I really need to figure out a way to get people to buy any old piece of shit from me and brainwash them all into thinking they love it and want to buy another one. Oh, wait Microsoft already did that and I think my own sense of pride and general scruples would keep me from being able to do that. What's that? You Microsoft wouldn't do that or worse yet you live under a rock and haven't seen umpteen reports on the astronomical failure rate of the 360.
Come on kids, let's get real. We were all suckered and yet we stand in line asking "Please Sir, can I have some more?" Any other product with a 54% failure rate, yes a 54% fail rate, would see the manufacturer in bankruptcy before you could say "Steve Ballmer is a hyperactive, power mad, dancing monkey!". What this really showcases is the complete breakdown of the way free markets and/or capitalism is supposed to work. Consumers have so fallen for the marketing BS! that we believe we need something whether it works or not.
Do I sound pissed? Damn right! I knew all this and still bought a effin' 360. Every time I turn it on I know there is a 50/50 shot that the RRoD will bite me in the ass. Oh yea, we have all that cool XBLive stuff thrown in and we get to do all kinds of cool gaming with friends and stuff. No! Not only do we pay $400 for a POS console, it has about as much online capability as a Commodore 64 until you pay an extra fee and then if you want to watch a video that is otherwise freely available on the Internet you have to pay AGAIN!?! As Penn Jillette would say, "Fuck!".
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