j allard

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Computers

Courier Tablet Runs Windows 7, Hardware Made By Microsoft

1:40AM Matt Buchanan | More details on Courier, courtesy of Mary Jo Foley: Most interestingly, her sources say it runs Windows 7 underneath, the same way the Surface actually runs on top of Vista, and that Microsoft will actually make the tablet. More »
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Software

Microsoft’s J Allard (Xbox 360 and Zune) Gets a Promotion

6:02AM Jason Chen | J Allard, who most recently helped give the Xbox and the Zune a really, really good user experience has gotten a promotion to “Chief Experience Officer” of the Entertainment and Devices devision. The E&D devision, for those of you who don’t know, encompasses Xbox, Games for Windows, Mobile Communications (including Windows Mobile), Zune, Connected TV, Microsoft Surface, Mac Office, Microsoft Auto and Windows Embedded. Now that Allard is essentially going to have his fingers in all these pies, you can expect a Zune/Xbox 360-level of UI polish that projects like Windows Mobile haven’t seen before. You can’t see it, but we’re doing a fist pump now. [ZDNet] More »
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Thursday, October 4, 2007
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J Allard Finally Photographed In Public With Zune

6:00AM Jason Chen | We’re not sure why this was a policy, but J Allard famously avoided being photographed with a Zune starting from the launch last year up until this week. Seriously, go try and find a picture of him with a Zune. It’s impossible! Apparently his shame for the generation 1 product is over, since he proudly held up a Zune at the Microsoft event Tuesday. Welcome to the Social, J. More »
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