http://www.gizmocafe.com/blogs/gizmo_cafe_blog/archive/2006/09/27/97354.aspxFlubber! Although that may not be the the F-word screamed by many Xbox 360 owners who have had their console break down, it is the name of a bad Robin Williams movie - and who really likes that either? Better things are on the horizon, however, as MicrosoftenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)http://www.gizmocafe.com/blogs/gizmo_cafe_blog/archive/2006/09/27/97354.aspx#97487Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:45:52 GMT173b0a64-840a-4ba0-afe6-d77867afd09b:97487AlissaDoes it seem to anyone else that more and more products are being built to fail?  Not intentionally of course, it just seems like as consumers we're more willing to accept faulty products without demanding quality and fighting for it when it's not there.  When i was a kid i had a speak and spell and that thing is probably still fully functional today - meanwhile my six month old iPod suffers some type of heinous breakdown on a monthly basis, that has me on the phone battling with tech support.  Now i know those examples aren't entirely well-matched, and the complicated technology in today's gizmos is bound to encounter a few malfunctions - but should we really have to be complacent about it and take it when companies find loopholes around good service?http://www.gizmocafe.com/blogs/gizmo_cafe_blog/archive/2006/09/27/97354.aspx#98271Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:43:42 GMT173b0a64-840a-4ba0-afe6-d77867afd09b:98271Gizmo Cafe BlogThe lesson for many gamers is that launch systems are about as safe of a buy as stock in the producer of hamburger earmuffs.  It doesn’t make much business sense, and I’m beginning to realize that waiting (although the hardest part) is a smart decision