Hey there again Dtoiders...

I know the issue of 360s dying on a regular basis is a hot button issue for many Dtoiders. And I recognize your right to be angry about it. Not saying here that you shouldn't be angry. I'm not trying to defend Microsoft here or be a fanboy or anything like that.

What I am going to do in this post, actually, is give you a little bit of perspective on the issue. This perspective will explain why I'm so calm about the issue and why I've sort of become sick of hearing about it (I'm not saying stop posting about it, I just won't read it).

On that note, here is the perspective I have on this issue:

I work in a small jewelry manufacturing company. My position in said company is that of data entry in the repairs department. I take jewelry that comes in and enter its style ID number into a computer program, so people further down the line know what it is and can repair/replace it accordingly.

We currently have a contract with a major jewelry designer (like huge enough that if I say the designer by name here I'd probably be sued). And this designer company makes a lot of jewelry, obviously. But at the same time, I see a LOT of it come in for repairs on a daily basis.

Our small jewelry company got slammed with so much broken jewelry from this company that we're about a month behind on repairs. And this jewelry costs, on average, more per piece (at retail) than your typical Xbox 360.

So that, in a nutshell, is why I'm so calm about the 360 failure rate. Because I'm constantly reminded at my job that it could be a lot worse. So next time you hear about a 360 red ringing on you, just think - at least you didn't spend your money (I hope) on a POS piece of designer jewelry.

(And to any jewelry designers who might be reading this - I'm not naming any names here, so please don't sue me.)