Remember when the Xbox was first announced and the "big thing" was that it would be super-simple to port games from Xbox -> PC and vice-versa? I can see why they would delay the release of this game for business reasons, but they're blaming it on technical difficulties. What's going on in Redmond?
Technically, a service like that already does exist - if you're not sure about a web address, you can always try using a search engine.
From what i've seen, the two main issues with it are it breaking existing systems, and the fact that its being forced on everyone. Now, if it were a service, in the sense of you being able to opt to use it, that would be a different case.
Hey, I finally got one of my story submissions accepted! Third time is definitely a charm. I know a lot of people who actually work for SBC so it was interesting to see the comments written by the/. community. I have my own viewpoints about SBC but I find it more interesting to see what others think about this topic than to put in my own two cents.