A former Microsoft executive, who lists co-founder of Xbox as one of his many accomplishments at the company, joins Amazon in ...

J Allard, the co-founder of Xbox, has officially joined Amazon as vice president of devices and services. As reported by ...

GeekWire spotted an update to Allard's LinkedIn profile, after which Amazon confirmed ... where he co-founded Xbox and helped launch the original console and the Xbox 360, as well as Xbox Live ...

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Former Microsoft gaming executive J Allard has joined Amazon as vice president of product, specifically within the Devices ...

Allard's boss at Amazon is Panos Panay ... He also led the development of Xbox Live and the Xbox 360. Additionally, Allard ran the team responsible for Microsoft's iPod competitor, the Zune.

Amazon has since confirmed the news to the publication ... Live Arcade, and 2005's Xbox 360. He also helped launch more than 40 products at the company, including the Zune portable media player ...