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Roy Culley <rgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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> <7hlgu3-vmo.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>>> I would have said "they feel guilty", but it's probably more of a
>>> binding commitment, as well as an attempt to retract and reverse PR
>>> damage (will they soon offer 'repairs' for faulty WGA?).
>>
>> Haha! That's good - that is truly funny. I notice you've gathered
>> a new fan, who's also been after me. In my kfile now, of course -
>> doesn't take some very long.
>>
>>> This also explains a things or two.
>>>
>>> Gamers Say Microsoft Understates Xbox Problems
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| 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.
>>>|
>>>| 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.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/xbox_gamers02.html
>>
>> Of course, this is no problem at all - that's why MS are offering
>> free repairs :-))))
>
> My daughter called me a few weeks ago about her xbox360 woes. Hers had
> died. The shop she bought it from said she had to call DHL to collect
> it! She called and called. They said next day, next day. Eventually
> DHL came by and took her defunct xbox. A new one was delivered 3 days
> later. All in all she was without for a mere month. Way to go MS.
>
They're not very good, are they, these machines? I'm sure MS are doing
their best to suppress these problems, but in the end, you can't stop
people from talking. Or producing WiFi compatibility lists!
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