After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> 360 failure rates at 61%?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Over at XBox 360 Gamer they have refused to buy Microsoft?s claimed
> | 4-5% failure rates and instead opted to create their own poll which
> | yielded shocking results. At the time of writing there have been
> | 3780 submissions and 2355 comments resulting in claimed failure
> | rates of 61%.
> |
> | There is no avoiding the fact that there is likely to be a negative
> | skew to the poll, angry gamers are more likely to vent than satisfied
> | gamers. That said 61% is a huge number and even if its half that 30%
> | is a far cry from the 4-5% Microsoft would like us to believe.
> `----
>
> http://www.quicksavejunkie.com/2007/05/23/360-failure-rates-at-61/
>
> Bear in mind that:
>
> * Microsoft said malware rates are around 0.2% or 2%. Studies show
> something like 75% or even 90%.
I don't believe the failure rate can be that high.
You'd be hearing about it on the evening news.
Andy Rooney would be making fun of it on "60 Minutes" (assuming he's
still alive.)
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