John Locke :
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:00:59 +0100, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>True, but both their hardware /and/ software (see OP) are faulty. It raises
>>questions. For example, if an XBox360 burns a house down and someone dies, is
>>Microsoft liable? Microsoft has known about serious design issues for well
>>over a year, yet it continued to produce and sell products that put life at
>>risk. Not quite the same case with other companies, which recalled many
>>batteries. At least they tried to correct their faults and they did not
>>continue to sell products which they already knew were faulty.
>
> ...so why isn't Vista being recalled ? Seems like Microshft should bite the
> bullet and reel this turkey in. It really isn't a viable product and I doubt
> that the service pack will help.
Vista isn't being recalled because people are (slowly) buying it, and it
isn't hazardous to anyone's health, Roys point was that the 360 has the
built-in feature of randomly burning down houses. Fleecing the public
isn't illegal (well, MS has discovered ways to do it illegally), killing
the public _is_.
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