Given that the XBOX 360 controller was available for PC 2 weeks before the XBOX 360 was released, there are more controller peripherals available for the PC at much higher quality than any console. Racing fan? If you're willing to pay the price you can have a force feedback (not rumble...force feedback) Steering wheel with gas, brake and clutch pedal and up to 7 position gear shift, made of high quality parts. Flight sim fan, pretty well the same, flight yoke with foot pedals for rudder control? Or just the miriad of Sidewinder style flight sticks available. There's much beyond crappy Logitech console knockoff gamepads out there.

Ok for serious you get a trophy for vagueness. If Microsoft really really has a monopoly...why is there MacOS and Unix and Linux. Are you saying that "really small powerless companies" such as Acer, Asus and the like CAN'T CHOOSE??? Are you saying that Microsoft striking deals with these companies is an illegal practice? I think Dell, HP, IBM etc are all big enough to be able to perform R&D on thier own operating systems if the SO CHOOSE. They just choose not to. Apple could have at any time designed their operating systems to run on any x86 hardware. If you like Linux so much...install it on your machine and for god sakes feel happy that you've exerted your power of choice and that microsoft is now powerless over you. It's that easy why does everyone whine and complain so much about them...just...install...linux...and...use...software...that...runs...on...it. Is it that hard? Is it Microsofts fault that the average user doesn't want to do this. Of course, now I'm going to hear about FUD...hooray. So people are stupid and gullible too and that's microsofts fault too. Some of you people act as if they invented the common practice or something. Oh well, 9 out of 10 dentists recommend 7 different kinds of toothpaste. If I told you that I was more reliable than my competitor would you feel compelled or forced to believe me?