I don't like overly blaming or praising individuals on decisions likely supported by several people behind the scenes. Don and Phil aren't the only ones to blame for the mess Xbox is in. But it is hilarious how much hate Don got vs the sheer wankery Phil Spencer experienced all these years. Some mfs worship this dude...
Don screwed up in a time where Xbox couldn't afford to. By the time Phil took control, it was hard for Xbox to bounce back. In that sense Don was worse than Phil. But at least Don supported exclusivity, and the Xbox One arguably had a stronger lineup on exclusives than PS4 for the first two years (or at least until Bloodborne came out). Phil Spencer fully supporting PC and eventually/potentially Playstation and Nintendo ensured Xbox's demise as a console. Phil also made quite a few ridiculous remarks over the years showing a serious lack of understanding of the industry and gamers. And whenever we criticized him, an army of weirdos came out defending him and attacking us, the media at large was the biggest culprit.
