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XBoxes Break Down In Record Numbers

Where does it say that Microsoft refused to fix them?

[sarcasm]I just have trouble believing that a highly anticipated product with high demand had almost a 1% failure rate, and that an outside repair contractor may have had difficulty obtaining replacement parts.[/sarcasm]

How in the world would this even come under consideration for a class action lawsuit?

How does 1% failure rate earn the term "break down in record numbers?" The article states that Nintendo reported similar failure rates for the Gamecube, I dont remember seeing your post thrashing Nintendo.

This wouldnt just be Anti-MS flame bit would it?
 
"said fewer than 1 percent of the consoles have proven faulty. Analysts say that's in line with the industry standard, and competitor Nintendo reported a comparable rate for its new GameCube."
 


<< Can we say class action lawsuit, ladies and gentlemen. >>

-voodooguy
And the Microsoft bashing begins. This "problem" being reported is obviously not affecting a large portion of Xbox owners. Here's from the article you linked voodooguy:

<< Plenty of people who bought defective Xboxes got decent customer service. >>

Hmm... have you even read the article before posting?


<< i just had a thought...if xboxes are as unstable as windows, could someone hack into an xbox as easily as a windows machine? oh the possibilities >>

-BustaRhyme
::sigh:: If you don't know what you are talking about don't post your "knowledge".
 
BustaRhyme: Sorry, thought you were expressing the usual Microsoft bashing I see. 🙂
The Xbox uses a modified or rather a stripped down Windows NT core. More stability (compared to win9x oses) is one thing that nearly all NT (win2k/winxp) users agree upon. In fact many users have had their rig running for long periods of time without reboots or hard crashes. Mind you that these are different configs and yet it is still stable. Every Xbox consists of the same hardware components. One of the major reasons of NT users who experience problems getting their rig stable are hardware problems. This is usually the fault of the hardware manufacturer not releasing good drivers. Thus, with a simplified core (less overhead and complexity) and standardized parts, stability is pretty much ensured. The Xbox, like many heat producing pieces of equipment, however will overheat if placed in a small enclosed area. Instability and ?hacking into? have little if any relationship to each other. Anyway, if you are connecting an Xbox to the internet, as some people are doing now, you will probably do it through a router.

EDIT: I am NOT saying that the Xbox is 100% uncrashable. However, everyday BSODs are just a wrong assumption to make for Xbox's. I know plenty of people who have had to reset their PS1/2 and N64s (Myself included).
 
BustaRhyme
you have over 440 post since dec 17 why dont you take a break to find out what the h*ll your talking about

get a life
 
Hundreds of people who bought Microsoft's hot new Xbox game console over the holidays received defective systems, and some say they waited for weeks before the devices were fixed.

Am I the only one that doesnt get this sentence?
How many weeks could you have possibly waited to get it fixed if you bought it over the holidays?
If I open it on Xmas Eve, 2? Which constitutes week(s) but the way the imply it sorta makes me thing more like months
 


<< BustaRhyme
you have over 440 post since dec 17 why dont you take a break to find out what the h*ll your talking about

get a life >>


roflmaopimp 😀
 
the reason a lot of xboxes die than ps2s or gamecubes is the hard drive. they gotta worry about a dvd drive, and a hard drive, not just a dvd. like in the PC business the most broken part after a motherboard or a single card is usually hard drive, since it is a moving part. all else being equal the only difference between the gamecube and xbox support wise is the hard drive.
 
BustaRhyme = neff

look at his post i think that he is really eager to get to a high status

btw anybody have a higher post per day than him?
 
People really need to lay off microsoft. They make great operating systems. Name an OS that supports as many peripherals as Windows that is not made by microsoft. There is none. Most of the problems with windows are due to poor drivers.
 


<< People really need to lay off microsoft. They make great operating systems. Name an OS that supports as many peripherals as Windows that is not made by microsoft. There is none. Most of the problems with windows are due to poor drivers. >>

there are none because of microsoft and their business. ever heard of o/s's like dr. dos? why arent they around today? because microsoft strong armed them into going bye-bye.



<< btw anybody have a higher post per day than him? >>

boatloads of people. gopunk (iirc) has 40 something
 
is anyone suprised that this kind of crap happens when MS tries to make a console that is VERY PC like.
 
then i guess that your really obsessed with the forum

i think that we need more people in the other topics helping out other people
 


<<

<< People really need to lay off microsoft. They make great operating systems. Name an OS that supports as many peripherals as Windows that is not made by microsoft. There is none. Most of the problems with windows are due to poor drivers. >>

there are none because of microsoft and their business. ever heard of o/s's like dr. dos? why arent they around today? because microsoft strong armed them into going bye-bye. >>


Dr. dos and the like are not around today because of new and much better stuff out there. Since when did Dr. Dos have USB support? 😉 Actually, I believe that Microsoft has conducted unfair business practices but that is not their reason for their popularity. I am willing to be that every big time company has conducted illegal business practices at one point or another. Including Apple. Microsoft's reason for success is simply because they put out good products into the market. I realize "good" is a very subjective term but obviously Microsoft is enjoying their market share because people like their stuff no? Many people here use IE and not Netscape. I bet most Microsoft bashers use IE as well. Why? Well, its definintly not because there aren't any alternatives (opera,netscape, a whole more). If you are a MS basher and user an alternate browser, thats great for you but the fact is most people prefer Microsoft. If there were say four equally big players in the OS industry, that would wreck hell upon the hardware companies as each would have write up different drivers for each OS. Why would the OS driver support be similar when they are all competitors. This would mean more time and money put into tech support, driver support, and lots of other trouble. Sometimes, having a single company "leading" the way is best. I agree with many people that the lack of competition is allowing Microsoft to ease up on innovation. But this can't be all a bad thing, I don't need to change my computer every year.
 


<< is anyone suprised that this kind of crap happens when MS tries to make a console that is VERY PC like. >>


What kind of crap? Oh you mean the same type of crap that Gamecube/PS1/PS2/N64/Dreamcast users sometimes experience?
The fact is, every console has some problems and Xbox has no outstanding record of it. I see plenty of Xbox owners on this forum, but I have yet to see one report the blue screen of death you are probably thinking of. However, I have seen Gamecube owners complain about Rouge Squadron (not to knock on you guys or anything). PS2s has had recalls at own point as well. Go look into what you are talking about before you say anything.
 


<< People really need to lay off microsoft. They make great operating systems. Name an OS that supports as many peripherals as Windows that is not made by microsoft. There is none. Most of the problems with windows are due to poor drivers. >>



Mmm, its not the drivers, its how MS programmers use classes, and how they decided to not use decontructors in them.
However that seems to be pre-98. I have never had problems with 2kpro.

Edit: To address the thread, it appears this turned into a microsoft hate party. Which is very sad, because although I dislike the company, you cannot say no other console has had many problems. It happens, people make mistakes, things break down, Microsoft isnt the only one experiencing problems.
 
Playstation 2 had alot of problems when it was released too, it seems that people like to hate on microsoft.
 
I have to agree. It seems that most of the newer consoles (CDRom based) had their share of problems. The PS1 is up to it's 6 or 7th revision.
 
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