Congratulations to Microsoft for a huge comeback!

[freedquaker]

todd2r said:
It has been nice. Microsoft is not evil like most people claim on internet forums. Even if you hate Microsoft, you can't deny they have had one heck of a comeback. Yes, they will lose worldwide in console sales but even Microsoft knows that. They never had a chance worldwide. But they have listened to their fans and gave them what they want. Price cuts, world class exclusives, monthly updates, etc. I'm proud to support the platform. I'm going to be buying my 3rd Xbox One this Xmas for me and the wife's bedroom. Thank you Microsoft.

They absolutely made a great comeback exceeding my expectations given the time frame. Yes, I hated Microsoft (and I still kinda do), but this does not mean Microsoft as a whole but rather "The Microsoft of Steve Balmer".... Things can be fixed.

- Windows 10 seems promising and hopefully they will further streamline it and make it more efficient.

- I like the way Windows 8 and online account works; hopefully they will further improve it.

- I don't see a harm with Windows Store as long as they don't force people onto it (solely the modern apps). I don't mind having "modern apps" for touch interface if it does not take anything away from my tradtional way of computing with desktop apps and such. Again it should be about options, not forcing people into certain ways, just because it is more profitable.

- Hopefully MS will learn a valuable lesson from XB1 and learn to create a game-specific PC. Their next console should be a gradually upgraded "platform", much like the "ipad", which is upgraded annually, and the games also slowly adjust to the hardware. The console should only be a "gateway" to the platform, and you should be buying games per account, not machine. Any game you buy must be playable on any future console (just like an ipad game in 2010 will work in ipad air 2). This will create a virtual Microsoft platform, which is a game specific subset of the PC scene. The machines should be cheap (around $299) with acceptable performance and there should be a new model every one or two years with slightly upgraded hardware and full backward and forward compatibility. The older models can take a $100 price cut with the advent of the new machine, and games can support 2 or 3 generations (4-6 years of span), with everything gradually improving by time, while the older hardware is also phased out.