Do you think XBOX Live Gold is a ripoff?

[Jim]

I do and here is why:

Streaming/using Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Twitter on my iPad FREE
Streaming/using Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Twitter on my laptop FREE
Streaming/using Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Twitter on my HTPC FREE
Streaming/using Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Twitter on my android phone FREE
Streaming/using Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Twitter on my PlayStation 3 FREE
Streaming/using Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Twitter on my Wii FREE
Streaming/using Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Twitter on my XBOX 360 $4 per month

Those apps should not be behind a Gold subscription they should be part of the FREE Silver subscription. People claim that Gold is worth it for the Online play alone so my point stands. Microsoft is charging people needlessly for apps that are free on every other platform. I don't do online gaming. I play my games for the single player campaign/story. I have a Wii in my bedroom for Hulu and Netflix and it would be nice to have Hulu and Netflix in the living room through my 360, but the $4 a month just for that privilege is ridiculous.