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Hard luck with Microsoft
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| Many in the gaming community are familiar with
| a common pitfall of the Xbox 360. Gamers know
| the syndrome simply as âthe red rings of
| death.â The issue is common and easily
| remedied, and is a problem that the newest
| generations of Xbox 360s are supposedly free
| of.
|
| So I rested easy after purchasing my 360
| Arcade and a 20-gigabyte hard drive last
| winter, knowing that the folks at Microsoft
| had eliminated this frustrating problem.
|
| Much to my dismay, I recently powered-on my
| system and was greeted with a distressing
| noise. I waited and waited but the system
| never advanced past the logo screen. After 5
| minutes of troubleshooting, the screen flashed
| to black with the words âerror 67â emblazoned
| near the bottom.
|
| Shit, I thought. Red rings of death I can deal
| with, but what is this âerror 67?â This
| experience would lead me to verify what I had
| long suspected: Microsoft isnât as keen on
| satisfying their customers as they may appear
| to be.
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http://www.uwmpost.com/2010/02/08/hard-luck-with-microsoft/
Microsoft Losing its Fame
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| Players face a lot of technical errors.
| Microsoft must offer some kind of substitutes
| for their products when they simply stop
| working. Red ring errors can be solved but
| technical errors like âerror 67â is difficult
| to tackle.
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http://topnews.us/content/210752-microsoft-losing-its-fame
Microsoft restricting Xbox 360 units from Army because the sale wouldnât give them enough money?
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| Argue if you want, but the Xbox 360 with itâs
| cheap hardware, massive online gameplay and
| options for scenarios, and rather robust
| library of war games means itâs a pretty good
| fit as a training tool for the fine men and
| women training our country. Common sense also
| makes a might appearance. Itâs simple
| actually. Why should the Army spend upwards of
| $1,000 on training computers for each and ever
| soldier if an Xbox 360 can be had for
| significantly less and be used for multiple
| soldiers? Itâs basic math.
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http://gadgetsteria.com/2010/02/09/microsoft-restricting-xbox-360-units-from-army-because-the-sale-wouldnt-give-them-enough-money/
PS3 Better Serves Publishers Than 360, says Sony
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/ps3-better-serves-publishers-than-360-says-sony/
Sony Bashes Microsoft's "Check Writing" Policy Again
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| Sony's PR strategy in the console war seems to
| be to point out that Microsoft is a devilish,
| top hat-wearing fat cat lording over the
| population with its giant dollar-sign labeled
| sacks of cash.
|
| Back in April, Sony bashed Microsoft for
| purchasing most of its exclusive titles rather
| than creating them, and with the recent
| release of Mass Effect 2 has gone back to
| those same tactics. Rob Dyer, SCEA Senior Vice
| President of Publisher Relations, told
| IndustryGamers that Sony "counters" Xbox 360
| exclusives with its own first-party games,
| which Microsoft simply has no answer to.
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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/98398-Sony-Bashes-Microsofts-Check-Writing-Policy-Again
Recent:
Microsoft Sued Over Xbox Live Points
http://www.pcworld.com/article/187861/microsoft_sued_over_xbox_live_points.html
Microsoft Hit with Class Action Over XBox Points
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/xbox_points_lawsuit.html
R.I.P., Halo 2 on Xbox Live
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| Microsoft early this morning delivered some
| bad news to holdouts continuing to use its
| Xbox Live online gaming service to play games
| originally created for its first Xbox. As of
| April 15, the company is discontinuing Xbox
| Live for the original Xbox, according to the
| post by Xbox Live GM Marc Whitten (via
| VentureBeat).
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http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/02/rip_halo_2_on_xbox_live.html
What Microsoft giveth the Microsoft taketh away? â Xbox Live & Zune issues?
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| Now it appears that as of April 15th 2010,
| fans of old Xbox titles such as Halo 2 will no
| longer be able to play them on Xbox live
| market place. Microsoft (as usual) reports
| this news as if its a good thing (and unless I
| am mistaken Halo 2 is still loved by many)
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http://openbytes.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/with-microsoft-giveth-the-microsoft-taketh-away-xbox-live-zune-issues/
Microsoft Points Draw Class Action Suit
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| A Philadelphia-area attorney has filed a
| class action suit against Microsoft, claiming
| the software maker ripped him off after he
| bought points that were supposed to allow him
| to make purchases over the online Xbox Live
| Marketplace.
|
| Samuel Lassoff, of Horsham, PA, said an
| invoice he received earlier this month from
| Microsoft included charges for purchases he
| couldn't complete due to a balky download
| systemâand he claimed it wasn't an accident.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222400289&subSection=All+Stories
Microsoft, Stop Charging For Other Companiesâ Content On Xbox
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| If your subscription is paid, you can watch
| Netflix for free on your computer, your Blu-
| ray player, your PS3, and soon, your Wii â
| but not on the Xbox 360. Microsoft, itâs time
| to kill the Xbox internet tax
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http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/01/microsoft-stop-charging-for-other-companies-content-on-xbox/
Microsoft may drop points system from Xbox; Zune too?
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/01/21/xbox.live.and.zune.may.use.real.currency/
Microsoft Points Were Never Meant To "Mislead People"
http://kotaku.com/5453422/microsoft-points-were-never-meant-to-mislead-people
Microsoft Apologises For Points System, May Move To Real Money
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/01/microsoft-apologises-for-points-system-may-move-to-real-money/
box 360 sales tepid, stable in Japan
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| Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the
| Xbox 360 sold 8,965 units between Dec. 14 and
| Dec. 20 to rank No. 7 in overall hardware
| sales.
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http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=9245
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