__/ [ Sinister Midget ] on Monday 25 December 2006 15:31 \__
> On 2006-12-25, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
> something concerning:
>> ...Could open the door to class action lawsuits?
>>
>> Xbox Gets a Longer Warranty
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| This autumn, Microsoft acknowledged that a glitch in the Xbox's online
>>| update system damaged a small number of customers' consoles before the
>>| problem was quickly fixed. At least one customer has sued over the
>>| incident.
>> `----
>>
>> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061224/microsoft_xbox.html?.v=1
>
> A "small number"? Knowing how they like to severely minimize bad news
> about their products, that statement could mean most machines.
>
> I have no idea what the real numbers are. But I'm not going to buy the
> "small number" propaganda coming from the Department of Misinformation
> at One MICROS~1 Way.
Accrdoing to MICROS~1 Way, less then 2% of the Windows PC's out there suffer
from malware. Facts and figures elsewhere suggest otherwise.
75% of Chinese PCs hit by viruses
,----[ Quote ]
| The People's Daily said a government department estimated 75% of computers
| in China were the target of viruses between May 2005 to May 2006.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33667
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