Friends remember Microsoft renegade Eric Engstrom, who suggested a DirectX console

Engstrom was known as part of the Beastie Boys," a trio of evangelists who paved the way for Microsoft's expansion in games in the late 1990s and early 2000s with DirectX. The expansion eventually enabled Microsoft to launch the Xbox (X signified DirectX) video game console - an enterprise that generated billions of dollars for Microsoft and made it a major player in the game industry.

What a fascinating man and career.