Yea, M$ has great marketing stratagies, just look at M$ vs Apple, who has the better product? Apple. Who has better customer support? Apple. Which OS is better? Apple. Who is more succesful when it comes to computer operating systems and sales? MS.
They can sell you sub-par products, while the competiton is years ahead. And why? Marketing. They got my money when I was buying a computer, and I KNOW which OS is better. They can probably sell you your own stuff for more than you bought it for. That's just thier thing. Brilliant buisnessmen and average programmers.
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The crappy performance of M$ does not apply when it comes to thier gaming sytems, cause thier systems rule some f**kin @ss. They can market though!