Why do you assume that without the XBox 360 everyone would play Windows games? My guess is that more folks would buy a PS3 -- it's much more similar to the 360

Why do you assume that without the XBox 360 everyone would play Windows games? My guess is that more folks would buy a PS3 -- it's much more similar to the 360 than is Windows from a user's standpoint. Presumably that is Microsoft's analysis as well. It could cost them a few sales on Windows and still be a net moneymaker. And the fact that 360 games are easy to port to the PC actually _helps_ the PC (while at the same time encouraging development for the Xbox).