Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ____/ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Friday 06 July 2007 16:28 : \____
>
>> <Quote>
>> In what may be one of the costliest consumer warranty repairs in
>> history, Microsoft announced on Thursday that it would spend up to
>> $1.15 billion to repair failing Xbox 360 game machine consoles.
>>
>> While the company would not say how many units were failing, Robbie
>> Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division,
>> said that there have been an "unacceptable high number of repairs."
>> The majority of Xbox 360 owners, he said, have not experienced
>> hardware failure....
>>
>> The size of the anticipated repair bill suggests that a third to as
>> many as half of the machines are flawed.
>>
>> Microsoft, based in Redmond, Wash., said it would take a charge of
>> $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion against earnings in the quarter ended
>> June 30. Consumers know they have a problem if three red flashing
>> lights appear on the console. Gamers on online forums have been
>> referring to the event as "the Red Ring of Death" because the machine
>> then shuts down....
>>
>> Microsoft said its entertainment and devices division reported an
>> operating loss of $315 million on $929 million in revenue for the
>> three-month period that ended in March, and analysts have estimated
>> that the company lost about $6 billion getting a foothold in the game
>> machine industry.
>> </Quote>
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/business/06soft.html
>
> This confirms the scale of the failures, which Microsoft could no longer
> deny because people (and shops) speak out. Digg was a like nuthouse when
> the news came out. People are shouting for blood because the sum above
> does not compensate for time and trouble. It also shows that Microsoft
> lied (yes, it did!).
>
> Since Microsoft not only lied about the XBox failure rate, but also about
> malware, when will it begin repairing 600 million PCs rather than just 11
> million Xbr0ken360?
>
Going by the numbers posted above, xbox360 has put a 7 BILLION debt on
microsofts tab...
I'm SOooooo glad I don't own any msft stock right now... hahaha...
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Jerry McBride
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