Missing Link

I have no great love for Microsoft.   I can admit that some of their products are actually quite good, I generally despise the company itself.  This is no great revelation – anybody who knows me already knew that.  Some of my friends have heard me utter the words “I will never EVER buy an Xbox”.

As my Mom always told me: Never say never.

Last week, Ann and I came upon a $200 gift card to Best Buy.  We collectively decided that the best use of that would be to break down and get a gaming console.   We wanted something fun we could do with friends when they come visit, and another thing to pass time and relax.    Our options were a PS3 or an Xbox.   Both are good systems and I would have enjoyed either one,  but the main draw for the PS3 (the fact that it also plays Bluray) doesn’t really matter all that much since we already have two Bluray players.   The big draw for the Xbox – the fact that I have a handful of friends who have them and play online regularly – ended up being the deciding factor.

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