Setting an Example 2...

As I predicted in my blog entry a few days ago entitled Setting An Example?, Bill Gates himself has come out fighting with strong criticism of both Sony and Nintendo.

In an article on the San Jose Mercury News Website Bill Gates tells Dean Takahashi that the original Xbox was "20% better than it's rivals". I'd like to know how he arrived at that figure?!

He goes onto say that Nintendo and Sony's strategies are all wrong and in particular he believes that Sony have really made a cock up with the Cell Processor. He also says that the Xbox 360 strategy is working "perfectly".

The final sentiment I'll have to agree with. Shame he had to mar that positive comment by bad mouthing his competitors. At least it wasn't just unprovoked mud slinging this time.

Read more at Games Industry.biz

I think I've made my point.