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Getting All 1,700 Parts of the Xbox 360 to Market
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."
OF #12 TORX SCREWS" sources at Micrsoft reveal...
Most things are only made of one or two parts with a very simple supply chain. In fact, the computer industry's previous champion of complexity was the Apple Macintosh which consisted of only two parts: 1 mouse button, and 1 everything else.
"I pick mine up in two days. Christ, I'm so excited."
Like Christ gives a fuck!