Greedy how?
I understand your point of view, but I have to say that a steady, 24/7 conection is not a requirement to play the X1. Also are you in one of those areas of the country where your Internet provider ultimately runs a monopoly? I ask because I can sympathize as I was under comcast's thumb for years until prism came along.
Bottom line with all this is Internet is the future, and through companies like Comcast, Google, Sprint, and others, the Internet infractucture of the US and beyond is only going to continue to grow and get better. In that future where do you see the MS (software company) and Sony (hardware company)? Equal? I will conceed that MS will not "win" this console gen, but that means NOTHING overall to me, and I don't even think MS cares.
The X1 is a service provider first, a "new" digital distribution company if you will, and that to me looks as if it can extend much further than where disks and offline can take you.