don't understand gaming, less red tape against doing cool stuff, more focusing on innovation and a coherent vision. Microsoft is in no danger, and could probably push through with devices with the brute force of their money alone, but if they choose to change their focus, they'd do just fine, and Xbox would continue as it was, possibly better. No need to worry.
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