valerossi
01-14-2008, 02:28 PM
Lawsuit forces Microsoft to stay mum about Xbox Live status (http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/14/lawsuit-forces-microsoft-to-stay-mum-about-xbox-live-status/)
Posted Jan 14th 2008 3:32PM
It looks like we won't be seeing another barrage of Xbox Live status updates like we saw in the past few weeks anytime soon, at least as long as that little lawsuit (http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/05/microsofts-free-arcade-title-not-enough-still-hit-with-lawsuit/) is going on down in Texas. That unfortunate word comes from none other than Major Nelson, who said in his podcast that Microsoft can no longer update gamers on the situation due to "legal issues." Those constraints apparently even extend as far as the Major's Twitter page, leaving gamers in the dark in the event of yet another Xbox Live outage. In case you missed it, the lawsuit in Texas was filed after the outage in December by three disgruntled gamers, who claim that Microsoft knew activity would be at a peak during that time of year but "failed to provide adequate access and service to Xbox Live and its subscribers." No word on any progress in that suit just yet, but we're guessing that Microsoft and Xbox users alike are hoping it gets wrapped up as soon as possible.
[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/14/lawsuit-prevents-ms-from-talking-about-lives-status/), thanks Jonathan]
Posted Jan 14th 2008 3:32PM
It looks like we won't be seeing another barrage of Xbox Live status updates like we saw in the past few weeks anytime soon, at least as long as that little lawsuit (http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/05/microsofts-free-arcade-title-not-enough-still-hit-with-lawsuit/) is going on down in Texas. That unfortunate word comes from none other than Major Nelson, who said in his podcast that Microsoft can no longer update gamers on the situation due to "legal issues." Those constraints apparently even extend as far as the Major's Twitter page, leaving gamers in the dark in the event of yet another Xbox Live outage. In case you missed it, the lawsuit in Texas was filed after the outage in December by three disgruntled gamers, who claim that Microsoft knew activity would be at a peak during that time of year but "failed to provide adequate access and service to Xbox Live and its subscribers." No word on any progress in that suit just yet, but we're guessing that Microsoft and Xbox users alike are hoping it gets wrapped up as soon as possible.
[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/14/lawsuit-prevents-ms-from-talking-about-lives-status/), thanks Jonathan]