Microsoft, Bungie face Halo 3 class action
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| The suit claims "Halo 3 does not function with the Xbox 360, and to the
| contrary, attempted use of Halo 3 consistently causes the Xbox 360
| to 'crash,' 'freeze,' or 'lock up' while the game is being played."
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15473/1063/
It sounds like Microsoft had brought Windows to the consoles world, not just
the embedded one where PDAs need rebooting.
Related:
Microsoft's Class Action
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| Across the country, talent-hungry corporations are trying to save our
| struggling public schools. Are they creating smarter kids--or a fleet of
| drones?
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http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/118/microsofts-class-action.html
Why Linux Will Turn Microsoft's Ballmer Into A Boy Named Sue
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| Microsoft is between a rock and a hard place. Google is eating its
| lunch on the Internet, and big PC vendors like Dell are warming up
| to Linux. What to do? Sue, Sue, Sue.
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/05/why_linux_will.html
Microsoft sued over Xbox 360 "red ring of death"
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| According to the writ, issued in the names of Christine Moskowitz and David
| Wood, Microsoft rushed to market with the Xbox 360 but suffered
| from "numerous hardware defects", known as the "red ring of death".
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=41133
Microsoft's game division suffers $1.89B shortfall
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| Among the grim financial figures were a few nuggets of interesting news.
| Apparently the EDD is beefing up its staff, since the company's report says
| that "headcount-related costs increased 15 percent [for the year], driven by
| a 9 percent increase in headcount and an increase in salaries and benefits
| for existing headcount, partially offset by a decrease in stock-based
| compensation expense."
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http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6175367.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews
Microsoft faces second class action lawsuit over scratched discs
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| In the second such lawsuit to be filed this month, Microsoft is facing legal
| class action due to the Xbox 360's reported inclination to scratch game
| discs. According to InformationWeek, the suit alleges that "Microsoft
| improperly and/or negligently manufactured the Xbox 360 console in a manner
| that causes the expensive game discs ... to be scratched, rendering the games
| unusable."
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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/19/microsoft-faces-second-class-action-lawsuit-over-scratched-discs/
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against MS For Bricked 360s
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| According to Gamespot, the suit seeks a minimum of $10 million in
| damages, depending on how MS decides to defend itself.
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http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/law/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-ms-for-bricked-360s-220250.php
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
MS faces lawsuit over alleged Xbox 360 disc damage
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| A European lawyer has threatened to initiate legal action against
| Microsoft in the light of complaints from 800 Xbox 360 customers
| that their discs have been scratched by the console's DVD drive.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/05/euro_class_action_against_xbox/
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