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From Microsoft's press release in January 2007...

The Microsoft TV IPTV Edition software platform enables a best-in-class digital TV service that offers advanced features such as instant channel zapping, a rich and responsive user interface, video on demand with branded video-on-demand storefronts, digital video recording and high-definition television. Some of the world’s largest telecommunications service providers have chosen IPTV Edition as their IPTV software solution, with scale commercial deployments currently under way with AT&T in the United States, BT Group PLC in the United Kingdom, Deutsche Telekom in Germany, T-Online in France and Swisscom in Switzerland.

Technically, there's been MORE than 5 SKUs of the 360. You have the 5 you mentioned earlier, plus all the special limited editions

Anyone remember the Addidas edition? There's been other pack-ins or special versions.

Which also means Sony has had more than just the hardware ones. There's special packages in certain regions.

I guess if you like puzzles you might like this game, but I think it's a pass for me. Nothing about it screams must have. But I agree, it does seem better suited for the PSP.

Maybe...just maybe, the cost of the PS3 should not exceed $399 (US).

The best marketing in the world can't sell the most expensive game console currently available.

Pretty lame. Thought it was going to be, you know, something funny.

Microsoft doesn't have any debt that they carry from year to year. The company as a whole is profitable and offers a nice return on investment. Their only unprofitable division is the one that includes the Xbox and handheld devices. I think Microsoft views the division as a long term strategic investment, and it will eventually return a profit.

Sony usually has one profitable division that carries the entire company, while the other divisions fluctuate wildly. Sony's return on investment is usually minimal. Their strategy consists of hardware innovation and strong branding.

Both Microsoft and Sony have had issues featuring recalls, costing each company billions.