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Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner
It's also false in the fact that M$ is now recording a larger loss per 360 unit sold than the PS3 due to the failure rate of the 360 (estimated at a staggering 33%). Also, they are now extending the warranty of ALL 360s to 3-years and offering free shipping to all returned units, and are even offering to rebate those who have paid for shipping previously. This is apparently going to cost M$ over $1 billion. Looks like I'm gonna have to go after a PS3 now (after another price drop heh).
Edit: Link from Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...CJ4&refer=news |
That actually makes me like Microsoft more. They're willing to acknowledge that they're manufacturing crap that breaks a lot and they're taking the responsibility upon themselves to correct it. After dealing with cell phone manufacturers, that speaks volumes in my eyes. Of course, they could always be more like the Wii which never breaks. Anyone have a broken Wii here? I remeber the story about a kid tripping on a corded controller and Nintendo fixing it anyways... I'm sure that was from here. Their repair department must be bored if they're taking back things like that.