"That is why it is good to see Microsoft focusing on adding value without looking to directly generate revenue."

HA! You think this was not looking to directly generate revenue? The only advantage the new interface has over the last version is that it is an improved marketing platform (of course, that's an advantage to microsoft, not to me, unless I was struggling to figure out what I can buy next through my xbox). Netflix and party system could have been added without the new billboard-style commercial assault I have to endure now. The system is less intuitive and serves only to expose me to more products I can pay for. That, plus the increase in the points cost in marketplace content that came with the NXE, which nobody else in the world has seemed to notice.

Sorry, but if you think this was just a way to add value for loyal customers and wasn't a concentrated cash grab, you're naive.