XBox Power Cable Fire Hazard and Recall 70
hattig writes "According to BBC News Microsoft is to replace 14 million XBox power cables due to a fire hazard. XBoxes made before 23rd October 2003 or 13th January 2004 (Europe) require replacement." From the article: "The company said the move was a "preventative step" after reports of fire hazard problems with the cables."
They knew about the problem,... (Score:4, Insightful)
The PSP has been getting a lot of flack for its problems, but at least it won't burn your house down.
Re:Give me a break. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:They knew about the problem,... (Score:1, Insightful)
Not necessarily. It could be one of any number of things--maybe they changed suppliers after a certain date. Maybe the newer cables were made in a different plant. Game console hardware is revised all the time, and it's probably pretty hard to detect problems that occur less than .01% of the time.
I know Slashdotters hate Microsoft, but throwing around baseless, poorly thought-out accusations diminishes your credibility, not Microsoft's.