You forget the amount of money that M$ provides in marketing to game publishers to use their technologies. It is the rare game company who has the clout to move forward without the M$ marketing backing. It is really no different than console manufacturers getting a royalty off of games to help subsidize the losses associated with putting a cheap console on the market.
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You forget the amount of money that M$ provides in marketing to game publishers to use their technologies. It is the rare game company who has the clout to move forward without the M$ marketing backing. It is really no different than console manufacturers getting a royalty off of games to help subsidize the losses associated with putting a cheap console on the market. El