Microsoft, Thanks for Nothing
October 27, 2008 by admin
FUCK YOU Microsoft for making me want to pay $99 to repair yet ANOTHER console of yours? A supposedly ‘Elite’ system which I had to purchase last year the DAY after Halo 3 was released since I got the Rings of Death?.
Last week the frozen screen appeared, that was fun. And then a few times I would get a black screen of nothing - the same screen you get when someone quite in Halo 3 multi-player and the system scrambles to re-synchronize itself. And more freezing.
So I called tech support, jumped through all the hoops, did all the stupid ‘online fixes’ available at your support center online. Big help that was. Spent nearly 2 hours on the phone with constant apologies. Guess what? Apologies won’t make my xbox work again, FUCKTARDS.
Yeah, so now you want me to pony up $100 to fix YOUR FUCKING problem? When I can goto ebay and get another system for $139?.
Hey, I know stuff breaks but to want to try and gouge me to fix what you STILL can’t get right is total Bullshit.
I know I am just one of millions of people who buy your products and just a little piss-ant like myself won’t make a dent in your corporate billions.
Funny line the tech support told me while I was on hold: ‘Hey, isn’t Halo 3 a great game?”
My reply - “Sure, when you can play it”.
Oh, and yet another bonus from Microsoft. Last week I got a PC with Vista on it. Funny thing is, if you walk away from the computer for more than an hour - you also get a frozen screen there too.
SPLENDID WORK AGAIN!
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Too bad Apple doesn’t make a console :: sigh:: LOL
Even if Apple’s console came with another Halo game, God of War and Mario/Metroid/Zelda series, I’d NEVER get it.
sounds like you had a bad experince,i didnt get rrod but when i was on the phone it took less then 5 minutes.
but dont worry,they are releasing jasper chips so the 360 doesnt heat up that much.so the failure rate will go down.but hey,if you get another problem alot of online fixes(like x-clamp) work.
Bill gates Microsoft are the most greedy and controlling asses I have ever seen. Should we pay for every thing for xbox? I’m talking about things like having to pay a hundred bucks to make it wireless compatable. And where is our web browser? Both ps3 and wii got em. But no, they would rather have us buy dells loaded with their programs like that glitchy shit vista.
Whine, whine; its your option to buy an xbox, if you think the upkeep for the thing is too great then you didn’t have to buy it. Maybe its just because I had a well paying job while I was in high school but it seems like alot of the prices are trivial.
I’ve never really had a problem with either of the 2 Xbox 360s I bought, none of my games have ever even frozen up….Plus really like vista, call me crazy but I like vista more than XP by a considerable deal.
Money is not the issue. I could go buy 10 elite systems right now if I wanted. The point is how they care little for the users of their products and continue to produce flawed products to the masses.
Actually most of that was directed at The One Sin…
Now I will admit that companies have no excuse to make a faulty good, I just get sick of people complaining about their stuff, maybe because I personally have never had a problem (yes I know it sounds selfish). And yes, it is way out of line to charge money for a repair brought on by faulty manufacture, but I always thought if was free if you got the red ring? Hmm, my friend got it once, I guess I never asked if it cost him any cash.
Maybe I was being a bit dramatic, but you have to admit microsoft pulls some bullshit. No offense, but if money is no object for you don’t think that every one can just go get every game and accessory on a whim. The dough is a problem for some of us so don’t be an ass when we say microsoft should at least throw us a bone once in a while.
dont worry,ms is making new chips and they fix rrod for free and send compensation.
i heard of people telling ms they had rrod so they could get a free fix.
heres how i see it, there needs to be a system durable enough to withstand almost everything. 20 story drop, overheating, sledgehammer, etc etc. i think that microsoft just dummped a helluva lot of there copmuter leftovers to make the 360.
20 story drop! Where the hell are you takin your 360 lol?
No electronic needs to be that overbuilt, except maybe in military applications. People just need to treat their electronics right, perform regular maintenance and not abuse the things and they’ll last (what we are talking about here is different). Its like a car, take care of it and it will last longer. Course I do blame our disposable society, where low quality manufacture is accepted just because they think we’ll upgrade in a year to 2. Everything has been under built in recent years, especially these fruity Asian cars.
I feel ya on the maintenance. The cash is my problem so Its a very good idea to take care of my 360.
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Here’s my new Xbox 360 logo:
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@David Gerard - Amen, Brother!
Empire state bulding, i kinda got mad every time i lost at pac man
ya i punch my Xbox evry time i die on that game.
My 360 got the red rings just like 3 days ago. And i did that towel thing and it worked for a bit. But now when i turn it on it freezes. =(
It’s only by the grace of god my 360 hasn’t crapped out on me yet.
wow u guys suck for hating on microsoft. i have had 1 360, had it modded and i have never been happier, u guys suck with technology and should stick to the gameboys and pokemon red and blue games and about the costs of a 360, heres what you do buy a xbox arcade console and get a hard drive off ebay or find a used one that way thats what i did and i had enough money to get my 360 modded for 40 bucks afterwards
@AlphaCommando
“Everything has been under built in recent years, especially these fruity Asian cars.”
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA fruity Asian cars
Hey Admin, go to this link and watch the video…it tells only the truth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1PO7nyyLn0
@Baron Somebody - thanks for the link, I enjoyed it very much!
Lol I found it quite hilarious…
“What the hell else am I suppsoed to shut down the bedroom window?!!”
“My typewriter has never threatened me with a prison sentence by performing an “illegal operation” ”
“To have us stop, he has us press start…makes sense doesn’t it?”
Admin, you may or may not agree, but I strongly believe this EXACTLY sums up the U.S now (it’s a picture)
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q256/WalkingCorn/0-587-03591-9Where-Wealth-Accumulat.jpg