Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by J Allard

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American scientist J Allard.

Last updated on April 14, 2025.

J Allard is the chief executive officer of Project 529, a company that builds software for cyclists and law enforcement. Prior to starting Project 529, Allard was chief technology and experience officer for the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. He was instrumental in bringing Microsoft into the Internet age, leading the development of Internet technologies for Windows, and oversaw the company's first foray into the video game industry. Allard shipped over 30 products during his tenure at Microsoft and was a founding member of many Microsoft businesses, including Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Windows NT and the TCP/IP product families.

American - Scientist

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We're going to do something that's really unprecedented in the industry by launching the console in all three major markets for the same holiday. It's never been done before.

J Allard

When we get the final hardware, the performance is just going to skyrocket.

J Allard

We didn't have our online service developed. We had never shipped a console game before as a company. So we were developing a lot of new competencies as a company and assembling a new team.

J Allard

Having wires strewn across your couch and across the floor is a big deal to a lot of people.

J Allard

I don't worry about great visuals that they showed that weren't actually running on real hardware. It doesn't matter. Gamers don't make their purchase decisions based on movies that were shown in May for products that come out in March.

J Allard

Right now, more people enjoy movies, music, television and movies than they do video games.

J Allard

The chips are in production, the machines aren't. So we've got a little bit of work left to do.

J Allard