Xbox 360 (Xbox 360)Microsoft: 16% failure rate is "suspect"VideoGaming247 - February 17, 2008
Submitted by deftangel (291)
at 3:21AM PST on February 16, 2008
Microsoft’s responded to a warranty firm that claimed that 16 percent of Xbox 360s it covered end up broken, based on a sample of 1,000 machines. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft wasn’t exactly impressed.
“We have not seen the report, and are unfamiliar with the agency that filed it,” said a spokesperson, here. “Based on the enthusiast community’s feedback yesterday, the methodology of this report is suspect.”
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A multi billion dollar corporation explains its defect rate by refering to fanboy experience rather than internal data?
Huh?
I thought MS already admitted a higher than average default rate (electronic default avg 5% for PVRs up to a high end 15% for laptops according to Cnet) when the came out with their extended warranty.