Is MS paying for the development (ventures), or is it just paying for
first dibs on the marketing opportunity (vultures)?
Anyway, pre-xmas sales account for a huge percentage of profit on
items like this, so I totally understand why everyone involved in the
actual development will maximize it to their benefit. It's their
lifeblood, after all. And for myself, I don't give a shit about xmas
sales and xmas hype - in fact I make a point of trying to counter it.
I can wait.