Microsoft was also being hit with lawsuits over the hardware failures of the 360, so don't go thinking they extended the warranty because of their benevolent nature. Not everyone with a broken 360 got a free fix, many died before the warranty extension. I knew someone who made a nice little side job of repairing 360s that were out of warranty for less than Microsoft was charging.

I ordered the download + boxed copy from Stardock and received the collector's edition. From what I read, that will be the case as long as they last and is the only way to get the collector's edition. I haven't gotten a chance to even open the box yet, so I can't comment on the launch issues. I do wish them well though, DRM sucks and has stopped me from buying many games. I regret buying some games that use nasty DRM because I didn't wait to find out what they used or research them enough.

Maybe they'll display the total number of posts each user has made like on many forums. I can't believe how many people obsess about having huge post counts thinking it makes them cool, when really it shows they have no life.