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2 Jun 2025 Acquired The Steve Ballmer Interview
“I could call it a half trick, or you could say it could be a trick. Look, I would say Microsoft is optimistic it’ll be a full-on trick.”
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…This is an update since we last talked. I feel like we had a conversation at one point were we both landed in unclear how profitable that business is for Microsoft relative to other. I could call it a half trick, or you could say it could be a trick. Look, I would say Microsoft is optimistic it’ll be a full-on trick. I ran into Phil Spencer at the golf course and he’s a real optimistic guy. It could be. I’ll give you this. If we call NVIDIA’s first trick a full trick, then Xbox is a full trick. There we go.…
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