mornelithe on 21 September 2014
No, they realized from consumer backlash that the policies they were attempting to enforce were going to ruin their gaming division completely. They made the changes, in order for the division to survive, not because they were doing Gamer's a solid.
Now, moving forward, when Microsoft does gamer friendly things, sure, you could argue that absolutely. But, I wouldn't say they deserve credit for everything they've done up to this point.
