I think it was more of a strategic decision to get the most market penetration(bang) for as little sunk costs as possible(buck), while lowering production costs

I think it was more of a strategic decision to get the most market penetration(bang) for as little sunk costs as possible(buck), while lowering production costs with scale and increasing the velocity from early-adopter to mainstream. I think they have big plans for its(Kinect) integration into other aspects of their business, and I truly hope they sieze the opportunity they have made for themselves. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Leave the perfectionist O.C.D. design stuff to Apple, Microsoft should be the Not-Afraid-To-Fail company.