Supply Problems for 360: Reasons (Guesswork) Given

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kingofwale said:

rocketpig said:

kingofwale said:
wasn't PS3 and Wii also made in China? Hmm, somehow they got people to work during those 2 weeks.

I guarantee you that Sony and Nintendo shut down their factories for CNY, just like MS.

The key difference is that neither Sony nor Nintendo has their head jammed up their ass quite as far as MS when it comes to planning, build quality, and the manufacturing process.

I think they give workers pretty good incentive to stay and work those 2 weeks. Trust me, I'm from China, I know how people are. Chinese new year is a HUGE deal, but money always comes first. Especially working in an foreign company's plant.

 

Really?

All I know is that when I've tried to get stuff from China in the past, the bastards never worked during CNY. It was always a pain in the ass for me because in the last company I worked for, January-March was the key season and Chinese products were basically out of the equation for a month or more. Combine that with Western companies being pretty much useless for the last two weeks of December and it became a real headache.