Microsoft's Xbox may be on the path to "reach a billion people" but the company's "disastrous endeavor" that has been losing money from the get-go is going to reach a milestone next year. It's going to turn a profit.

That's what Entertainment & Devices Division president Robbie Bach told eWeek recently when they interviewed him about his slice of the business, which also includes the Zune.

Calling the Xbox 360 the "hardest piece of consumer electronics hardware to produce in the world" Bach says the division will be moving into the black when they start to break even on the hardware later this year and see growth from Xbox Live and peripheral sales contributing to positive cash flow.

Looks like J Allard was right! Damn, that dude's got quite a noodle on him. Michael McWhertor

Microsoft Poised to Rule Entertainment, Devices World [eWeek]