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Re: [News] Another Problem with Microsoft's Xbox 360: It Ruins CDs

  • Subject: Re: [News] Another Problem with Microsoft's Xbox 360: It Ruins CDs
  • From: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:07:41 +0100
  • In-reply-to: <5049479.D8z4yN7BLt@schestowitz.com>
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Slated.org
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Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> Microsoft admits scratch problem with Xbox 360
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | There hasn't been much discussion on the fact that the problem exists
> | by consumers, but untill now Microsoft has always somewhat denied the
> | problem and never proposed a solution.
> | 
> | The Dutch television show Kassa, which deals with customer complaints,
> | has been nagging Microsoft about this problem for several weeks, they
> | did tests with Xbox360 setups and filmed (and proofed) that the Xbox360
> | is indeed responsible for scratching game discs, when not moved, placed
> | on a stable table and under the best possible conditions.
> | 
> | [...]
> | 
> | 
> | The television show also reported that while this issue is now an issue
> | in the Netherlands (it is also widely covered in regular news), it
> | could become a global problem for Microsoft in the future. Therefore
> | I would recommend anyone who is facing the same problem to contact
> | their local Microsoft office and point them to this article.
> `----
> 
> http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/Microsoft-admits-scratch-problem-with-Xbox-360.html

Can Microsoft do *anything* right?

> More vain denial from Microsoft. They got caught this time.

Yes, but it took this TV station's exposure to force them (by public
embarrassment) to actually admit it.

Here's the video with the conclusive proof:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlQYkaXv8RU

The BBC Watchdog investigation of the "Red Ring of Death" epidemic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56-gQq62Hyc

As one victim put it:

"I could go out and buy a DVD player for Â20, and that would last me
years, but paying Â280 on an XBox360; for it to last 14 months, I think
is bang out of order".

A closer look at the "Ring of Death":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yekgUQCHksI

Even when it "works", it doesn't work ... check out the artefacts caused
by overheating on this eXb0rks, after only *20 minutes* of use!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbdb17S9Gy0

In fact, the eXb0rks suck so bad, it's even inspired a "protest" song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8whEP-YsJrQ

The eXb0rks is just a catalogue of disasters. Give it up Microsoft,
stick to what you're good at ... go patent something.

-- 
K.
http://slated.org

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| I found [Vista] to be a dangerously unstable operating system,
| which has caused me to lose data ... unfortunately this product
| is unfit for any user. - [H]ardOCP, <http://tinyurl.com/3bpfs2>
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