Probably made more money from that data than the fine they had to pay. For them that's the cost of doing business and not a fine.
this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2023
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I imagine the formula goes something like:
Take the number of ~~vehicles~~ Xboxes in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of ~~failure~~ outraged parents, B, multiply by the average ~~out-of-court settlement~~ FTC fine, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a ~~recall~~ not gathering data, we ~~don't do one~~ gather the data.
I'm sure they're really sorry though /s
Always the same play...
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