__/ [ Kelsey Bjarnason ] on Thursday 09 November 2006 14:30 \__
> On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:17:38 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Download your Blue Screen of Death - from Microsoft
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>> | Who says Microsoft has not got broad shoulders. Witness this neat
>> | little app - BlueScreen Saver 3.2 - available for download from
>> | Microsoft's very own website.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/08/microsoft_blue_screen_saver_of_death/
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> Speaking of killer apps, I've just been reading about the XBox update
> that's been bricking machines right, left and center.
>
> Cute.
Microsoft making fun of itself (like their viral marketing video titled "If
Microsoft designed the iPod") are not only appealing for sympathy. They also
show that they acknowledge their problems and accept them. I don't think
it's good for PR. I posted about the XBox problems several days ago and
included some related articles. FWIW, here it is:
[News] Updates Don't Just Break Windows, They Break Consoles Too
Update brick your 360? Speak up
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| Since yesterday's update, there are numerous reports about 360s
| being bricked. Some people suspect that this is being done by
| Microsoft intentionally to stop modders and hackers. Xbox Scene
| thinks it has more to do with certain combinations of hardware
| and firmware.
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http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2006/11/01/update-brick-your-360-speak-up/
More false positives (punishing the innocent) or just incompetence?
Related:
Xbox Live Outages All Over US?
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| In any case the outages do not seem to affect everyone although I can
| say 2old2play has already received 6 emails, 5 PMs, and several blog
| posts about the outages. One such blogger was told by a service rep that
| he was "experiencing a temporary service outage bubble in his area."
| Apparently the rep had received several similar Xbox Live error codes
| that day, but could not say why. 2old2play is currently trying to contact
| Microsoft for a comment and we'll update this page as we receive word.
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http://www.2old2play.com/News/Xbox_Live_Outages_All_Over_US_
Gamers Say Microsoft Understates Xbox Problems
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| An insider from Electronic Arts, Inc. is saying that the failure rate
| of Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console is actually ten times higher than
| what Microsoft spokespeople have admitted.
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| Game Daily BIZ, a gaming industry publication, reported that the
| anonymous source tallied that of the 300 consoles EA has received,
| 30-50 percent of them have failed.
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http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/xbox_gamers02.html
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