Xbox 360 user files suit, claims defective console

Macworld ^ | 12/05/2005 | Elizabeth Montalbano

[Glenn]

And in other news:

The Sun is rising in the East this morning.

[amigatec]

MS has been selling defective products for years, so this isn't anything new.

[amigatec]

There are no significant bugs in our software... Maybe you're not using it properly.- Bill Gates

[coconutt2000]

Law suit happy idiots and the lawyers who help them...

[RadioAstronomer]

Law suit happy idiots and the lawyers who help them...

No kidding. My 360 is working just fine.

[sgtbono2002]

Overheating the game box. Damn he must be playing too hard.

[robby]

What a load of crap! My 360 is running well too! they tried to give bad press to the original xbox upon its launch as well. I remember them saying that they were over heating. It's a hit on Microsoft, just like a hit on walmart. Unbelievable.

[cloud8]

> Law suit happy idiots and the lawyers who help them...

I bet this guy and his lawyer planned to sue long before the xbox arrived.

[elli1]

X-Box 360 released on Nov. 22. Guess it was too much trouble to return it to MS for service under the 90 day warranty.

[mcmuffin]

I'm screwed.

My 360's doing 180's!

[coconutt2000]

The lawyer(s) make a lot of money off of these lawsuits, and the plaintiffs get coupons for stuff they don't even want to buy.

It is pretty darned ridiculous.


I can't even imagine why anyone would want to buy a first run of the new XBox's anyhow. Wait a month or two and the price drops by half, and you benefit from other peoples' experiences.

[Sender]

The hard part is developing the games, which MS largely farms out to third parties. Having a fan and a heat sink seem pretty elementary.

So this guy alleges his 360 locks up. How does he know it's a heat problem? Exchange it for another one, ya schmuck.

[RadioAstronomer]

What a load of crap! My 360 is running well too! they tried to give bad press to the original xbox upon its launch as well. I remember them saying that they were over heating. It's a hit on Microsoft, just like a hit on walmart. Unbelievable.

Agreed!

BTW, with all the hype and high prices of the XBox on Ebay, I sure was tempted to put mine up for sale as well.

[RadioAstronomer]

Wait a month or two and the price drops by half

Not for game consoles.

[Dustbunny]

Sue, sue, sue and the only one coming out WAY ahead are the trial lawyers.

[beezdotcom]

What a load of crap! My 360 is running well too! they tried to give bad press to the original xbox upon its launch as well. I remember them saying that they were over heating. It's a hit on Microsoft, just like a hit on walmart. Unbelievable.

Maybe Mr. Byers should take his 360 out from under the sofa cushions, and clean off the matted dog hair and crushed Fritos that are blocking the vent openings. Just a thought.

[Publius6961]

Aside from the fact that the source of this article is Macworld, not exactly a disinterested party, it's humorous to consider that a toy could create such absurd adult frantic legal activity.

I hope that the court reminds this loser that no one forced him at gunpoint to purchase a kid's toy, ready for the market or not.
And most importantly, that legal action cannot create a "fix". So then what will he ultimately get? Other than a more expensive toy? or an orphan?

What a concept! Enlist litigation into driving technological excellence!

Morons.

[Rutles4Ever]

If this loser makes the simple adjustment of elevating the power supply (onto, say, a speaker or anything for that matter so that it's not sitting on the ground) his XBOX will stop overheating.

The XBOX 360 I'm running is cool to the touch all around after hours of playing.

[Rutles4Ever]

Actually, they WERE overheating, but the fix is so simple a child could do it.