> As for why they'd funnel a lot of money into a controller that is nearly perfect- well, they have the money and they want to win. Isn't that enough explanatio

> As for why they'd funnel a lot of money into a controller that is nearly perfect- well, they have the money and they want to win. Isn't that enough explanation? The problem with regards to Microsoft's R&D budget is that they're not winning. I don't have figures for this year, but last year Microsoft's R&D budget (as listed in their annual report) was $9.4 billion, compared to Google ($5.2 billion) and Apple ($2.6 billion). One explanation is Microsoft simply account for R&D differently. Another explanation is that Microsoft overspend on R&D, or spend very poorly. Microsoft have always spent very highly on R&D, but over the past few years haven't had much to show for it in terms of growth or success. I am sure there is some hyperbole and creative maths in the report to get to $100 million, but where you see Microsoft investing money to perfect the almost perfect, I see Microsoft spending far too much money on the wrong things.