Yeah, but a lot of those decisions were enabled only because of their massive piles of money. Paid time exclusives, selling the hardware at a HUGE initial loss to accomodate its features, advertising and marketing presence (I remember the Xbox was EVERYWHERE at launch time, compared to the GameCube, which many people hadn't even heard of), etc. That's exactly what some people mean when they say Microsoft has only done as well as they have because of their ability to eat the losses involved; without the incredibly rich divisions of the rest of Microsoft, many of the fundamental things that made the Xbox what it is couldn't have been possible.
Of course, I think it is commendable the way Microsoft approaching the whole thing, and they're really quite fortunate they've come out with as many sales as they have, but to say money didn't facilitate their current position is actually a bit ignorant.