If it was free the internet would just say it wasn't...while they continued to ignore that Sony is charging them now.

Can you not read what you copied?  Look at the bold.  That says nothing about xbox live being free it would just be a free period bundled with the xbox one.  Key word "period."  Don't bring in what a minority of sony fans or even the internet do in a discussion.  

One of these considerations—which the source said is being discussed—is to bundle the Xbox One with a free period of Xbox Live Gold and provide other incentives that, in light of Sony’s announcement that they will begin charging for online multiplayer, would bridge the price difference between the two consoles. “The cost [of Xbox One] will be comparable to PlayStation 4 after all the multiplayer costs are factored in,” the source indicated.

Misleading article title

Jesus Christ I might just buy an XB1 just because not only was it over delivering but with free xbox live now it's over the over delivery. If this has a free cupcake inside with silver platters I just might damn Sony for not giving out lifetime supply of food with the lunch bundle.

Never gonna happen.

Never mind.

Yeah this worked for the PS3 at launch.

Good for those who intend to get xbox one but I dont trust microsoft. They have washed away all of their credibility with their attitude. Will go for ps4. Plus even though they have good exclusives I dont believe they will keep investing that much in exclusives in the long run. The reason I choose console coz of their exclusives and sony was good enough to entertain me with third party games as well as some awesome exclusives even so late in this gen.

Competition guys I love it, I hope MS do it and Sony tries to match it.

They may bundle a free year of Gold and that would be awesome.