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Microsoft confirms shake up – Allard and Bach leave

By Gavin Mannion
May 26, 2010
in :  Gaming
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We posted the rumour yesterday that the father of the Xbox, J Allard, could be leaving Microsoft as part of a large scale shake up in the Entertainment and Devices division. Well that has now been confirmed even though he will retain an advisory role with the corporation. Another surprising announcement is that Robbie Back will also be leaving later …

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Microsoft’s Entertainment Division in major shake up

By Gavin Mannion
May 25, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Rumours sprouted out over the last few days saying that Microsoft’s technical evangelist, J Allard, was currently on a sabbatical that he was never planning to return from. J Allard was the visionary behind the Xbox and the recently canned Courier tablet PC which I was totally in love with. However it appears that it’s not only Mr Allard who …

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