Unbelievable.. Makes me fear overusing my 360.
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Unbelievable.. Makes me fear overusing my 360.
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Wow this is just weak....Microsoft isn't being nice..nor were they ever.
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Ah damn, that's sick 0.o
Just like the ps3 is helping finding a cure against cancer.
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how sad teh baby died
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I know Microsoft's losing out on a lot of money with their products atm, but compensating a family is not exactly breaking the bank.
But just imagine their legal fees... ouch. Microsoft aren't really known to be tight fisted when it comes to legal representation.
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Originally Posted by Dead Eyes
The family sued them because a faulty xbox cord killed their baby. Microsoft ADMITTED to this fact 3 months later and started the exchange program. They're not pushing the blame on anyone, it was Microsoft's fault because they can't make hardware worth a damn.
Oh and don't get on my ass about being a fanboy because you and the rest aren't saints yourself.
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That's just messed up.
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erm what was an infant doing with a 360? and to think the infant over heated it. usually most xbox games are rated M and an infant should barely be able to grasp the controller. i think maybe its the parents fault for even leaving the 360 on long enough to overheat and even letting the infant to play with it.
edit: microsoft didn't sue the family the family sued microsoft
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-It wasn't a 360.
-The baby wasn't playing it.
-The Xbox didn't overheat. The cord was faulty and was known(to Microsoft) that it could cause dangerous fires.
-They're counter suing because they fell it makes them look bad. They shot themselfs in the foot really badly because they're counter suing a family who was a victim of shady dealings done by Microsoft regarding the issue.
-It took them 2 months after Christmas 2004 and this issue(Holiday Season) to alert the owners of said issues.
-Don't post ever again if you don't read or understand things.
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u say that it didn't over heat yet
Microsoft has now officially responded to an Illinois family's lawsuit in which a fire was allegedly caused by a faulty Xbox console in December of 2004. The fire resulted in the death of an infant, Wade Kline. According to the lawsuit, the fire was caused by an overheating power supply, which became so hot as to start the deadly fire. Microsoft, in response, has stated that the fire was wholly the responsibility of the family, and that it was the result of "misuse or abuse" of the console in question. Furthermore, Microsoft claims that the fire was the result of an "obvious" condition of which the family was aware. Considering Microsoft did not recall power cords until February of 2005 (on account of fire concerns) we're not sure to what obvious condition Microsoft is referring. Microsoft is asking that the case be dismissed and that the Kline family pay the company's legal fees.sound familiar???-Don't post ever again if you don't read or understand things
btw a faulty cord must be somewhat hot to cause a fire. faulty cords don't cause fires out of nowhere
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I'm sorry I left out the 360 part. You see, I was playing to your stupidity of claiming it was a 360. I'm a neoGAFFER so my jokes don't work here that well.
Yes they do. I once plugged in my lawn mower and the cord started to smoke and you could see a fire. It wasn't over heated because I just plugged the thing in. Microsoft made them faulty, Microsoft is the reason the child is dead.faulty cords don't cause fires out of nowhere
Microsoft had been covering the issue up prior to the event(just like the Red Rings of Death) now. If Microsoft had recalled the cord when problems began then the child would be alive. They hid the facts to avoid losses in the Holiday quarter.
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Krazy read your post before ever talk again.
Do you know what a power supply is?
its a cord. The xbox itself did not over heat.
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Microsoft isn't counter-suing the family, they're asking that the family pay the court fees as a result of the original case.
Yes, a power cord can cause a fire. It has an electrical current running through it (its called an electrical fire).
The baby wasn't playing the freakin game (and that's the dumbest reply I've seen yet). The console caused a fire, the fire then killed a baby (seeing as how fires tend to do that... whether you're playing a video game or not).
Microsoft knew about the issues and admitted it later (hence the recall).
Therefore, Microsoft is to blame.
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...you're an idiot.
And it was probably in Standby. I leave all kinds of equipment on 24/7. (This computer for example)
Reputation: 123
Same, but not all the time. Even compy here needs to sleep now and then.
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My computer has been constantly on for about the last two weeks...
I don't see any fire...
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear.
You shout and no one seems to hear.
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which is why we're fortunate that MS is primarily a software company... as their hardware tends to explode, start fires, summon locusts, etc.
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The local Geek Squad told us to let the computer sleep once a week.
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umm why would you leave a Xbox/computer or anything on for days straight, your asking for a fire. If they left it on for days then they killed there baby. Careless parenting imo. How exactly did the fire start? YOu buy it your responsibility or jsut dont buy it if you think teh company is bad.
ANyone heard about the guy who sued a trailer(forgot name of the big vehicles that you can wlak in) becuase they didnt say in the manuel if you leave cruise on that it wont go straight so he leaves vehicles on cruise and goes to get coffee WHILE on teh highway. HE crashes into teh ditch. Idiots that live these days..
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Its an RV, and actually he went to make some pancakes while driving. He sued cuz no one told him that cruise control doesn't mean auto-pilot.
That was Darwinism at its finest (sadly, he didn't die), but this is not the same thing. Most every appliance can (and is often designed to) be left on 24/7. And NO appliance should start a fire just from leaving it plugged in. That's faulty manufacturing and illegal.
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