> Xbox sales were #1 for years - had to be a profit motive there regardless of software 'lock-in'. No. You're confusing sales with profits. The Xbox division l

> Xbox sales were #1 for years - had to be a profit motive there regardless of software 'lock-in'. No. You're confusing sales with profits. The Xbox division lost Microsoft over $3 Billion '03-'12. This has been covered extensively but see eg) http://www.neowin.net/news/report-microsofts-xbox-division-has-lost-nearly-3-billion-in-10-years http://www.neowin.net/news/report-microsofts-xbox-division-h... Profit, other than perhaps hope of long-term profit derived from spending their competitors out of business, was certainly not their motivation