I know people have already answered you about Microsoft being generally stupid and a mess, but I have a different theory.themilo504 said:Why the hell is Microsoft so vague about everything? Haven?t they realized that that?s the stupidest thing to do.
If they knew that people weren?t going to like their decisions then why didn?t they simply not make those decisions.
I suspect that Microsoft know exactly what they are doing and --much like how modern developers like to release broken games and let the public do some free bug-testing for them-- Microsoft are being deliberately non-committal about the specifics of their new console so they can dismiss the plans they had that don't test well with their worldwide focus group as 'baseless rumours,' while keeping in whatever people seem willing to tolerate.
It also gives them the option of pretending they're actually listening to what the consumer wants; giving the illusion of choice while still holding on to absolutely all of the power.