Class-action suit filed against Microsoft re. X360

[Lord Nepenthean]

Somehow I doubt this guy will be able to do much, especially since he probably has little evidence to support his claim, and Microsoft has so much money in the bank to fight a suit like this that it would be nearly impossible for them to lose, even if his case had merit.

Article: http://gamesindustry.biz/...ontent_page.php?aid=13427

Chicago man sues Microsoft over Xbox 360 issues
Paul Loughrey 09:53 06/12/2005

Class action lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court

After several reports of overheating issues with the Xbox 360, one consumer has accused Microsoft of releasing the machine with systematic defects in the development and manufacturing process.

In a class action lawsuit filed against the Redmond giant at the Illinois federal court, Robert Buyers of Chicago is seeking undisclosed damages, court costs and a recall of the newly launched console. It is unclear at this stage how many other consumers have joined Byers in the action.

Reports of overheating issues in the power supply and central processor unit began to surface shortly after the console's US launch on November 22nd, and were quickly dismissed at the time by Microsoft. The company stated that the number of complaints related to a "very, very small fraction of the total shipment," adding that Microsoft had received "a few isolated reports of consoles not working as expected."

While the number of incidents relating to overheating and game freezing issues appears to be relatively small, the true cause remains somewhat of a mystery. Microsoft previously declined to comment on whether or not the PSU unit was at fault, telling our sister site Eurogamer: "Because Xbox 360 has three powerful processing cores, customers may notice that it runs a bit warmer than other game consoles, but this heat output is well within the acceptable and safe range for a CE device of this type and has passed all applicable safety certifications."

"There is no systemic issue with Xbox 360. Each incident is unique and these customer enquiries are being handled on a case-by-case basis," Microsoft representatives added.

[Tynstar]

Sony is backing this man!!!!!!!!!  

[yap]

Whenever I buy something that doesn't work I usually return it.

[shaggy]

Ditto

[captain_nintendo]

Whenever I buy something that doesn't work I usually return it.

Return it for a new one?

Good luck in this case because nobody has any new ones in stock. :-/

I wonder if Microsoft is repairing these "isolated" problems for the customers when they come up.

You would think that they would.

[yap]

What do you mean?  Lots of people with defective units have already gotten replacements.  Some of the forums say microsoft delivered replacements themselves.

Suing because something you purchased does not work is inane.

[Izret101]

*ahem*
DRE PS2 Class Action Lawsuit?

In anycase if M$ has legitimately repairing or replacing any defective units for free this guy just wanted to try and bleed some cash out of them.

[CatchFiveBats]

Well...if you're gonna bleed cash from a company, Microsoft is the one to do it from (that is, if you can succeed).  They've got more money than they'll ever need, so I say spread the wealth.  Sue away!

- Zac

[Tynstar]

Suing because something you purchased does not work is inane.

But suing is the American way now.

[captain_nintendo]

But suing is the American way now.

Sad but true.

[Izret101]

They've got more money than they'll ever need, so I say spread the wealth.  Sue away!

- Zac

M$ donated over 1bil dollars to various organizations searching for cures last year.
I think they where over 8bil total donations.

But since i can't remember or sure and don't have the time to look take it with a grain of salt.

[Tynstar]

M$ donated over 1bil dollars to various organizations searching for cures last year.
I think they where over 8bil total donations.

But since i can't remember or sure and don't have the time to look take it with a grain of salt.

Don't bother saying any thing good Microsoft has done to CFB. He hates Microsoft and they do nothing right.

[shaggy]

But suing is the American way now.

And sadly this is so true.  Don't we have anything better to do in the US than sue?

[Tynstar]

And sadly this is so true.  Don't we have anything better to do in the US than sue?

No so shut up before I sue you!