aug 3, 1999 - (T) Allard meets with Ballmer again

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Need to confirm date--Allard presses Balmer on whether he would investigate the Xbox ida as multibillion dollar business--Ballmer says go talk to Rick Thompson, "We'll do a real investigation of this. Go make this real." Allard is true gamer, "It was a chance to do something with a more profound impact on society...Games needed to be elevated to an art form" Not legitimate until reviewed in NYT. "The world's best storytellers aren't working on games, and until that's the case, we're not done. I wanted to be part of this revolution." (138)

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