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Originally Posted by Violator
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i'm sorry but that article is a load of cow patty. Lacking basic math skills? check. lacking research? check. lacking any critical thought whatsoever? check.
We all want manufacturers to build better products and to stand behind them when something goes wrong, but this article is crap.
$500 @5% for 14 days (to use the author's numbers (but where M$ is getting 5% i'd like to know) is $0.96. Since m$ would be getting half or even 2/3 of that realistically, the author is already materially incorrect. Take a basic math class, please. And realistically, it is a total inconvenience for m$ to invest and manage small amounts of cash like that.
One person (one person !) reported that they had to either send Microsoft money for a swap on the fly or else they had to wait for shipping materials to return it! gasp! oh the humanity! last time, this is exactly what happened and M$ fixed them all!
But wait! wasn't m$ just putting a hold onto a credit card? obviously no credit card or questionable credit from the one person caused m$ to request a refundable deposit or a normal mailing period so they weren't out of pocket for sending a new machine without getting one back.
It is a terrible article, regardless of which fanboi side you find yourself on. do not believe any word of it.