Microsoft Refuses to Replace Defective XBoxes

[yellowplastic]

Japan launch a complete disaster, Microsoft embroiled in public relations nightmare

 

[Amused]

Where does it say the launch was a complete disaster?

 

[CKDragon]

I'm not really a fan of the X-Box, but it doesn't say how many consoles were sold... 243 Customer Service calls could be either a lot or little, but you can't tell without knowing the scope.

CK

 

[Mitzi]

Where in your linked article does it say that Microsoft are refusing to replace defective the XBoxes???

 

[Amused]

<< Where in your linked article does it say that Microsoft are refusing to replace defective the XBoxes??? >>



It's funny how everything yellowplastic wrote is not anywhere to be found in the article, isn't it?

 

[Mitzi]

<< I'm not really a fan of the X-Box, but it doesn't say how many consoles were sold... 243 Customer Service calls could be either a lot or little, but you can tell without knowing the scope. >>



243 service calls? I'd hardly say thats a public relations nightmare!

Jeez, thats twice today I've stood up for Microsoft

 

[AU Tiger]

Not a good start at all for xbox. It'll be interesting to see if this really becomes an issue or if it is user error.

 

[Mitzi]

<< It's funny how everything yellowplastic wrote is not anywhere to be found in the article, isn't it? >>



I was just thinking that!

Edit: First time I;ve had a chance to use the rolls eyes smilie

 

[Pepsei]

i dislike xbox and it is not a console of my choice....

but, i don't see anything about microsoft refusing to replace defective xboxes, nor the launch was a failure.....

according to the article... it seems like microsoft is doing what any company would do in a similar situitation.

so what "nightmare" are you talking about?

 

[iamwiz82]

lets say they sold 3/4 of what they shipped(125000, this is a VERY conservative estimate).

243/(125,000*.75) = .002592*100=.2592%.

I'd say that not a bad quality number.

 

[Pepsei]

<< Jeez, thats twice today I've stood up for Microsoft >>



i feel your pain.

i'm taking my network infra. test tomorrow...

 

[Mitzi]

<< i'm taking my network infra. test tomorrow... >>



Ha ha ha! I wouldn't wish that sort of pain on my worst enemies!

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Least . . . Accurate . . . Headline . . . Ever!

 

[TremblingFool]

Extra! Extra!: Yellowplastic Refuses to Replace Defective Thread Title

 

[MikeO]

LMAO @ this thread

 

[Kev]

<< Extra! Extra!: Yellowplastic Refuses to Replace Defective Thread Title >>


ROFL

 

[CKDragon]

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<< I'm not really a fan of the X-Box, but it doesn't say how many consoles were sold... 243 Customer Service calls could be either a lot or little, but you can tell without knowing the scope. >>



243 service calls? I'd hardly say thats a public relations nightmare!

Jeez, thats twice today I've stood up for Microsoft >>



I agree, I meant you can't tell how bad it is.

After looking at some of the numbers, it isn't bad at all. Seems like a pretty successful launch. We'll see how it turns out, though. The N64 had a successful Japan launch, also, and that got trashed after a few months.

CK

 

[Mitzi]

CKDragon : It was bad use of your post on my part. I quoted your post because you mentioned the figure - not because I was trying to imply that you thought that 243 calls was a public relations nightmare.

My apologies

yellowplastic : Edit the thread title - it draws unwarrented attention to a stupid and nonfactual post.

 

[McPhreak]

Since this thread and it's title are obviously gay, how about we salvage what we can from it? Has anyone tried those smaller Japanese controllers? Are they any better/comfortable?

 

[joohang]

yellowplastic,

You should work for ZDNet.

 

[Evadman]

The contorlers over there I think, are mutch better modeled to the hand. I dislike the huge ones over here. That is one reason I did not puck up an X-box. Tried it at best buy, and hated the controller. I will just wait for an emulator