Microsoft's Take on Obama - The UpStream

Last week President Obama said some pretty hurtful stuff about gaming. He said:

To parents, we can't tell our kids to do well in school and fail to support them when they get home. For our kids to excel, we must accept our own responsibilities. That means putting away the Xbox and putting our kids to bed at a reasonable hour. It means attending those parent-teacher conferences, reading to our kids, and helping them with their homework.

Now, Obama's gaming hatred has been legendary. This time, however, he took on the beast itself, Microsoft. Microsoft responded to the Associated Press by saying:

We agree with President Obama that it's a time for families to work together so that kids use media in ways that are safe, healthy and balanced. Xbox 360 is the only console gaming system that has a timer feature allowing parents to set time limits for their kids, as well as parent controls to enable parents to set limits on what their kids are playing and watching.

What a lot of fun. Microsoft can be awkward when they are upset or butthurt over anything. I can't wait to see where this goes (to space!)