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Bodzilla
October 12th, 2008, 09:33 PM
http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/microsoft-sues-dhl-over-xbox-train-derailment/


You know who Microsoft hates? No, not Apple. It really hates DHL. Apparently, the delivery service has hit the folks in Redmond where it hurts: in the Xbox. It seems that 21,600 consoles were totally messed over by "impact damage, wetting, pilfering and shortage" when one of the company's freight trains derailed en route to Long Beach, California. The big M claims that DHL refuses to compensate for the lost goods, and has filed a complaint at a US District Court in Seattle, calling for $2 million in damages and stating that the shipper "negligently breached its duties as a common carrier, handler, bailee, warehouseman, agent, or in other capabilities." Harsh words, but really, who's to blame for this mess? Next time we suggest going with G.O.D.
interesting.

i wonder how this will turn out.

Heathen
October 12th, 2008, 09:38 PM
Dang. Sucks for them.

Hotrod
October 12th, 2008, 10:42 PM
Damn...that's quite a few damaged consoles...

ultama121
October 12th, 2008, 10:48 PM
Ugh, that's an awful business loss..

rossmum
October 13th, 2008, 03:29 AM
DHL are lucky they're only going for 2 million, because unless 360s (I'd assume they mean 360s?) have taken a major price dive there...

Cortexian
October 13th, 2008, 03:35 AM
DHL are lucky they're only going for 2 million, because unless 360s (I'd assume they mean 360s?) have taken a major price dive there...
Price at cost I would assume.

EDIT: Yea it's probably cost price due to following calculations:

21,600x$300 (going price for a 360 60 GB "pro" up here) = $6,480,000-$2,000,000 = $4,480,000รท21,600 = $207.41 per console.

n00b1n8R
October 13th, 2008, 03:38 AM
Says a lot about the mark up :/

SnaFuBAR
October 13th, 2008, 03:40 AM
oh snap, ouch.

Cortexian
October 13th, 2008, 03:43 AM
Read edit, go.