You can get online with the Xbox for free you just can't play online for free
Another point i thought of is that Microsoft was primarily a software company until they started with the xbox so if your buying hardware from a software company then you can't expect there to be problems with it....
Another point i thought of is that Microsoft was primarily a software company until they started with the xbox so if your buying hardware from a software company then you can't expect there to be problems with it....