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psyjax:
Microsoft: Xbox Could Scratch Discs

 By MARI YAMAGUCHI
 Associated Press Writer

 TOKYO (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its new Xbox video
 game machine can scratch game discs used in it although the
 damage doesn't hurt the game performance or video quality.

 The company is offering free repairs for customers who report the
 problem.

 The Xbox, priced at 34,800 yen ($260), debuted in Japan on Feb. 21,
 challenging video-game kings Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co.

 Within days, however, Japanese game fans began complaining about
 scratched discs after playing new games they bought to use with the
 new machine.

 By Thursday, Microsoft Japan had received nearly 590 complaints
 about the problem, said company spokeswoman Midori Takahashi.

 She said the problem has not been reported in the United States,
 where more than 1.5 million Xbox machines have been sold since
 they arrived in stores in November. A Microsoft representative in the
 United States said that any U.S. customers who report similar
 problems could call the company's help line to ask for repairs or
 exchanges.

 Takahashi said the tiny scratches are mostly made on the outer rim
 of the discs' bottom, where the game data is written.

 The company initially believed the problem was a natural result of
 friction between the machine's disc tray and the software inside. But
 company technicians discovered that technical problems might have
 caused the scratches.

 ``Japanese users are very sensitive to any scratches, and many
 urged us to look into the case. So we decided to examine their
 machines and provide free repairs if necessary,'' Takahashi said.

 The company said it will exchange damaged discs as well.

 Microsoft has not determined what causes the scratches, Takahashi
 said.

 Microsoft is going ahead with Xbox's planned March 14 debut in
 Europe, she said. The company advised its factory in Hungary to
 conduct more thorough quality checks before releasing the product,
 she added.

 Takahashi declined to say how many Xbox machines have been sold
 in Japan. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who was in Japan earlier for
 the Xbox debut, said his company had prepared 250,000 machines in
 the first shipment to Japan and is ready to send more.

Bateluer:
Where did you get that article from, i would be interested in distributing it  

psyjax:

quote:Originally posted by Bateleur:
Where did you get that article from, i would be interested in distributing it    
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My bro. sent it to me. It's off the AP I coulden't snag the link but you can sniff at out at www.ap.org, probably one of the few un-biased online news servises.

Gooseberry Cock:
I am so much better than all of you!
My XBox doesn't scratch CDs, you must all be much stupider than me!

www.somerandomlinkthatwillprovemysuperiority.com

jtpenrod:

quote: I am so much better than all of you!
My XBox doesn't scratch CDs, you must all be much stupider than me!
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Oh really?(!) FYI, I didn't fall for all the hype and rush right out and buy an X-Crox, nor do I ever intend to do so. Furthermore, I have far better things to do than waste my time with these silly games            

So who's stupid here, Goose?  :D    :D    :D
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