580°

Microsoft sues DHL after train dumps 21,600 Xboxes

In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Microsoft said it is seeking more than US$2 million in damages from DHL for two containers of Xbox 360 consoles that sustained "impact damage, wetting, pilfering and shortage" after a derailment near Duke, Texas.
Alternative Sources:
LoveWaffles - contributor
Published: 443 days 16 hours ago | Article | Xbox 360 | Gaming
 
 

12Next »
Showing: 1 - 50 of 56 Comments
Shut this user up Let user speak
Lucas22 - 443 days 16 hours ago
1 -
maybe those were the xbox 360 that had jasper chips. Hopefully not
Shut this user up Let user speak
nbsmatambo - 443 days 16 hours ago
1.1 - lol...
shipping is getting really unreliable these days, my friend just told me he saw the delivery guy open his package...
Shut this user up Let user speak
rsebes - 443 days 15 hours ago
1.2 - Shipping companies
I thought insurance was suppose to cover things like accidents. When your shipment gets dropped or damaged in transit, they pay to replace the item. Why does it always seem to come to law suits? (I can see if DHL isn't willing to reimburse)
Shut this user up Let user speak
meepmoopmeep - 443 days 15 hours ago
1.3 -
the train RRoD'ed

:)
Shut this user up Let user speak
Master Debater - 443 days 14 hours ago
1.4 -
Wow that did not make sense at all but still really funny LMAO
Shut this user up Let user speak
Nostradavis - 443 days 14 hours ago
1.5 - LOL
via ripten:

I am praying for some ungodly small fine print that reads something like this:

"DHL is not responsible for damages unless all 4 rings on the front of our train light up red upon impact."

[insert "360 hardware is a train wreck" joke here]

http://www.ripten.com/2008/...
Shut this user up Let user speak
Ateanboy - 443 days 3 hours ago
1.6 -
Hell, I don't blame them.... Atleast, the DHL guys that work here in central Florida are ALL PS3 fans. I know this because my job requires me to converse with dozens of them face to face on a daily basis.

Overall they're a bunch of cool dudes. Goofy as hell........but they're good guys. And they LOVE PS3.

I wouldn't be surprised if this "accident" truly happened on purpose. Maybe M$ knows that, and maybe that's why they're suing.

But, I really don't blame them, if it was ME, I would've droven the train right of the tracks and drove it straight into its demise.

I would consider myself a hero... Saving hundreds of people from buying a mediocre product and saving them the hassle of inevitably getting RROD.
Shut this user up Let user speak
crystallakekiller - 443 days 1 hour ago
1.7 - hey Ateanboy..
if you REALLY want to help people..its really simple for you,just stop talking! or maybe not...some people feels good when they hear retards like you speak,it makes them realize they are lucky to be normal!
Shut this user up Let user speak
Robondacob - 443 days ago
1.8 -
Wow good one crystallakekiller. That showed him.
Shut this user up Let user speak
JBaby343 - 442 days 21 hours ago
1.9 - Seriously,
Like they wouldn't have broke anyway. This just saves time.
Shut this user up Let user speak
deeznuts - 442 days 17 hours ago
1.10 -
Lol, it's like Final Destination. Even if they avoided death by derailment, the boogie man going to get them later anyway, one by one!

On a serious note. DHL sucks. really bad. They are the worst carrier ever.
Shut this user up Let user speak
socomnick - 443 days 16 hours ago
2 -
DHL is a horrible shipper. Anytime I order anything they are always late . UPS and fedex all the way.
Shut this user up Let user speak
Nitrowolf2 - 443 days 16 hours ago
2.1 -
i never even heard of this, i only use UPS well until the guy dropped one of our package out of his truck
Shut this user up Let user speak
Kigmal - 443 days 15 hours ago
2.2 -
I prefer UPS. FedEx always leaves their damn doortags.
Shut this user up Let user speak
thereapersson - 443 days 15 hours ago
2.3 -
I find that UPS always manages to send packages in boxes that have been crushed or damaged in some manner.
Shut this user up Let user speak
Bubble Buddy - 443 days 14 hours ago
2.4 -
You know the Fedex logo has an arrow? AHA. Anyways, I use UPS or Fedex, sometimes Purolator (Canada).
Shut this user up Let user speak
thereapersson - 443 days 11 hours ago
2.5 - What is there to disagree about?
Are you people there whenever I receive packages, ready to inspect them for damage? I don't think so!
Shut this user up Let user speak
TrenchaunT - 443 days 3 hours ago
2.6 -
I use the Postral Service...since most of the boxes I send are books (media mail ftw)
Shut this user up Let user speak
Robondacob - 443 days ago
2.7 -
UPS is the one that sends the least broken boxes for me. I know the guy that made Fedex, but every time I got a shipment, the box was damaged in some way.
Shut this user up Let user speak
Raoh - 443 days 16 hours ago
3 -
damn thats terrible news....

i'm really saddened by this

you can tell by my sad smiley

:(
Shut this user up Let user speak
^_^ - 443 days 16 hours ago
4 -
||lol@openzone comments||
Shut this user up Let user speak
Bubble Buddy - 443 days 14 hours ago
4.1 -
Your name and avatar is cool. :D
Shut this user up Let user speak
kewlkat007 - 443 days 16 hours ago
5 - I'v e never really liked DHL
It wasn't the worst experience but I like me my UPS/FEDex.
Shut this user up Let user speak
va_bank - 443 days 15 hours ago
6 - :-/
OK... So many comments... must resist...

Best joke about this wins bubbles from me!

EDIT: Never mind, just saw the Open Zone, gonna go read there.
Shut this user up Let user speak
Hellangelzx - 443 days 15 hours ago
7 - Is
DHL Starting to hate the 360 now?

Btw, UPS all the way.
Shut this user up Let user speak
thewhoopimen - 443 days 1 hour ago
7.1 - @7
UPS is absolute crap. I had 3 packages lost within a span of 6-7 months and I had to fill out long ass forms and wait 2 months just to get reimbursement... each
Shut this user up Let user speak
ICUP - 443 days 15 hours ago
8 -
What can Brown Do For You?
Shut this user up Let user speak
ambientFLIER - 443 days 15 hours ago
9 -
I'm a UPS driver and I can tell you that DHL won't be around for much longer anymore. They have already cut down their operations in many areas and are considering withdrawing from the US market completely by January. They just can't compete anymore, amazingly enough, even with the German Government support.
Shut this user up Let user speak
Ogrekiller - 443 days 15 hours ago
10 -
So that's what $ony's doing to counter MS. Interesting tactic.
Shut this user up Let user speak
likedamaster - 443 days 1 hour ago
10.1 -
This one was also funny to me...
Shut this user up Let user speak
Tyrael - 443 days 14 hours ago
11 -
lol thats a shytload of consoles
Shut this user up Let user speak
Grandreaper9999 - 443 days 14 hours ago
12 - hm
Woahhhh, talk about screw-ups.
Shut this user up Let user speak
gano - 443 days 13 hours ago
13 -
Someone got mad at there system breaking down too much.
Shut this user up Let user speak
durran3 - 443 days 13 hours ago
14 -
Ohh dam where did they drop all those consoles.. maybe if i could go there get a couple of 360s for me and my friends? :)
15 cjp4eva | 443 days 13 hours ago - deleted by mod -
Shut this user up Let user speak
bomboclaat_gamer - 443 days 13 hours ago
16 -
i didnt know PS3 fanboys drive trains too
Shut this user up Let user speak
devilhunterx - 443 days 3 hours ago
16.1 -
yea, they have real jobs. Unlike the xb2 fanboys who do nothing but troll online.
Shut this user up Let user speak
Beforelunch - 443 days 13 hours ago
17 - Well DHL is doing a good deed
Its not like those xboxes wernt going to break sooner or later DHL did a good deed and got it over with faster and saved microsoft the hassel of fixing them =)
Shut this user up Let user speak
JBaby343 - 442 days 20 hours ago
17.1 - Consoles Sold?
I wonder if MS will count these as sales? It's not RROD but they are being paid for by DHL. Their questionable sales numbers are well known. Interesting me thinks.
Shut this user up Let user speak
shamusl93 - 443 days 12 hours ago
18 - ...
I now have a certain love for DHL inside of me.
Shut this user up Let user speak
VMAN_01 - 443 days 8 hours ago
19 -
The best cure for RROD is prevention so in a sense they did the right thing.
Shut this user up Let user speak
slave2Dcontroller - 443 days 8 hours ago
20 - Relax MS
We know those were just boxes that were being shipped back to you for repairs! -eNd SaRc-
Shut this user up Let user speak
Raz - 443 days 7 hours ago
21 - this just in...
In a follow-up interview, sources within the company say that DHL is allegedly refusing to reimburse Microsoft for damages because, as one executive put it,
"..you can't damage a piece of crap. It's already worthless."

Sorry, I couldn't resist. ^_^

(Just kiddin' around, mods - the XBOX360 is a competitive console and in no way do I endorse any one brand with this comment. This is not an actual quote from DHL; and was engineered by me, strictly for comedic purposes.)
Shut this user up Let user speak
likedamaster - 443 days 1 hour ago
21.1 -
LOL
Shut this user up Let user speak
moe84 - 442 days 21 hours ago
21.2 -
Win... wait, you took it back. =/
Shut this user up Let user speak
Raz - 440 days 23 hours ago
21.3 - disclaimer
I didn't want a golden joke like that one nixed by the mods for fanboyism - just being careful. ^_^
22 xg-ei8ht | 443 days 7 hours ago - comment has been reported as SPAM -
Shut this user up Let user speak
Shawtymann - 443 days 5 hours ago
23 -
thats why you always ship with fedex!!!

(i work for fedex kinko's)
Shut this user up Let user speak
likedamaster - 443 days 1 hour ago
24 - They had it coming...
I hate DHL...they leave all my packages outside, never wait for someone to answer the door and never takes the package back if no one is at home to sign for it. They left many packages outside my door without anyone signing for them and I live in an apartment complex, near some housing projects. I had one nice neighbor give me a package a week later telling me the DHL left it outside on the floor. I had 2 xboxes ship (different times) from them that were left outside on the floor of my apartment. Lucky one of those times my wife had stayed home sick, to later open the door and find the big box outside on the floor (they rang and left). Another time I happen to come home early seeing a big box from them just sitting there. They don't care, i'm not surprised they refused to compensate/reimburse Microsoft. Never again. UPS or fedex.
Shut this user up Let user speak
Blink_44 - 443 days 1 hour ago
25 -
Nice one DHL.
Add Comment (Gamer Zone)
Gamer Zone Posting Guidelines
The Gamer Zone is for members who want a more friendly and civilized discussion. This section is heavily moderated by the N4G staff, so leave your fanboyism at the door please. Members who are unable to behave in a mature and respectful manner will be temporarily or permanently restricted from posting in the Gamer Zone. Using words such as Xbots and Sony droids, or other words from the console war vocabulary, is strictly prohibited in this Zone.
Read More...
 
 
You must log in to post comments.
Username:  
Password:  
 
 
About N4G
N4G is a social game news site that covers the game industry 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
More Info... | Submit News