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Old 24th November 2005, 07:43 AM   #1
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Fight at Xbox sale

Sad, but doesn't surprise me

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ELKTON, Maryland (AP) -- A melee erupted among a crowd of shoppers in the rush for the new Xbox 360 video game console at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in northeast Maryland.

It took 10 police officers to restore order.

A crowd of about 300 people waited as much as 12 hours for the game, considered a must-have item this holiday season, to go on sale at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. But an announcement from a store manager that the Xboxes would be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, instead of using a number system devised by customers, triggered the mayhem.

"That's when all hell broke loose," said Ben DiSabatino IV, a 23-year-old Bear, Delaware, resident, who had been waiting in line since 4 p.m.

Some customers were knocked down and trampled, though there were no serious injuries, said Elkton Police Lt. Lawrence Waldridge.

Wal-Mart canceled the sale and police ordered everyone to leave.

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Old 24th November 2005, 07:47 AM   #2
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Re: Fight at Xbox sale

lol! *shakes head* Some people!

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Old 24th November 2005, 08:08 AM   #3
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omg goodness people..it's just a video game console! Microsoft can make millions more for you!

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Old 24th November 2005, 09:13 AM   #4
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The customers came up with their own system for who gets what? Thats just retarded LOL.
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Old 24th November 2005, 09:40 AM   #5
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Re: Fight at Xbox sale

I read an article this morning that said there are already people complaining that it's crashing and giving them errors.
Ahh the famous Microsoft errors! lol

It's just another reason why you should wait at least a little while before you run out and by the newest thing! hehe

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Old 24th November 2005, 09:50 AM   #6
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Re: Fight at Xbox sale

What's the big deal with this xbox 360? A friend of mine gave me a link in ebay yesterday and they were already selling them there at crazy prices.

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Old 24th November 2005, 10:00 AM   #7
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Re: Fight at Xbox sale

Basically it's an all in one system..media center

It's a video game, music, plays movies, stores pictures..that kind of stuff. Supposedly it's more powerful then the average PC today.

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Old 24th November 2005, 10:33 AM   #8
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Re: Fight at Xbox sale

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I read an article this morning that said there are already people complaining that it's crashing and giving them errors.
Ahh the famous Microsoft errors! lol

It's just another reason why you should wait at least a little while before you run out and by the newest thing! hehe
Hehe a guildie works at microsoft who does reliability testing. Here's what he said...

I work at Microsoft, and oversaw some reliability testing on these throughout development. Trust me, you REALLY want to wait till the next generation to buy one if you can. They had a deadline to meet, and they rushed it. There are some serious reliability issues with these first ones. No matter what we said needed to be changed, they seemed not to hear. They had a deadline to meet, and they did what they had to to get them on the shelves.

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Old 24th November 2005, 10:37 AM   #9
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Re: Fight at Xbox sale

thats nothing much.. *digs out the story from bbc*

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4252421.stm

an ikea (supprisingly near my home) was being opened at mid-night with a nice little special on sofas for £40 i think and well yea... read all! i still cent remember if its open yet i think it is never been there though

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Re: Fight at Xbox sale

When the original XBOX came out, it was better than most of the pcs out.

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