[QUOTE="chrisPperson"]And I see your point with the fact that other companies are making money with the sales of PCs, but as you should know, with the creation of consoles, companies like Nvidia and ATI are also making money because their products are also used in the creation of consoles. So I don't see how your argument is relevant here.
Danm_999
Then let me state it again.
There is no central authority to PC manufacturing like there is a console. No single corporation oversees its creation, like Sony does the Playstation and Microsoft does the Xbox. In these instances, console manufacturers will commission and pay hardware developers to create certain parts of the console, but still retain ownership of the creation.
To then claim the PC is a Microsoft system because they make the operating system is a non-sequitur. Microsoft works ALONGSIDE other companies, and in COMPETITION with some companies, in order to make PCs. The characteristic of ownership does not transfer to this type of enterprise.
Microsoft's profit from personal computers is incidental, as it is a situation Sony and Apple also benefit from (Microsoft's competitors in gaming).
The only reason operating system is selected by Microsoft fans as a proof of ownership, is because, more often than not, it's the only component Microsoft makes for personal computers.
This is the flimsy pretext for somehow considering exclusive games more 'exclusive' to the 360 despite them being on another platform. That's all I'm really willing to say on this.
Again, I see your point. Yes, Sony does manufacture the PlayStation and Microsoft manufactures the XBOX. However, I think you are straying off the main point of the entire argument here, which is why games are exclusive to the PC and XBOX. When a good PC game comes out that gives motive for consumers to buy a computer with Windows as an operating system, Microsoft makes money; end of story. Whether other companies make money for making the PC and the components is a different point, but what really matters here is that Microsoft is making money off of these sales due to these games coming out.
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