were is allard?

[kondo]

Is allard still with microsoft ? I have not heard from him in a long time and he was not at e3 .

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: were is allard?

He's with MS, but not with XBox, he got promoted.

[kondo]

Re: were is allard?

[quote=ExtremeGamer]He's with MS, but not with XBox, he got promoted.[/quote Is that a bad thing for xbox and did pete moore take his place?

[RockyTop1]

Re: were is allard?

he's working on the microsoft handheld IMO

[mjb2124]

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I thought Allard was still with the Xbox division? At least his bio on MS's site still shows that (although they might not have updated it).

None of the higher-ups moving to another division means much of anything. It won't change the direction or view that MS has for that division. Sometimes higher-ups move to another division because they get "burnt out" and want to try something different.

Looks like Peter Moore is a Corporate VP for the Xbox division.

It's like Gates leaving. He's become a figure head more or less the past few years. He really didn't have as much to do with the day to day runnings of MS as he used to.

[kondo]

Re: were is allard?

I thought Allard was still with the Xbox division? At least his bio on MS's site still shows that (although they might not have updated it).

None of the higher-ups moving to another division means much of anything. It won't change the direction or view that MS has for that division. Sometimes higher-ups move to another division because they get "burnt out" and want to try something different.

Looks like Peter Moore is a Corporate VP for the Xbox division.

It's like Gates leaving. He's become a figure head more or less the past few years. He really didn't have as much to do with the day to day runnings of MS as he used to.

Did gates have alot of input on the 360 or was it others? And who is top dog in the xbox division.

[Kevin26385]

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bates is right, Him and a different team are solely working on the handheld.

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11181/...n-iPod-Killer/
But since this came out, maybe he is working on the ipod killer?

Gates has no input on the 360 really, he is just there in meetings to see how things go...And to shell out alot of money.

[mjb2124]

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Did gates have alot of input on the 360 or was it others? And who is top dog in the xbox division.

Gates really had nothing to do with the 360. Remember, MS is a HUGE company. Gates can't hold everyone's hand and be involved in everything. He was just a figure head and had little to nothing to do with day to day operations of each division.

Put it this way, Gates has 160 executives running different divisions. They range from President's to Corporate VP's to Senior VP's.

J Allard, Corporate VP and Chief XNA Architect:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/e...d/default.mspx

Peter Moore, Corporate VP, Interactive Entertainment Business

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/e...e/default.mspx

Robert Bach, President, Entertainment Division (this guy appears to be running the handheld division - among all entertainment).

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/e...h/default.mspx

[kondo]

Re: were is allard?

Gates really had nothing to do with the 360. Remember, MS is a HUGE company. Gates can't hold everyone's hand and be involved in everything. He was just a figure head and had little to nothing to do with day to day operations of each division.

Put it this way, Gates has 160 executives running different divisions. They range from President's to Corporate VP's to Senior VP's.

J Allard, Corporate VP and Chief XNA Architect:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/e...d/default.mspx

Peter Moore, Corporate VP, Interactive Entertainment Business

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/e...e/default.mspx

Robert Bach, President, Entertainment Division (this guy appears to be running the handheld division - among all entertainment).

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/e...h/default.mspx

Thanks for the info. And i thought 360 was in trouble when the ps3 comes out . Theres alot of brain and $ over at microsoft.

[mgoblue]

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I'm willing to bet that MS moves the top guys like J Allard around to new, more cutting edge projects. While I'm sure he'll have some input on 360 things, there really isn't the need for the bright mind in that area as much as a new handheld, or the ipod killer would need.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: were is allard?

damn i didn't even know ms had a handheld coming out.