Sure, the Xbox One’s disc strategy blew up in the company’s face, giving Sony the perfect ammo. But as Tom reveals, Microsoft decided to secretly start printing unique serial numbers on its discs way back then — a decision that’s paying off now! [Link: Xbox’s clever disc-to-digital feature was 15 years in the making | https://www.theverge.com/tech/996826/microsoft-xbox-disc-to-digital-history-notepad | The Verge]