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The success of Xbox resulted from what was essentially an internal con job. It survived to launch and succeeded because the team responsible managed to keep a s
by rctec 5y ago
The success of Xbox resulted from what was essentially an internal con job. It survived to launch and succeeded because the team responsible managed to keep a straight face about several important lies about what Xbox would be to the rest of the company's leadership and BG himself.
- jonny_eh 5y ago> several important lies Can you please elaborate? I'm pretty familiar with Xbox's history but I'm not aware of any lies.
- maxwell 5y agoMaybe referring to dropping Windows from the original Xbox: https://www.shacknews.com/article/95635/how-the-original-xbox-team-convinced-insulted-bill-gates-to-green-light-a-console https://www.shacknews.com/article/95635/how-the-original-xbo...