Xbox is X'd out....

Everyone knows that the Japanese market is the most demanding in the world in terms of product quality. Even the tinest external marr is often cause for the Japanese consumer to question the quality of a product. In some ways I can understand it. When I get on an airplane and lower the tray only to find a coffee stain I have to wonder about the diligence of the crew that worked on the plane's engines.

Obviously Bill Gates and Microsoft haven't been paying attention. Two major electronics outlets here have suspended sales of the Xbox game consoles due to complaints about damage to game disks. Getting locked out of Sakuraya and LAOX here in Japan is almost the same as getting dumped by Circuit City and Walmart in the States. The Xbox already had some major hurdles to overcome. It's priced significantly above the competition, is late to the market, and it will be quite a while before it develops a game library comparable to Sony and Nintendo - if it survives long enough.

Two big retailers suspend sales of Microsoft Xbox
- posted by tempusmaster @ 12:10 AM