I did not picture you (using a digital camera) making a blanket statement (use of blanket to depress and release smoke from fire to create message) as well as all of the other cryptic messages I know "how" to send. Dewey -----Original Message----- From: John Burke [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:47 AM To: Whittaker, Dewey (EHCOE); 'TechNet E-Mail Forum'; 'John Burke' Subject: RE: [TN] Xbox 360 1 billion dollar reliability problem I think the matter is being covered by the blanket statement "general hardware failure" - but it sounds like a smokescreen to me..............8-) John John Burke (408) 515 4992 -----Original Message----- From: Whittaker, Dewey (EHCOE) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 6:31 AM To: TechNet E-Mail Forum; John Burke Subject: RE: [TN] Xbox 360 1 billion dollar reliability problem John, I didn't picture you making a blanket statement. Dewey -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Burke Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 3:16 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Xbox 360 1 billion dollar reliability problem One day we will find a use for all of this new technology - something profoundly useful as opposed to the "playthings" that companies are presently relying on for their profits. Something really useful - like um - interfacing two dissimilar forms of communication such as for instance smoke signals to e-mail, until the digital camera came along it was not possible..........................8-) Yes I am joking.......................happy Friday Technetters John Burke (408) 515 4992 -----Original Message----- From: Syed Ahmad [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 2:52 PM To: 'TechNet E-Mail Forum'; 'John Burke' Subject: RE: [TN] Xbox 360 1 billion dollar reliability problem That is a very valuable observation. Even if it can reach someone siginificant at microsoft, rest of us can appreciate it. Hardware cannot be treated like software. Windows have many ideosyncracies. It is an expansion around a old hut to convert the hut into a mansion, not a mansion designed ground up. Syed Sajid Ahmad, Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) North Dakota State University (NDSU) http://www.ndsu.edu/cnse/ -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Burke Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 4:41 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Xbox 360 1 billion dollar reliability problem Oh I see what you mean................ They launch every version of windows as a beta site test on the World followed by a hundred patches to make it work. ( The new computer I just bought my daughter needed over 100 upgrade "patches" new out of the box on Vista) Maybe they thought they could do the same with hardware.......................8-) John John Burke (408) 515 4992 -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Inge Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 11:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Xbox 360 1 billion dollar reliability problem small money for usoft. They need learn kaizen. Inge ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Burke" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:31 AM Subject: [TN] Xbox 360 1 billion dollar reliability problem > Take a look at this video clip (you will have to wait through the ads) > > > > It seems that Microsoft has had reliability issues with the Xbox 360 and > has > had to spend more than 1 billion dollars according to this BBC video > report. > > > > Here is the link: > > > > http://tinyurl.com/3dvfeu > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > John Burke > > > > (408) 515 4992 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 > for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------