Hades, this is one, of few VERY, VERY rare times, that I, or perhaps, anyone, agrees with you.
However, each computer has a different setup, the developers must somehow account for them, to a certain degree. The X-Box has no such problem; all of them are the same. They have only some of the computer's strengths, but the trade off is that it is standard; no changes within each X-Box.
However, this is not MY endorsement of the X-Box, even though I have nothing against it.
But I refuse to buy it, because I do not like M$.