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Re: [News] Vapourware to the Rescue of Sagging Sales of XPox360 [sic]?

____/ Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 15 April 2008 02:55 : \____

> ____/ Philip on Monday 14 April 2008 22:44 : \____
> 
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> Forget the motion-sensitive remote, Microsoft, just fix Xbox 360
>>> 
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Well, in Game Guy’s opinion, the answer is “no” to all three, because one
>>> | huge problem still stands in the way of any new technology helping lift
>>> | Xbox 360’s fortunes: the Xbox itself.
>>> | 
>>> | [...]
>>> | 
>>> | Most independent, semi-scientific investigations point to inefficient
>>> | cooling as the problem, as the high temperatures inside the console warp
>>> | the motherboard and dislodge connectors. While Microsoft has said it
>>> | continues to try solving the problem, true satisfaction may not come to
>>> | Xbox users until Microsoft redesigns the system.
>>> | 
>>> | There are two basic problems here: One is MTV passing off as news some
>>> | rumor it can’t be bothered to verify with cited sources. And the other —
>>> | if the rumor proves true — is Microsoft glossing over Xbox 360’s failures
>>> | to spend time and money copying a rival’s technology. Because no matter
>>> | if the Xbox “wiimote” smacks of success, its legacy is doomed for being
>>> | married to such a troubled console.
>>> `----
>>> 
>>>
>
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-game-guy/the-game-guy/2008/04/forget-the-motion-sensitive-remote-microsoft-just-fix-xbox-360/
>> 
>> Which goes to show you that a SW company know nothing of bringing high
>> quality HW to market. Classic mistakes of a design shop with little
>> practical experience in reliable HW design methods. Perhaps MS
>> management ran roughshod over any experienced engineers they did have. A
>> little bird told me that MS has been bringing in more experienced HW
>> engineers to fix this.
> 
> The Japanese (maybe the Chinese also) appear to be ahead in that regard. One
> of the guys who studies the XBox 360's internal and called it a mess was

s/studies/studied/
s/internal/internals/

I really shouldn't proofread /after/ I post.

> Japanese, IIRC.
> 
> It's truly astounding that even in the US, the top 3 (best-selling) consoles
> are Japanese and the last one (fourth) is the American one.
> 
> Apple shows that excuses for bad hardware are not a national thing, but then
> again it mainly integrates components, so it's a question of design morelike.
> 
> Speaking of poor hardware, the Zune is based on a failed Toshiba WinCE
> device. The Zune had some serious bugs at the time and it's hardly heard from
> anymore. It'll just go the way of the dodo... another budget drainer among
> many more.
> 

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                ~~ Best of wishes

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