Nintendo Wii outsells Sony's PS3 in Japan in
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| Nintendo sold 396,752 units of the Wii in the five weeks ended July 29,
| compared with 91,987 units of the PS3.
|
| [...]
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| Microsoft sold 17,970 units of its Xbox 360 in July in Japan, Enterbrain data
| showed. The machine went on sale about a year ahead of the Wii and PS3.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKT3747020070803?rpc=44
Xbox repair process leaves gamers in a fix
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| Reports of problems with the popular game console surfaced almost immediately
| after its 2005 launch.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-6200538.html
Instead of mass recall, Microsoft chose to hide the problem, delete forum
threads, and hope that enough market share is gained quickly enough.
Cringely's words (quoted below) come to mind.
Related:
Microsoft blames baby's parents for deadly Xbox fire
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| Specifically, Redmond claims that the suit, which also names Wal-mart and and
| an anonymous power-supply maker, lacks merit because the Klines "knowingly,
| willingly, intentionally, and voluntarily exposed themselves to said danger
| and assumed the risk of incident, injuries, losses, and damages"
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/01/microsoft-blames-babys-parents-for-deadly-xbox-fire/
Microsoft Admits *ALL* Xbox360's Are Defective
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| Though Robbie Bach, head of Microsoft's Xbox360 Division refused to elaborate
| on the issue, the general consensus is that it's one of botched thermal
| design management and inadequate dissipation of heat leading to component
| failure.
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http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/microsoft-admits-all-xbox360s-are-defective.html?Itemid=60
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| Ah, from the horse's mouth: Microsoft just might be held legally
| responsible for selling software that is insecure.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2006112223522439
Cringely the Unemployable on the fallacy of Web 2.0, Microsoft ruthlessness,
and the CB radio of our decade
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| Davidson: Which software company would you hate to compete against? What
| makes you single them out?
|
| Cringely: Microsoft of course. They have the deepest of pockets, unlimited
| ambition, and they are willing to lose money for years and years just to make
| sure that you don't make any money, either. And they are mean, REALLY mean.
|
| Davidson: Why do you think Microsoft is mean? Are you implying some kind of
| malicious intent rather than just ruthlessness?
|
| Cringely: Maybe "mean" is the wrong word to use for Microsoft. "Ruthless" is
| good. The company is built in the image of Bill Gates and Bill is a guy who
| gets caught-up in the game of business and doesn't typically see its personal
| cost. To use what might seem to be an obscure example, just look at all the
| various partnerships and industry consortia that Microsoft has announced
| through the years that never produced a product or even a usable
| specification. There have been literally dozens of these operations that are
| intended solely to freeze the competition until Microsoft can figure what the
| heck it actually wants to do. To Microsoft its a PR exercise that helps them
| compete but to customers it is just a damned lie. That's ruthless. There are
| plenty of other examples I can give but you get the point. I represent the
| concerns of users, not vendors, and Microsoft doesn't really care about
| users.
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http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2007/07/cringely-the-un.html
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