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Microsoft Wants To Block Out 3rd Party Storage
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| Once again, this seems incredibly short-sighted by
| Microsoft. The idea of breaking legitimately
| purchased hardware that makes the core of
| Microsoft's profit center (the games) more
| valuable, this only serves to piss off Microsoft
| customers and drive them away from Microsoft.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091019/0504276591.shtml
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Microsoft blocking unauthorized memory units for Xbox 360
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| An upcoming update for Microsoft's Xbox 360 will
| prevent "unauthorized" memory units from working
| with the console, according to a post late
| yesterday by Xbox Live's Larry Hryb, a.k.a. Major
| Nelson.
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http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/10/microsoft_cracking_down_on_unauthorized_xbox_360_memory_units.html
Red Ring of Death - Microsoft's Biggest Xbox 360 Problem Repaired at Home Fast
http://www.pr-inside.com/red-ring-of-death-microsoft-s-r1524385.htm
Xbox 360 stay tepid in Japan
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| Sales for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360
| stayed tepid in Japan in the latest retail
| data.
|
| Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the
| Xbox 360 sold 4,854 units between Sept. 21
| to Sept. 27 to rank No. 5 in overall
| hardware sales.
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http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=8761
Microsoft comments on defective ODSTs
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| Multiple users are reporting having trouble playing
| Halo 3: ODST on their consoles, with the game either
| skipping or sometimes not reading at all. The Bungie
| forums are busy with these reports, but it looks like
| the majority of players are able to play the game. For
| some who have the space, installing the game to the
| hard drive seems to be a common problem-solver.
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http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/212310/microsoft-comments-on-defective-odsts/
Xbox 360 fifth place in Japan
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| Sales for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 ranked below rivals in
| Japan in the latest retail data.
|
| Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the Xbox 360 sold
| 4,965 units between Sept. 14 to Sept. 20 to rank No. 5 in
| overall hardware sales.
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http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=8713
Market Report -- Short Stories (MSFT)
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| Microsoft rev ests lowered at Caris on weaker XBOX sales .
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http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=BCOM&date=20090923&id=10416393
Good News On MSFT Earnings: Xbox Sales Tanking
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| Sometimes the good news is the bad news. Or vice versa.
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http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/09/23/good-news-on-msft-earnings-xbox-sales-tanking/
Can I Send My Xbox 360 To Microsoft Even If The Warranty Has Finshed?
http://www.xboxsolution.com/2009/09/26/can-i-send-my-xbox-360-to-microsoft-even-if-the-warranty-has-finshed/
Betheseda Thinks Microsoft Screwed Up With Halo 3: ODST Marketing Strategy
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| It's been awhile since I wrote about some industry drama, a
| developer popping off at the mouth, personal drama (like my
| logic board needing to be replaced), or anything of that
| sort, so here goes! Ashley Cheng has written on his blog
| that he feels that Microsoft and Bungie really missed the
| mark with their advertising and promotion of Halo 3: ODST.
| He cites the fact that a lot of "reviewers" are complaining
| that the game may not be worth $60, for what was advertised
| as "a standalone expansion pack".
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http://www.talkxbox.com/article3338.html
Web content on Xbox Live not a Microsoft priority
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| Speaking to Business Week, Microsoft's general manager of
| global content acquisition and strategy, Ross Honey,
| painted a somewhat bleak picture for web content on Xbox
| Live.
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http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/21/web-content-on-xbox-live-not-a-microsoft-priority/
Don't Expect More Web Series on Xbox Anytime Soon
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2009/tc20090917_592574.htm
The 250GB Xbox 360 is a mistake, and it's one that the PS3 should avoid making
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| The Xbox 360 Arcade has been a joke since day one. It is
| the cheap model, and it allows Microsoft to say that they
| have the cheapest console, but it sacrifices nearly
| everything that modern console gaming is about in the
| process.
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http://www.examiner.com/x-21852-Santa-Rosa-Console-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d21-The-250GB-Xbox-360-is-a-mistake-and-its-one-that-the-PS3-should-avoid-making
Rumor: Microsoft Can Kill Xbox 360s Remotely
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| A bit of qualification: I follow 8BitJoystickâs Jake Metcalf on Twitter and
| he seems like a responsible writer. More importantly, he has a track record
| of digging up credible inside sources. He famously broke the news that Halo
| developer Bungie was leaving Microsoft (it was actually amusing to see bigger
| outlets laugh at him, then eat their words), and has posted a couple other
| juicy reports as well.
|
| So when Metcalf says the source was âwell vetted,â I believe him, even if the
| sourceâs information leaves me skeptical simply because itâs so unbelievable.
|
| If the report is accurate, the obvious question remains: Does Microsoft have
| the legal right to do this? Yes, Metcalf argues, because hacking an Xbox 360
| is a violation of the consoleâs terms of service, as well as the Digital
| Millennium Copyright Act.
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http://technologizer.com/2009/05/14/rumor-microsoft-can-kill-xbox-360s-remotely/
EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft
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| The Europen Commission could fine Microsoft, force it to offer other
| browsers, or require a âkill switchâ in Windows that would disable IE.
|
| Microsoft has added a âkill switchâ of sorts to Windows 7 that will let
| users prevent IE8 from running. Operaâs CEO, however, has said that he
| considers Microsoftâs move to be insufficient. The companyâs Windows 7
| Release Candidate (RC), which is expected to publicly launch tomorrow,
| will be the first chance most users have of testing that kill switch.
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http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4769
Microsoft's Xbox 360: No More RROD For Me, But For How Long We'll Have To
See...
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| Back on Wednesday the 15th, I told you that my first-generation Xbox 360 game
| console had experienced the Red Ring of Death the prior Friday evening. I
| also shipped it off on the 15th, and the UPS tracking website reported that
| it was delivered to Microsoft's Mesquite, TX service facility at 10:15AM on
| the 21st.
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http://www.edn.com/blog/400000040/post/1240043924.html
Are Xbox 360's E74 Failure's The New RRoD?
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| According to polls conducted by Joystiq and Engagdet, E74 failures on Xbox
| 360's is on the rise. Joystiq asked readers to send in emails with reports of
| the failure, and recieved an overwhelming number of responses to their call.
| For those that aren't acquainted with the dreaded E74 failure, it's a problem
| that occurs when there is an AV cable error. On the surface anyway, because
| if the cable is still in working order (which it usually is) then it's a
| scaler chip problem, directly involving the ANA/HANA chip which is connected
| to the AV cable; or in some cases it's the GPU.
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http://www.talkxbox.com/article3097.html
Increase In Xbox 360 E74 Problems
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/23/0337244
New Xbox 360 Hardware Failures Being Reported in Significant Numbers
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| Xbox 360 failures are on the rise since the launch of the New Xbox Experience
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| A known Xbox 360 hardware issue is beginning to surface in significant
| numbers recently based on research conducted by video game site Joystiq.
| Tentatively called the Xbox 360 E74 error, one of the lights on the âRing of
| Lightsâ on the front of your Xbox 360 console flashes red and you receive the
| error code and message: "E74. System Error. Contact Xbox Customer Support".
| The symptoms involve the bottom right portion of the indicator ring
| repeatedly flashing on and off and lines or snow will become visible across
| the screen.
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http://www.dailytech.com/New+Xbox+360+Hardware+Failures+Being+Reported+in+Significant+Numbers/article14662.htm
Microsoft Wants You to Pay for E74 Repairs on Xbox 360s over a year old
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| I had a misunderstanding in my pervious article on the Xbox 360 E74 error. It
| ends up that Microsoft is saying that it will repair an E74 error stricken
| Xbox 360 for free only in the first year since purchase since it is still
| covered under the basic one year warranty so the E74 is ONLY covered by the
| normal warranty. After that you have to pay to get it fixed. They will pay
| for shipping but E74 error victims will have to pay to get it fixed if their
| Xbox 360 is over a year old.
|
| [...]
|
| I am sure that the Xbox Red Ring of Death debacle has devalued the perception
| of Microsoft as a brand outside of videogames. The RROD and E74 runs the risk
| of turning an entire generation of future consumers away from seeing
| Microsoft favorably.
|
| I am not even going to mention how much the Jerry Seinfeld Windows Vista ads
| sucked.
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http://blog.seattlepi.com/digitaljoystick/archives/164950.asp?from=blog_last3
Xbox Live Cancels Year-Long Prepaid Account, Demands Another Year's
Subscription To Reactivate
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| Xbox Live has struck again, this time by screwing up the auto-renewal on a
| customer's account and ruining the prepaid annual membership he activated
| just three months ago.
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http://consumerist.com/5184516/xbox-live-cancels-year+long-prepaid-account-demands-another-years-subscription-to-reactivate
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