> The first was that this was a machine built around a philosophy, not a set of tech specs."
> It's this idea that makes me far more interested in the Xbox 360 than the PS3.

Well... Sony doesn't need a holistic philosophy. They have something MS can only dream of: Developers. Literally thousands of them. 3rd party, that is. That's why they only need to provide the best machine possible for the next couple of years (and market it like hell, of course). To give them developers a fine piece of hardware to create games on.

I don't see innovative games coming as an 360 exclusive. Hasn't happened yet, will not happen anytime soon.

  The 360 has one thing, and one thing only (that kept it from becoming just another 3DO): Xbox Live. Which has a much louder fanbase than actual users, though.

Microsoft's "philosophy" is nothing but PR; on second thought is is only Xbox live XL plus HDTV. And as I said before, it's not the hardware manufacturer who needs to have a philosophy. It's the developers.

Best,

Steffen

Firstly, 'none' is not a contraction for 'not one'. It is a DESCENDANT of a contraction for the Old English phrase meaning 'not one'.

Secondly, the usage of the word depends on what you're talking about. 'None' is defined as both 'not any' (which is the first defintion, mind you) and 'not one' on m-w.com (dictionary.com is down -_-). In the case of 'not any' (i.e., 'not any amount' of something), you would usually use the word as a plural. In the case of 'not one' (i.e., 'not a single one' of something), you would use it as a singular.

gb2/skool, am i rite or wut