Allard 'Gets Real' With IGN

schnikies79 writes "In an interview with IGN, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President Chief Architect J. Allard said he wants to work with competitors on the XBox 360. From the interview: 'I'm pro consumer on this one to the end,' says Allard. 'Anybody in my company who thought this was a bad idea to plug in Sony or Apple devices into this thing, I ended that conversation pretty quickly. This is the right thing to do for consumers. Once they invest $500 in their digital media library, you can't ask them to go buy a 360 music player and a 360 digital camera, and a 360...NO! They got their stuff. They're going to want to plug it in. We're going to be open here, guys. And if anything, I wish we could be more cooperative with the other companies that are doing those things. And if Sony or Apple were to call me up and say, "Hey, we want to some special things with the 360," I'm on it. I think it would not be in anybody's interest to say, we're not going to work with 360. It's good for them, it's good for us, and it's good for consumers.'"

Comments

With an Attitude Like That...

[Scoria]

This is the right thing to do for consumers.

I wonder who leaves Microsoft shareholder gatherings covered in rotten tomatoes!

Satire?

[RealNitro]

I bet it'll turn out to be satire in the end.

Re:Is Allard still working for MS today?

[Rude Turnip]

I just hope he clears the room of chairs before having a meeting with Steve Balmer.

Microsoft educates the consumer

[Sam Haine '95]

*kicks consumer in the nuts*

"Hey buddy, I'm not kicking you in the nuts!"

*kicks consumer in the nuts*

Sun Open Document

[aero6dof]

I say someone from Sun should call him up trying to get a 360 OpenDocument viewer going.

Hmm....

[borawjm]

They're going to want to plug it in. [...] And if Sony or Apple were to call me up and say, "Hey, we want to some special things with the 360,"

and I'm sure they are going to tell them where they can plug it in.