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RROD: Microsoft Hit With Class Action Over RROD
kotaku.com - 10/16/2008
RROD: Microsoft Hit With Class Action Over RROD
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Somewhere in Redmond there must a be a huge warehouse stuffed to the rafters with class action notices and a random legal claims against Microsoft. The hapless multinational has been walloped with another suit - this time from consumers who are a little ticked off about the Red Ring of ...

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Gizmodo:  Microsoft Sued Over Xbox 360 RROD Issues [RROD]

Tech Ticker:  Microsoft Faced with a Class Action Suit over RRoD

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Microsoft Sued Over Xbox 360 RROD Issues [RROD]
Gizmodo — ... alleges that Microsoft knew around 50% of the consoles shipped were defective. To be quite honest, there are plenty of reports out there that claim the figure is even higher than that. I highly doubt that anything will ever come of this, but I am surprised that it took this long for a lawsuit to develop. I mean, there are probably very few Xbox 360 owners out there that have not taken advantage of the beefed up replacement plan once or twice already. [DailyGamesNews via Kotaku] ...

Microsoft Faced with a Class Action Suit over RRoD
Tech Ticker — ... has been filed in California against Microsoft alleging them of selling defective consoles in order to compete with PS3 and Wii. The lawsuit cites articles from various publications where the RRoD was already reported and says that Microsoft already knew as many as 50% of the consoles were vulnerable with the overheating problem. If the lawsuit seeks a win over the Redmond giant, they could be directed to refund the money to all Xbox users in California. [Via Kotaku] Advertisement: Samsung Hub - Everything ...

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