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Re: [News] Microsoft is Channel-stuffing XBox360s to Tweak Statistics

__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 18 April 2007 17:32 \__

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Rumor: Is Microsoft cheating their [Xbox 360] sales?
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| All in all, there are some sobering thoughts with very broad implications
>>| for any company if that were true. That being said, would you buy
>>| from Microsoft, or any other company for that matter, if they were
>>| cheating their sales?
>> `----
>> 
>>
http://xbox360.qj.net/Rumor-Is-Microsoft-cheating-their-sales-/pg/49/aid/89595
>> 
>> They play the same game with Vista, and the press is buying their deceit
>> (perhaps /willingly/ falling for it).
>> 
>> 
> 
> To a great extent, the technical and business press has something of a
> conundrum here anyway, since they are very much reliant on sales of
> technology to keep themselves in business.  Whilst it is very much the
> purview of pundits to attempt to predict consumer shifts and technical
> advances, they still need to keep that advertising revenue flowing,
> especially at a time like the present where we are well past the linux
> tipping point.

Over time, Microsoft little game got exposed. I am pleased to say that along
with Joe Wilcox of Microsoft Watch we were able to get the real facts out. I
didn't see quite the same critical interpretation of the figures outside
this Web site, which is being read by many.

Speaking of getting the word out, I have been submitting some Comes vs. Iowa
memos to Digg recently. They make the front pages sometimes and other Web
sites and blog then spread the word further. Doug and the lawyers deserve
much of the credit, but PJ still thinks I should contact Conlin's office to
verify the authenticity of these memos.

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