Getting All 1,700 Parts of the Xbox 360 to Market Options

[XanTium]

Getting All 1,700 Parts of the Xbox 360 to Market -- Posted by XanTium on November 19 22:24 EST
From games.slashdot.org:
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Carl Bialik from the WSJ writes "Microsoft is hoping its Xbox 360 will further the company's goal to 'link the Web and entertainment of all forms in consumers' living rooms,' the Wall Street Journal reports, but 'one manufacturing misstep -- a shortage of graphics chips or a recalled hard drive -- could derail those ambitions and drag Microsoft's unprofitable videogame business even deeper into the red.' The WSJ traces the 1,700 parts that go into the device through the supply chain -- from two southern China factories, Rotterdam, and on to Toledo, Memphis, and ultimately, retailers in the U.S. -- and looks at what could go wrong along the way."
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Read More: wsj.com, games.slashdot.org

[ksteiner]

thats a lot of parts

[TRYMYZ]

A quote from the article "Mr. Holmdahl says he's confident the chip supply will hold strong. "There will be plenty of consoles available" for the holidays, he says. " We will see. I still say there will be a shortage.