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Microsoft Sprints Ahead in the Race for the Living Room

in Media on December 12, 2011 at 7:18 am PT

Google TV is still trying to find its footing. And Apple’s TV is still theoretical. Meanwhile, Redmond sold 1.7 million set-top boxes last month.
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Wii Fails Less Than Xbox, But "Red Rings of Death" Abate

in News on September 1, 2009 at 12:51 pm PT

Nintendo’s Wii has outsold rival game consoles. Now a new study says it also outlasts them. The study by SquareTrade, an independent provider of warranties on electronics, estimates that 2.7 percent of Wiis fail during the first two years of ownership, compared with a 10 percent failure rate over that period for Sony’s PlayStation 3 and a 23.7 percent failure rate for Microsoft’s Xbox 360.