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Unfortunately Microsoft and game distribution companies leave the accountability in the lap of the User. I knocked the Xbox over, therefore it's my responsibility.
I can see that to an extent. If I had knocked the XBox over onto a tile floor and it shattered into pieces, that's DEFINITELY my responsibility.
What bothers me is that it's just faulty hardware; you can actually scratch your Xbox discs by leaving them in the device and just simply moving it from one surface to another (I just did a few googling after Bioshock 2 wouldn't play and read the User complaints); you don't have to knock the thing over to scratch the disc. It's a "known issue" too: Apparently the XBox comes with a warning on the disc slot, "Don't move your console while there is a game inside," but I just ripped through it when setting it up. No one reads that stuff, but it's so that Microsoft can cover their own ass. That's poorly-done hardware.
Even WORSE, it's not like I'm going to stop using my XBox any time soon - I know that realistically; it's my "preferred" cosole system; all of my friends are on XBox live, so Microsoft has officially cornered my business. It's just ridiculously frustrating.
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