Microsoft hit by PR crisis

HONG KONG - Microsoft is offering Asia-Pacific consumers an extended warranty and replacement plan as a central part of a US$1 billion bid to manage the public relations crisis sparked by the widespread hardware failure of its Xbox 360 gaming consoles.

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