Divide and conquer (Score 1)

I don't think anyone has ever pointed it out...from Analyst on Wall street and the US government to software developers....time and time again, Microsoft has beaten its competition by dividing them and than conquering them one at a time...Now it's the game-developers turn... xbox is just the beginning...they'll do with the xbox what they did with windows with one distinct exception...this time they're going after the hardware side of the equation as well. The issue isn't if there is a market in Linux or Mac for making games....The issue is you as developers need to feel obligated to support multiple platforms...unless you the developer take it upon yourself to give choices to your user base, they'll continue to be channeled in to one company's corner! And when you have them in one corner you just limited your own choice...you just gave another company reason to come after you...I wonder if the poor souls at WordPerfect, Apple, Lotus, Aldus...etc...ever saw what hit them in the head! Don't worry cause you wont see it either...