Re:What is this? A tabloid? (Score 1)

Good thing someone had the balls to come in here and say it. Someone further up also made the comment comparing MS to Sony and said that Microsoft simply rushed the product to market to get it out there before the PS3. On Slashdot, when the other players bring products to market first (Apple, Sony, etc.), MS is accused of being 'behind the game', or just watching to feel out the market first. To that I say, "well, duh!". Whether the company launches quickly or slowly, it's called STRATEGY. Be assured that it's thoroughly calculated. In this particular case, the launch of Halo 3 is probably more heavily weighted than the launch of the 360 itself. Therefore, in order to time the Halo 3 launch to preempt the PS3 launch, MS probably measured how long the 360 would have to be available for it to saturate enough of the market for the Halo 3 launch to actually have maximum effect towards its goal of preempting the PS3 launch.