Red Ring of Death

I just read an article yesterday in a technology magazine while waiting at the eye doctors regarding the infamous X-Box 360's "Red Ring of Death" and how Microsoft was well aware of the issue prior to their masse release a few seasons ago. If we put the technical issues off all the next gen. consoles for perspective, the magazine suggested that both the PS3 and Wii suffered by tech difficulties at a 3% rate whereas the 360 suffered nearly 11 times the rate at 33%. 

Thin about that, 33% of the consoles they initially sold had technical issues. The article went on to say that Microsoft was aware of the issues but wanted to make a simultaneous splash in order to not only generate revenue, but get in on the ground floor of the next generation market. I mean lets face it, if they released their console months later they would have lost a lot of business to their competitors especially at that price level. How many people do you know who would wait a few months for a new console or buy one then turn around and buy another (at that price) a few months later. 

I can understand Microsoft's motive, but their brand might have been tarnished pretty bad at this point. I can tell you that is one of the reasons I've put off buying a 360.