In more bad (but stupid) news regarding Microsoft's Xbox Live service, a class action lawsuit has been filed in Texas that seeks $5 million dollars in damages for Live's poor service over the holiday season.

The three individuals bringing suit against Microsoft claim that the company breached its contract because it knew that "an increase in subscriptions would increase gameplay on its servers" and yet "failed to provide adequate access and service to subscribers."

Though I join many others in scoffing at Microsoft's "failure" to foresee the increased server demand and really don't care for the unannounced free Xbox Live Arcade game being offered as compensation, how the hell could anyone have suffered damages due to poor Live service? And damages that amount to $5 million? Who are these crazies and why are you still breathing in our valuable oxygen?

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