It just dawned on me why MS has had shortages...

[rocketpig]

Username2324 said:

rocketpig said:

DKII said:
Or, because they stuffed the retail channel in Xmas 2006, they had to shut down their production a bit in the first half of 2007, and then underestimated how much they would need to Xmas 2007, and now are behind in getting production back up again.

Ding-ding-ding, logic wins again. That makes the tally on this board:

Logic: 147,292

Fanboys: 2

How hard is it to push a button to go back into full production?

After dealing with Chinese production lines, the Chinese New Year, and other factors in my last job, it's a simple answer:

Very hard.