The original Xbox was a bit of an improbable product. In 2001, Microsoft barely built hardware at all, let alone anything resembling a game console. Even more than today, Gates-era Microsoft was a software company. As Protocol reports, the Xbox idea was met with considerable skepticism from industry observers and Microsoft staff. Of course, the Xbox proved to be a major success, selling millions of units over more than 20 years, turning exclusive titles like ‘Halo’ into household names,
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