Customizable Avatars Not So Customizable?

In an attempt to counter PS3's new socializing network "Home" (which isn't even out yet), MS is about to renovate it's current Xbox Live service with a fresh new look. Among other things, the new "Xbox Live Experience" will tout customizable 3D avatars that will replace the stale Gamer Pics that could be found on your gamer card. Unfortunately, and as expected, just paying to have a Gold account isn't enough to appease MS and they are already thinking of ways to turn this feature into a cash-cow.

Although MS is claiming that the new 3D avatars will have a ton of customizable content upon release, they also stated that eventually there will be certain content that will have a price-tag (just like purchasing those Gamer Pics). So yeah...I think we all know where this is headed. Why should we care? Well if this catches on to be profitable, MS will think of more ways to have us pay for features that should be free or included in the first place. I'm not against paying people for their work, but it's stuff like this that just gets to me. I continue to spread the word, don't pay for demo's that should be free in the first place, don't pay to get "new weapons" or "cheats" that should be in the game already upon release, etc. Don't support this kind of stuff, and maybe we can start getting this stuff for free just like we used to.