Just think Microsoft if you weren't so stupid you could have Bungie on the stage right now instead of this *** child dev.
or Ensemble...
Microsoft owned Ensemble before Halo wars even came by, but died out soon Halo Wars was made.
I know they owned them, they also closed them before Halo Wars was finished, it was closing during the project.
Interestingly enough, the former members are behind some of the most productive or innovative lines since. Some made a studio that became part of Zynga, another created the games chess ands words with friends. Simple but notorious. M$ lost nothing but talent there imo.
Halo Wars is one of my all time favorite games, I really wish there was a PC port of it...