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11/13/2012 11:11:58 PM
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Microsoft sends Xbox Live Veterans free Xbox.
[url=http://kotaku.com/5960013/microsoft-sending-xbox-live-veterans-a-custom-free-xbox-360]Sauce.[/url]
We've waited ten years...for this?
Discuss.
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That is an awesome customer service benefit
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lucky bastards
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My parents got my brothers and I the Xbox when it first came out, but no one bothered to get Xbox Live until we got a 360 years later. :(
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Ha, guess I shouldn't have dropped my tag from original Xbox when I made the jump to 360. Oh well, my white box is still tickin so I guess I don't need a new one.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] x Foman123 x Bummer. I just hit the 8-year mark; I'm probably out of the running for this. [/quote] You work for M$, you are probably playing xbox 720 with halo 5 and windows 8 right now.
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Until I read this thread, I thought they were sending it to war veterans to celebrate Vetaran's day. Even after reading the article. There goes the sliver of respect I gained for them. This doesn't quite do it.
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I had it since its inception however Ive changed gamertags and such during my lifetime. I think I had the gamertag shibbierz or something like that because I thought the movie Dude Where's My Car was hilarious. I was 13 at the time
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Bummer. I just hit the 8-year mark; I'm probably out of the running for this.
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About a month away for me to hit 10 years.
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Finally, a custom console that doesn't look like utter rubbish.
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If only I had an Ethernet jack near my TV when I originally got the original Xbox...
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Man, if I would've been using my first account, it would be coming up on 10 years around January.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Chickeng0d [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] spartain ken 15 Well lets do the math on this: 10 x $60 = $600 + $300 - $400 for the xbox comes to = $900 - $1,000+ M$ is not really losing much[/quote] Still, why eat your own profits? Still good on 'em.[/quote]Because things like this earn them kudos and rewards people for long-term brand loyalty--it's a small price to pay in exchange for giving people a tangible reason to remain long-term customers.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Chickeng0d [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] spartain ken 15 Well lets do the math on this: 10 x $60 = $600 + $300 - $400 for the xbox comes to = $900 - $1,000+ M$ is not really losing much[/quote] Still, why eat your own profits? Still good on 'em.[/quote] That is not including possible Microsoft points, games, multiple accounts, etc.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Recon Number 54 A pity that my original WLID/gamertag was hijacked due to XBL support being pretexted.[/quote]sureeee
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Chickeng0d [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] spartain ken 15 Well lets do the math on this: 10 x $60 = $600 + $300 - $400 for the xbox comes to = $900 - $1,000+ M$ is not really losing much[/quote] Still, why eat your own profits? Still good on 'em.[/quote] It is actually ($50 x 8) + ($60 * 2)
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-blam!-!. My account from '02 got hacked... >:( [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Super PolarBear I don't know of anyone that has a 10 year membership. The closest I know is my friend that has a 7 year tenure.[/quote]I have a friend from Halo 2 who's now got 10 years on his account. [Edited on 11.13.2012 3:27 PM PST]
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My account will be 8 years old at Christmas... Do you think they'd send me one once it's ten or is it just for people whose accounts are close to that age right now?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] spartain ken 15 M$ is not really losing much[/quote]Microsoft is worth billions. They could send every Live user a free 360 and probably not lose much.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] spartain ken 15 Well lets do the math on this: 10 x $60 = $600 + $300 - $400 for the xbox comes to = $900 - $1,000+ M$ is not really losing much[/quote] Still, why eat your own profits? Still good on 'em.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] thechosem 1 Seems fake... You should probably try Xbox.com to check it out.[/quote] That site gave me viruses. You should try xbox.com.
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Gotta admit, that is pretty awesome.
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Well lets do the math on this: 10 x $60 = $600 + $300 - $400 for the xbox comes to = $900 - $1,000+ M$ is not really losing much
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I guess it's nice of Microsoft to do this, but it's not like most of these veterans need or want a new Xbox 360. In my opinion, MS points or online exclusives such as gamerpics would've probably been better.
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Woah! Thats pretty cool!
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FatherlyNick Hmm, interresting if this was actually true, but I think that Microsoft would make a bigger announcment about it.[/quote][url=http://twitter.com/majornelson/status/268484136946253825]They're trying to surprise people.[/url] [Edited on 11.13.2012 3:17 PM PST]
