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Xbox on fire

Posted by deepquest on February 18, 2005 – 8:06 pm

Microsoft is a well know vendor, used by more than 90% of personnal computer, also well known for world champion of security issues. But for those who bought a Xbox and forgot it was a m$ product, they can have really hot surprise…About 70% of Xbox sold are recalled no matter where you got it.

Software giant Microsoft generally has problems with security flaws and bugs in the applications. However, this time they have got hardware problems. Their very successful Xbox gaming machine has an issue with the power cords. Reports say that they are prone to catching fire! As a result, the company has to release a statement recalling a lot of Xbox videogame consoles to fix the issue by replacing the cord.
The number of consoles under consideration for recall is in the range of 14.1 million, which amounts to around 70% of all consoles sold. They had to take this decision after reports of fires that caused minor burns and property damage were escalated to the company. The company mentioned that around 30 customers reported the problem related to their Xbox machines.

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