With Xbox 360 owners terrified that buying a console will mean a red ring at any moment, you have to ask yourself - Are these product built to break within a certain time so you have to replace them? Why do electronics have a short warranty? surely if these products were supposed to last, the warranty would be longer. GadgetZone takes a look at the issue.
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Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
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I'd say it's reasonable to assume that electronics such as TVs, consoles and computers are built to last at least ten years.
One funny thing to think about is how many of you intent to keep your current TV, cell phone or computer for more than ten years? 5 years? =) Nowadays electronics do not have the same lifeline as before. We buy new cell phones every 6 months and upgrade our computers regularly.
To me it sounds absurd (and flamebaitish) to build conspiracy theories around the subject. Manufacturers f'ck up every now and then. Microsoft did it with the 360, Sony with the Vaio computers etc.
I still think the warranty for manufacturing faults should be indefinate. If you get RROD it's Microsofts fault, not the consumers.
Everyone knows products have a self live even an eletric kettle.
Its not just restricted to the xbox though. How many times have you bought something and its last a year.. If manufacturers intended their products to last 10 years, why don't they have a 10 year warranty?
When I talked to a supervisor at MS about my 360 being repaired out warranty, I jokingly made a comment about how my 5 year old Gamecube was in great shape, he replied "Well of course, those things are built like tanks"...he was silent when I replied "Well shouldn't you guys have the same quality".
The more complicated a piece of equipment, the sooner it breaks. Things will only get worse. If technology didn't move, then they could perfect designs. But then they'd lose money because no one would be buying new stuff.
My advice. Become hermits and live in caves.