What do you mean, "no substance?" You're saying you think Microsoft should make a dedicated streaming tablet that, from how you're describing it, would cost millions and millions of dollars of research and development and would retail for about $300, and then you throw around posts like this:
with literally ZERO backing up of your argument. How is spending millions on R&D for this dream device "minimal risk?" How is "taking 10% of Switch sales" beneficial? How is it "nothing lost" if it doesn't work? Unless you're about to link me to detailed spreadsheets and market analysis documents, you're pulling this all out of your ass. Your idea is, at least from a primitive business standpoint, ludicrous. The potential market for this ~$300 tablet, that requires a constant and strong internet connection and some existing investment in an Xbox ecosystem, is puny.
This isn't rocket science, dude. Come on.
What do you think a Surface device is. the RD is pretty much already taken care of. Do a little research on what MS is doing outside of Xbox and you will see this concept is not as silly as you think. You also seem so sure of yourself like 100% positive this couldn't work. Do you work for a trillion-dollar company or are you on a msg board expressing "opinion"? My point is none of us know for sure what is going to be announced so don't come on here like you are on the board of directors at MS know what the hell they are going to do next. thanks for your contribution.