[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] GothGuy Because you had fun, right? Besides, if they made everything with high quality everyone would only need 1 of something. Microsoft will make more money if you had to by 2-3, so the quality "drops".[/quote] Bull. MSDOS is high quality, but it won't hold a candle to WindowsXP. In the software industry, you upgrade when better, faster programs become available. The need to upgrade is not a design flaw. Unless you're talking about Xbox specifically, which you're theory holds even [i]less[/i] water. A world in which everyone buy replacement consoles would be a fiscal nightmare. The Xbox is sold as a loss leader, the money is made on the software. It's in Microsoft's best interests that you never have to replace your Xbox. When you eventually buy an Xbox 360, Ms will lose money on that too, and make it back on the games, all in the name of market dominance. It's simple economics. [Edited on 6/2/2005]