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jmduke on Jan 6, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft suggests customer donate extra X-Box the...

While this is obviously great (and it's wonderful to see this sort of action more often from companies) it's no-brainer PR: the cost of a 360 (retailing for around $300 nowadays) for a positive spot in Consumerist.

brk on Jan 6, 2012 [–]

Not to mention whoever it gets donated to is likely going to end up spending $1000+ over the lifetime on games, accessories, subscriptions, etc.

It's a nice gesture, yes, but I still doubt they will be "out" anything for it in the long run.

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