| noagenda said: Aside from the history of lies, Microsoft also has the distinct history of putting out the largest "lemon" in hisotry and not facing a gov't forced recall. No other company in history has has a product fail at a 30%-50% rate and not faced legal consequences. The XBox 360 is a blight on manufacturing history. |
I believe they settled the red ring suit by offering extended warranties
http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Settles+Lawsuit+Over+Bricked+Xbox+360+Console/article8295.htm
"The settlement of the lawsuit is likely affected by Microsoft’s several revisions to its Xbox 360 warranty. In December 2006, Microsoft extended its general console warranty to one year – up from its previous 90-day coverage. In April 2007, the company decided to bulk up its warranty services by offering free shipping for consoles in and out of warranty.
The latest warranty upgrade came in July 2007, when Microsoft said that it would cover all Xbox 360 for three years from any “Red Ring of Death” defects. The new warranty policy announcement came shortly after DailyTech’s discovery that up to one-third of all Xbox 360 consoles fail within their first year of use."
What took me by surprise was the intial warranty was only 90 days... I thought almost all electronic devices were usually 1 year. So they went from 90 days to 1 year to eventually 3 years for red ring death defects.
And they had a disc scratching lawsuit which apparently made it all the way to the supreme court
