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J Allard (his real name; formerly James Allard) is a Corporate Vice President and the Chief XNA Architect at Microsoft. He is also oversaw Microsoft's first foray into the video game industry, the Xbox. Allard oversees all design and engineering for the Xbox console, peripherals, Microsoft's multiplayer online service Xbox Live, as well as development tools for video game developers. His responsibilities for Xbox carried over to Microsoft's 2005 video game console, the Xbox 360.
He is actually best known in the software field for his historic memo about the coming rise of the Internet sent to Microsoft leaders in the mid 90s, reshaping the direction of the entire company. A Boston University graduate with a bachelor's degree in computer science, Allard has also been known to play The Game as part of Team Pink. On Xbox Live, Allard's Gamertag is "HiroProtagonist".
Allard officially changed his first name to just "J", hence it is not followed by a period.
It has also been rumored that he is overseeing development of the recently announced Microsoft Zune, a new handheld portable media device which is seen by the media as a potential iPod rival.
External links
- Bio at Microsoft.com
- Bio at Xbox.com
- Xbox Live Gamercard (login required)
- E3 2005 speech
- Interview about Zune
- J Allard's style tragedy
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