[iMav]

@Metal: The past few days have been like an exam for me, I have been reading so much about MS in the past few days as if I had an exam on the subject. MS has been embroiled with law suits since God knows when.

It is funny that you mention RRoD. Which hardware doesn't have a problem? There are big MNCs that have had total recalls of their products because of defects, even car companies have had total recalls in the past. It is part & parcel of business. Microsoft's support for such defects too has imp[roved drastically as to what it was initially when the problem surfaced. To let you know, the XBOX 360 is still considered to be an amazing gaming platform, XBOX Live is un-paralleled and since it's launch in India it has all met with phenomenal response.

Why do I need to consider a company as 'darling' or 'in it's golden age'? Law suits and legal problems are something that most successful companies face. Anyone successful will have to face such things. Also, don't under estimate Steve Ballmer, he might be some one who comes across as a 'freak' but he is good at what he does, he is good at numbers & marketing a product.