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MovedGoalPosts · 12-06-2004, 01:46

Difficult one. We seem to live in a throwaway age where products all have a limited life. Computer electronics are possibly the worst example of this in terms of how quickly we consider stuff to be out of date and worthless.

Specifically regarding the X-Box, M$ have already admited they are developing he next version, but equally they don't give us any firm release date. My personal view is thus the the expected life of this product should be an equivalent time of it's first launch date to the launch date of the superceeding product.

It's difficult to see how enforceable any case to get M$ to replace the faulty DVD would be. Electronic goods are commonly sold with a 12 month gurantee (I'm not sure if that is just common practice or based in some consumer statute). At time of purchase most stores will try and flog you the overpirced extended guarantee. That suggests to me that there is an accepted implication that the goods may not last that well. That may be the biggest stumbling ground in terms of is the product fit for purpose, as commonly we all accept the extended guarantee is offerred, thus implying the product is vulnerable and may not have a long life without a need for, perhaps costly, repair.

However I certainly didn't buy my X-BOx with the idea that it might fall apart in only 20 months.

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MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 62 Posts: 15,868	Re: XBox Hardware Durability Difficult one. We seem to live in a throwaway age where products all have a limited life. Computer electronics are possibly the worst example of this in terms of how quickly we consider stuff to be out of date and worthless. Specifically regarding the X-Box, M$ have already admited they are developing he next version, but equally they don't give us any firm release date. My personal view is thus the the expected life of this product should be an equivalent time of it's first launch date to the launch date of the superceeding product. It's difficult to see how enforceable any case to get M$ to replace the faulty DVD would be. Electronic goods are commonly sold with a 12 month gurantee (I'm not sure if that is just common practice or based in some consumer statute). At time of purchase most stores will try and flog you the overpirced extended guarantee. That suggests to me that there is an accepted implication that the goods may not last that well. That may be the biggest stumbling ground in terms of is the product fit for purpose, as commonly we all accept the extended guarantee is offerred, thus implying the product is vulnerable and may not have a long life without a need for, perhaps costly, repair. However I certainly didn't buy my X-BOx with the idea that it might fall apart in only 20 months.