A friend of mine and I were discussing this...The Xbox One would have been a better system if it was entirely digital and all the new games would cost $39.99. It would have a Blu-Ray/DVD drive and it would also run on windows while allowing you to play any PC game that matches up spec wise. It would be called Xbox Windows

Thats the thing,, gamers these are stuck back in the past rather then moving forward and allowing for technology and change because how we use to play back in the 80s , 90s and 00s won't happen forever . it iwll eventually will die out and move towards the digital era. If gamers are resistant to change might as well jsut go back to ps1 and stay ther lol because jsut playing games with one controller with shinier graphics won't cut it anymore plus piracy is a big thing. None gamers seem to realize that mnone of us actually own the game we buy. We own the license to play it and we are not allowed ot share or rent it , or loan but we do tha tanyway because you think its right because you pay for it. Sadly when you allow a person to finish a gameme withou payign for it ,,, you are hurting the developers because its equivalent f stealign a game from the shop  and reaping the benefits. Becauswe we are so used idea nad belief that onc ewe pay for it , its ours, we then get stuck into it so when a big coporations implement policies liek MS did ,, people go ape shit . Little did the yknow those thinsg have been in there sicne the ages ,, and teh only difference this time is that  the publishers is keeping a closer look because its not cheap to ,make game. yes i know gamers like yourself will come with plenty of excuses as why its not hurtign teh industry blah blah .

The most common excuse would make a better game. I would beleive that if it was entirely true ,, however theres one good example where th egame wa sreall good but it got pirated more times then it actually sold. That example is Witcher 2. Excellent RPG  , excellent game but it got pirated 4.5 million tomes. Thats alot of money  gone and never reachign the developers. The company  is small but they got lucky so it won' t get affected as much but imagine how much more they would have profited and be beneficial to the company  if they weren't pirated that much. Now if it was  smaller company and got pirated that much ,, they won't be as lucky  and could get risk of shutting down.  So yes teh excuse of make better games is bs because even good games like witcher 2 gets pirated. Therefore i am glad MS in a way is tryign to stop. Its high time that gamers buy their games instead of sharing. If you want to share ,, then xbox one has it with 10 family members which i splentiful and very generous.

I honestly believe MS haven't done anything wrong....yet. Sure, we're vocal, we don't like what they're doing, but they needn't change anything until the system launches and it does poorly in sales. At that point the consumer has voted and it's time to fix stuff. And I believe they're aware of that and will stick to their guns until the noose tightens.

As Jack Trenton said, a company can't function by merely reacting to its competitors. They have a plan, I'm sure it was discussed ad nausea somewhere and it won't be changed until things are actually bad. Pre-orders don't mean crap right now since the system is still months away and it has yet to performs in the real world.

Plus, MS giving in to the internet demands I think would hurt their credibility with investors...and some consumers alike. When a company doesn't trust its own product, it's hard for anyone to invest in it when even the creator thinks it will fail.

Of course, I may be wrong, I don't have much idea about how these things actually work, but I believe it's a fair assumption.

they could give me an an xbone for free and i still would not be interested in that thing because
a) i'm not playing with something that requires a plugged in camera and a frequent online check and
b) microsoft under their current lead never was nor will it ever be interested in creating innovative gaming experiences.

Look in regards to backwards compatibility for xbox one : http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-17-you-can-plug-an-xbox-360-into-the-xbox-one-says-major-nelson

I'd say there's 2 big flaws with these steps.

First: Admitting they're wrong and apologizing. Everyone had already decide to hate Microsoft BEFORE they gave any details of their console. People had decided to be unhappy based on rumors. The facts were nowhere near as harsh as the speculation, but people decided to maintain their full level of anger.

Second: Attempt to fix what's wrong

Online checkins are critical for the new system, and yes, having them hourly for loaned games. The fact is, the console sharing they announced is amazing and exciting. For many, and I dare so most gamers with friends (and even half decent internet), it will be better than ever. People are resistant to change, and haven't actually read what the new system involves, or they'd complain less. Your suggestions are for LIMITING the sharing options a great deal, in order to eliminate the check in. Or requiring the disc to be in the drive once? As it stands, I can loan games to friends all around the country, no disc, no time limits, as long as they have the internet. and destroying that capability to eliminate check ins is somehow a bonus?

They must add some more TV channels! O-)

They won't improve their product.

"People are not bashing us cause they don't like our product, it's because we are misunderstood"
^That, is the tought of microsoft whenever they fail.

Surface, Windows phone, windows 8, windows vista, ...

Either they are ahead of their time everytime, either they just should go back making software

The first and second on your list are the only ones that are really important. People can live with the rest.

Good read, but about the simply enforcing the license excuse:
Nowhere in the eula it says that your are prohibited to sell your game.

For example from the mass effect eula:
http://eacom.s3.amazonaws.com/EULA_Mass+Effect+3_en_10.5.11+FINAL.pdf

Any commercial use is prohibited. You are expressly prohibited from sub-licensing, renting, leasing or otherwise distributing the Software or rights to use the Software. The term of your License shall commence on the date that you install or otherwise use the Software, and shall end on the earlier of the date that you dispose of or transfer the Software

You are not allowed to alter or copy or decompile and re-use any of it's components, i.e. the intellectual property is not yours. The disc copy is. Selling your disc / license is not prohibited.

However the 10 share plan, or two people playing at the same time goes directly against the eula:

Unless expressly authorized by EA, you are prohibited from making a copy of the Software available on a network where it could be used by multiple users. You are prohibited from making the Software available over a network where it could be downloaded by multiple users.

So please stop with second hand sales have always been prohibited by the license agreement, and MS is simply enforcing the Eula now (according to that link). I don't see it.