So Microsoft is trying to make a service called "Windows Live" that is basically Xbox Live on Windows, providing a common platform for games to use for multiplayer. Microsoft is charging for this service. People are in an uproar because they're too stupid to go through all the facts properly... This is probably because Microsoft is involved.

Windows Live is going to provide, from what I can determine, a in-game messaging service, like Xbox Live, a gamertag system, like Xbox Live, and I'm sure will be used for automatically updating your games and possibly downloading demos and videos like you can on Xbox Live. In fact, it seems to be taking a lot of things from Xbox Live.

In fact... it IS Xbox Live! It's Xbox Live on Windows... It's not a separate service like everyone thinks it is, it's pretty much just access to the Xbox Live system from Windows and it supports PC games.

And guess what? You only have to pay ONCE. That's right! If you're already subscribed to Xbox Live, you automatically get to use Windows Live. Don't have a subscription to Xbox Live? Sign up for Windows Live and you automatically get Xbox Live! For 50 bucks... for an entire year. That's around 5 dollars a month, which you could probably save by not eating at McDonald's for one day every month. (I know it might be tough, bu I know you can do it.)

The point is... Stop crying about Windows Live's price. If you have Xbox Live, good! You'll have Windows Live, too, without any extra cost! If you don't have Xbox Live, you probably won't care about Windows Live in the first place. So seriously, folks... shut up. You're making yourselves look like uneducated, ignorant dorkwads.