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dull60:
Ok... I knw this is a little late but somethin had to be said...
First off the Microsoft actually loses money on the console... which i belive was already said.
second... in the game industry and they are the easiest to work with they treat developers well. with sony they cant even supply us with simple hardware somtimes. The xbox is a extremely well built system and as with the lens issue it happens more often with ps2 than xbox. oh and as for the scam theory why would they bother they make alot of money off of games anyway in fact thats why they charge so little for the console and if systems breakdown... well 80% of people will just not use it 10% would buy a new one (more loss for microsoft) leaving only 10% of people that pay the 100 bucks to fix it... now knowin this does it sound like a scam to you?

Orethrius:
You actually really didn't need to say anything, as:
(a) he likely has a Thompson drive, and
(b) he repeatedly dismisses "the lens is dirty" as some straight line from Microsoft to avoid culpability, which indicates (at least to me) that
(c) he's after Microsoft for something that is actually a CONCEIVABLE problem that COULD be fixed by the end-user with a $10 CD (ridiculous though it may be).

Microsoft may have poor business practices, but that doesn't mean that they want to eat your soul every chance they get.

[ October 24, 2004: Message edited by: Midnight Candidate/BOB ]

TB:

quote:Originally posted by Midnight Candidate/BOB:
Microsoft may have poor business practices, but that doesn't mean that they want to eat your soul every chance they get.

[ October 24, 2004: Message edited by: Midnight Candidate/BOB ][/QB]
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Am I the only one who finds this statement just a little bit naive? Poor business practices or not, at the end of the day companies are always in it for one thing - $$$. Some companies like to do business by satisfying customers with exemplary products/services (the best way to do business IMO, but what do I know, I majored in chemistry). Others are just out there to violate you financially. Am I oversimplifying? Has cynicism gotten the better of me?

Orethrius:

quote:Originally posted by TB:


Am I the only one who finds this statement just a little bit naive? Poor business practices or not, at the end of the day companies are always in it for one thing - $$$. Some companies like to do business by satisfying customers with exemplary products/services (the best way to do business IMO, but what do I know, I majored in chemistry). Others are just out there to violate you financially. Am I oversimplifying? Has cynicism gotten the better of me?
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LOL, please just let this die now.  I was overgeneralising in response to a hasty overgeneralisation.  It wouldn't be "business" without "u" "i" and "$".   ;)

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