Thats the thing though! For you lot in the States it's $40, for us in the UK it's £40, plus you get way more content then us. So were paying more, for less. Microsoft are robbing us blind. As for paying for the demo's you get them free on a Silver account. Servers are user made, Microsoft don't create the servers, we do, and if im honest most of the servers are filled with 10 year olds who just don't shut up and constantly keep singing down the microphone. And im quite happy with my current theme (that carbon one with the background of me and some lasses). If Sony can provide it for free with the PS3, then why cant Microsoft, who lets face it, are alot more well off them Sony.
Though I will agree with you that when there isn't all these 5 year olds, and you do find a decent server, it can be fun. However when I had my months free trial I went on once or twice with like 4 of my mates, and now their all banned
Chris