Ballmer: it was painful to announce $1 billion Xbox 360 write-off

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has stated that it was painful to announce the $1 billion Xbox 360 write off following Xbox 360 malfunctions, yet MS knew they had to take care of their customers. Ballmer also promised that MS will be world class when they do hardware. Incase you haven't had the pleasure of feasting your eyes on the new CEO, why not check him out in action in the video below.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer addressed the topic on stage: "We have to learn from our mistakes. It was painful to announce the write-off that we had to announce, and yet we knew we had to take care of our customers," he said. He promised that Microsoft will be "world-class when we do hardware."

The company is talking about a wide range of topics at the meeting, giving details on essentially every part of its business. Among other things, the company announced that it has reached 60 million in cumulative Windows Vista sales. That's up from 40 million as of May.
News Source: newsource.com

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