Xbox 360...

Old, but useful still. Not that I believe in that "fair trade" stuff,
but you might.

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1) It stifles competition in the game box market because Microsoft dump
Xbox machines at below cost.
2) It is estimated that every Xbox 360 package costs $525 in parts and
assembly, compared to the $399 retail price.
<http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/23/1549209>
3) In 2004 Microsoft's Xbox division lost $391 million on sales of $3.2
billion.
4) Microsoft can afford Xbox to be a loss leader because it has the
assets to waste.
5) Fair trade companies in the gaming market are unable to compete with
Microsoft's unfair trade practices.
6) The real purpose of the Xbox is to ruin the game machine market in
Microsoft's favor so that they can instigate another monopoly, as they
have with the PC market.
7) Microsoft do not innovate; they imitate, buy, or stifle alternatives.
Real innovators such as Nintendo and Sony suffer from Microsoft
parasitisim.
8) The gaming market can only thrive and benefit the consumer in a
marketplace of true competition and innovation.
9) Xbox 360 has proven to be highly crash-prone:
<http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000743069364/>
<http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/EEFkZkkkyEHasmrPqu.php>
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/80491849@N00/>
10) Chicago resident Robert Byers is the first XBox 360 owner to sue
Microsoft regarding defects in the machine including the power supply
and CPU overheating, locking up the console. He is demanding either
replacement or recall of all Xbox 360 machines.
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051205/tc_nm/media_xbox_dc>
11) CNET has reported that the Xbox is "obscenely power hungry," drawing
160 watts of power, more than twice as much as the original Xbox or
rival game consoles. Four hours of game play per day can result in an
additional $35 per electric bill.
<http://news.com.com/2061-10797_3-5982822.html?part=rss&tag=5982822&subj
=news>
12) On 12/13/05 it was reported that the Xbox 360 file system had been
cracked. This provides "the foundation for work seeking to attack the
content protection put in place by Microsoft."
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/13/xbox_360_file-system_cracked/>

--
regards, Peter B. Perlsø - liberterran.org, siad.dk
"The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They
want you to be worn down by taxes until you are dependent and helpless."
- James Dale Davidson, National Taxpayers Union
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Relevant Pages

  • Its Official: MSFT Developing a Handheld
    ... Microsoft's Plans For Handheld Game Player And "iPod Killer" ... out in May under the title "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked: ... The Microsoft product would compete with Sony, ...
    (alt.games.video.xbox)
  • Halo 3 aim is to rescue Xbox
    ... now he can bail out Microsoft Corp's flailing videogame business. ... game for its Xbox 360 console. ... The Halo trilogy tells the tale of a savage war between the human race ...
    (alt.games.video.xbox)
  • Re: Is Microsoft dumping?
    ... > Microsoft Corp loses at least US$153 on each Xbox video-game ... > console it sells, based on just the cost of components and assembly, ... which has spent more than US$12 billion developing its game ... > machines, released the Xbox 360 on Tuesday, in time for the holiday ...
    (soc.culture.china)
  • Re: Xbox 360...
    ... It stifles competition in the game box market because Microsoft dump ... Xbox machines at below cost. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
  • Re: Worst e- Products Of The 2007: Zune, Vista, Apple TV...
    ... Microsoft was not doing to badly in the marketplace. ... the Xbox 360 is leading in revenue and game attach rate per system sold. ... I never claimed that the Xbox was dominating the market, but it is displaying a typical pattern from Microsoft. ... That shift is going to the Xbox as the primary platform, ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)