Speaking to the LA Times, Microsoft's Robbie Bach has commented that Xbox Live is clearly head and shoulders above anything else, so much so that Bach believes that Live has no competition. He states that while Sony has done some things online, they have done nothing which can be classfied as a service.

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It's fair to say that Xbox Live is clearly head and shoulders above anything anyone else has tried to do. We don't have competition. Sony has done some things online, but nothing that can be called a service. We have a big advantage and we're going to keep pressing that advantage.

We have a very strong, very powerful computer network that provides the backbone for our service. We have game demos that can be downloaded, video downloads and game downloads. It's a broad cross section of consumer services. Perhaps the most important thing we have is over 8 million passionate members who create and define what Xbox Live is. It's a tough thing to create, and we're going to continue to nurture it.