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Microsoft are still selling X-Boxes.

• jrockway 17y ago
  At a loss.
  • edmccaffrey 17y ago
    Not for two years; and please provide your data showing they were losing money because of banning modders, and not because they were keeping the price below what it costs to develop, market and produce the system in order to gain market penetration.
• buster 17y ago
  And Ikea sells furniture. Where does that tablet vs gaming console comparison come from?
  • jsz0 17y ago
    The iPad and gaming consoles share the same closed ecosystem, tight control of hardware, etc.
    • buster 17y ago
      Gaming consoles are made for a single purpose: buy a game, play the game, done. smartphones, tablets and PCs have much more use cases and the manufacturer wants to make me believe i can do "everything" with it. Oh wait, no, i can't.
      • cubicle67 17y ago
        Think of the iPad as a 'console' computer, and everything will fall into place...
        • buster 17y ago
          But it clearly is no console, why would i think that, wtf?
          • cubicle67 17y ago
            sorry for the ambiguity. was meaning 'console' as in 'games console'. I was comparing it to XBox, PS*, DS etc.