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I really can't believe that they made the HDD optional at an additional $100.00. That defeats the whole purpose of the XBox line. I just can't see my way free to pay PC prices for a console. Microsoft could have dealt a body blow to SONY by towing the line at $299, but instead they chose short term profits over long term marketshare gains. Can we say 'dumbasses'?

OK, J. Allard, listen closely: you don't make money on volume when your marketshare dries up. Even when you lose money on the consoles, you will make more money on the games and accessories (which you will be licensing for big $$$). It is the Gillette Strategy. The more you can bite the bullet on the console, the higher the profits will be later. Got it you fakey EMO fool?

I guess if it doesn't have a monopoly, M$ is clueless.

Yes, I will probably buy the XBox360 eventually, but it will be long after the PS3 comes out.

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