"The best part of this is possibly getting Hulu (sometime) in 2011. Also the worst part. LOL. It'll be just like Netflix. Pay for XBL, pay for Netflix, pay for Hulu. Before you know it, you're paying $100+ per year on top of your broadband internet fees.
So, yes, I agree with Tobias. Tiered plans would be more suited for the consumer. But Micro$oft KNOWS you don't use Facebook and Twitter. They have a way of looking at the numbers. So they'll never offer a tiered plan. That would benefit the consumer and not the shareholders. It's all about sucking every last penny out of you. Look at the new xbox "slim"! You can buy a FOUR gb system for $199... OR you can supersize your order and get an additional TWO HUNDRED and FORTY-SIX more gigabytes for only $100 more. It's like McDonald's begging you to supersize your meal. OBVIOUSLY they make more from your 52 cent upgrade than it costs them to give you that gallon drink and troth of fries.
$10/year doesn't seem like a lot, but if you multiply $10 per user per year by the 20+ million subscriptions XBL has, they'll be swimming in it. (and that doesn't even account for the millions on top of that that they'll make from the suckers who pay monthly or quarterly).
Look at what we got moving from the original to the 360... MONUMENTAL differences between services offered with no increase. Are you trying to tell me that it took EIGHT years for Micro$oft to finally see a need to hike the price? They do it because they can. Bottom line."
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So, yes, I agree with Tobias. Tiered plans would be more suited for the consumer. But Micro$oft KNOWS you don't use Facebook and Twitter. They have a way of looking at the numbers. So they'll never offer a tiered plan. That would benefit the consumer and not the shareholders. It's all about sucking every last penny out of you. Look at the new xbox "slim"! You can buy a FOUR gb system for $199... OR you can supersize your order and get an additional TWO HUNDRED and FORTY-SIX more gigabytes for only $100 more. It's like McDonald's begging you to supersize your meal. OBVIOUSLY they make more from your 52 cent upgrade than it costs them to give you that gallon drink and troth of fries.
$10/year doesn't seem like a lot, but if you multiply $10 per user per year by the 20+ million subscriptions XBL has, they'll be swimming in it. (and that doesn't even account for the millions on top of that that they'll make from the suckers who pay monthly or quarterly).
Look at what we got moving from the original to the 360... MONUMENTAL differences between services offered with no increase. Are you trying to tell me that it took EIGHT years for Micro$oft to finally see a need to hike the price? They do it because they can. Bottom line."