> goes to pains to say "except game consoles" For no good reason. Both are effectively media consoles with the streaming apps available, and the xbox has a bro

> goes to pains to say "except game consoles" For no good reason. Both are effectively media consoles with the streaming apps available, and the xbox has a browser just the same as Apple[0], you can do your banking from it if you so choose (and some people saw that appeal a while ago[1]). The only difference is the form factor and the price point where the consoles are sold near-cost[2] - apple would throw in $500 worth of rare earth material if it meant they could keep their app store revenue model. 0: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/use-microsoft-edge-on-xbox https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console... 1: https://distantarcade.co.uk/online-banking-snes-1998-tran-direct/ https://distantarcade.co.uk/online-banking-snes-1998-tran-di... 2: https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/3/22264242/playstation-5-sales-loss-manufacturing-costs-msrp-sony https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/3/22264242/playstation-5-sale...