EA and content on XBox Live

There's been a fair number of comments on EA's contribution on XBox Live rencently.  You can now purchase unlocks for things that you could technically unlock by just playing the game long enough - be it a new golfer in TW07 or the best car in NFS: Carbon.  People have been bitching about how EA's charging for free content, but you know what?  If you're dumb enough to pay for it, so be it!  I have no patience for people who complain about optional purchases.  Fine, you may think that it's a retarded thing to do, but you cannot say that it's an unfair thing to do.  If someone wants to pay for it, let them do it.  And more power to anyone who can make money off of those people.  Yes, if it were the case that you could only unlock the fastest car by buying it, I'd agree that that was a shitty thing to do, but when all they're doing is giving you the option to pay for not having to play through the game, that's up to the person with the money.  It's kind of how people were bitching about the Bethesda deal with the horse armor.  A)  If you'd played the game at all, your horse couldn't die anyway (or rather, you'd have gotten the horse that couldn't die but would become unconscious only).  B) The horse typically isn't involved in any of your fighting anyway.  C) It's a single player game.  Enough said.  Bottom line: If someone wants to pay for horse armor, let them!  Man, I get waaaay to emotionally involved in these things. :) 

Anyway, if you're against it, stand your ground and present compelling arguments, dont bitch.  If you're for it or simply don't care, good on ya, mate. :)

I should probably stop drinking beer now. :)