Bill Gates' Minesweeper addiction helped lead to the Xbox (2023)

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Kyle Orland's Minesweeper is now available in print and ebook formats.
The Windows version of Minesweeper became popular on Microsoft's internal network in 1990.
Microsoft employees frequently played Minesweeper during breaks, even late at night.
Minesweeper was well-tested internally, with users often mistaking their logic errors for bugs.
Some Microsoft employees, despite being analytical, didn't understand Minesweeper and thought it was a guessing game.
Anecdote shared about a dad questioning the origin of Minesweeper, doubting it was part of Windows.

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