06.15.09
Microsoft Accused of Smearing the Competition in Consoles, Amid Trouble
Summary: Microsoft’s Xbox business suffers, so attention is shifted to competition-stomping
Microsoft’s modus operandi contains a healthy dose of FUD tactics. We have shown countless examples of this over the past few years and now comes another accusation which refers to the consoles business.
Microsoft Should Stop Taking Jabs At Gran Turismo
Microsoft has an irritating habit of attempting to tear down the competition while simultaneously promoting their own; a marketing tactic we don’t see as often from either Sony or Nintendo. …and people wonder why there are a growing number of gamers who simply don’t like Microsoft and how they handle their business.
Microsoft’s XBox business is a huge financial disaster and a few days ago we mentioned the fact that Microsoft stops repairing XBox360 quite so properly as budgets run tight
There is a lot more coverage of this, e.g.:
- No more prepaid boxes for RRoD 360s from Microsoft
- Microsoft: No more “coffins” for busted Xbox 360 consoles
- Microsoft kills ‘coffin’ policy, time to pack your RRoD Xbox yourself
- Microsoft Discontinues ‘Coffin’ Option for RROD’d 360s
A week ago someone resubmitted this old bit of news:
JULY 6 | FROM VARIETY: Defective Xbox 360s will cost Microsoft more than $1 billion on its bottom line.
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Submitted by: Chris Bartoshevich (ctblori@aol.com)
6/8/2009 3:11:00 PM PT
How much more will Microsoft be willing to lose in Xbox? Some people honestly said that Microsoft should just end this business line. It has already lost Microsoft around $7 billion. And that’s a conservative estimate; it could be much worse because Microsoft fires people who say the truth. █
