$1200 Cheap!

Pinky3 writes: "The LA Times is reporting that Microsoft is encouraging retailers to bundle Microsoft games with each XBox. "Beginning next month, many retailers will be requiring customers to pay from $499 to as much as $1,200 to reserve an Xbox console that, like it or not, will come bundled with games, peripherals and warranties. The reason: Microsoft will provide additional marketing money to merchants that agree to include the software giant's games in their bundles. That's because Microsoft's games carry higher profit margins for the Redmond, Wash., company than those published by third-party companies such as Activision Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc.""

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M$ Marketing, hmmm?

[ECLG FreshMaker]

Everyone knows M$ marketing is a joke. I'd never believe that sheit. What a waste of money. Good old monkey boy hard at work. I'm gonna wait 'till the radio shack down the street gets it and play it myself to see if it's any better than my 1.4ghz gForce 3.

Heh. Another good laugh.

Re:Did you expect any differently?

[thelexx]

The difference is that MS was found to be a monopoly by the courts. Monopolies are not allowed to "grow"/"squash" the same ways a regular corp can. That said, I don't see this instance as particularly odious even if actually does fall under the category of product tying (which I'm not certain of).

LEXX