http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
maybe another company can use Mr. Allard's talent and passion.

This is a good thing if Microsoft isn't willing to take a risk on something that could eventually be popular and sell hardware.

]]>May 21st 2010 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/Woot another GOONER!!!
Back on topic, they'd do well to scoop him up. ]]>May 21st 2010 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
You gotta wonder how products like Xbox360/Zune/etc ever got off the ground in a stifled corporate culture like that. When you make as much money as they do riding msoffice and windows profits, you shouldn't be afraid to take risks on innovating. As loathesome and evil as Apple's corporate culture is they still manageto take risks, and win.

Microsoft, stop wasting time and resources looking at what google does, no one will EVER care about bing or maps or any of your other webfails copying google. Put some resources and talent into visionary geeks like baldilocks mcgee here.]]>May 21st 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photosynth.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera.html

its almost foolish to ignore the amazing things bing is doing right now]]>May 21st 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/No way man. Just as well they did axe the Courier. MS would have completely ruined a great idea. ]]>May 21st 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
I'd consider this a double whammy for Mac Fangirls.

But seriously J, if you decide to leave... where the F will you go? Just stay at MS, and keep trying to convince big S to make the Inspector Gadget thing.... I know it's not fair, since the competition (big A down in SC) already has their version on the market, and selling out like crazy, but if MS knows one thing, its patiently waiting until everyone else in the world is doing something, before coming up with their innovative version.]]>May 21st 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
I mean... wait.]]>May 21st 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/10 bucks he turns up at Apple.]]>May 21st 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/I must dissagree with you with Bing and Bing Maps, even google is copying them... they have a pretty good team ]]>May 21st 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/Down with Ballmer, make Allard the CEO of MS. Get him back to the company and let him fire Ballmer. Gates are you out there? Ballmer is fcKIN killing your company. Fire his ass! ]]>May 21st 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/"before coming up with their innovative version"

funniest thing I've read all day! Innovative? Don't you mean lackluster imitation pushed into popularity only by their monopolistic tactics? And you label people 'fangirls' ha ha ha!]]>May 21st 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
One can hope.

iJames? gJames? Joogle? HPJ? Hmm...]]>May 21st 2010 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
Courier was and always had been pure vaporware. A cheesy copy of Apple's 1987 Knowledge Navigator concept:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Navigator

So while the Battle of the Baldies might have been triggered by Courier finally getting axed, the real problem must have been deeper. As in "We need to innovate" vs. "No, we just need to keep copying Apple."]]>May 21st 2010 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/I'm sure he will fit right in at HPalm]]>May 21st 2010 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
Doubtful. They're certainly not generating new ideas these days. In fact, you mistakenly believe that are interested in people's new ideas at all. Nope, they're only interested in one guy's ideas. And those seem to have run out.

Seriously, is it just me or has Apple come full circle back to the time Gates told Jobs he would totally get his mom an Apple computer. I mean, when I see the iPad, it seems like something that would be interesting to my mom or wife. It's for looking at stuff. I need something that does stuff.]]>May 21st 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/Sony would do well to hire the guy.]]>May 21st 2010 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/ im talking about the innovation coming from LiveLabs and your talking about Courier and now trying to pretend they stole it from Apple... two completely separate divisions ]]>May 21st 2010 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
kinda sarcastic there... i know..]]>May 21st 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
Microsoft is getting rid of the wrong person. Ballmer ]]>May 21st 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/In losing him, yes. Not necessarily in ditching Courier. It was certainly a promising product, but Engadgets often like to forget that a great concept does not a great product make. As we've seen with many half-baked technology products, being a large successful company does not mean you can magically make great products every single time.

MS may well have made the right move in killing Courier, but Allard is making the right move if he walks away and never looks back. When an executive goes to bat for a pet project and gets shut down, it's time to move on. You've spent your political capital. To hang on is just sad. He's no doubt got plenty of money. Quit, relax for a few months or a year. I'm sure he's already got headhunters knocking down his door trying to find him a place where he'll be appreciated.]]>May 21st 2010 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/Dear Allard, I think if Micro$oft closed the doors for your project, Google will be happy to have you as one member of the Android team.]]>May 21st 2010 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
And if the idea that MS couldn't see the Couriers' potential is true, that would go down as the biggest piece of BS any corporation has ever put out there as to why they didn't pursue something like this.

This will not be the end of the Courier we all know that. Stay strong J Allard, someone will pick this up soon.]]>May 21st 2010 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
Courier - Never Forget.]]>May 21st 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
Jobs has always said its his way or the highway.]]>May 21st 2010 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/Watch this guy go off and make his own start up with the device identical to the courier.
Hell I'd gladly buy it....MSFT name or not.]]>May 21st 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/jallard_with_dreads.jpg
]]>May 21st 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
And I'd give up on the idea that I'm somehow trying to pick sides between sweaty Steve Ballmer and skeletor Steve Jobs. I dislike both equally, I was merely pointing out that Steve Jobs is well known and self admits to running the company like a dictatorship. If he wants to do his own thing with more control to realize his vision, Apple is the last place he'd be looking.

I'm thinking HP would be the right backer for him, especially right now. =)]]>May 21st 2010 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://j.mp/ballmer-gone-wild]]>May 21st 2010 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/Wow...either you work for Microsoft or you are delusional.]]>May 21st 2010 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/Photosynth,Seadragon and Pivot - AMAZING and INNOVATIVE tech from Microsoft Live Labs]]>May 21st 2010 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
Sigh... Another IBM.]]>May 21st 2010 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
This just in! Microsoft just axed the Windows Phone 7. ...And Windows 7!]]>May 21st 2010 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
I have a strange feeling microsoft is being "nice" to apple. If apple makes money, Microsoft makes money. However, if iPad was made by Google (the gPad), then Microsoft would definitely bring Courier into the market with full force! Despite market value, the software portion of Apple's market value is NOWHERE near Microsoft's. Apple isn't really a threat to Microsoft, but Google sure is!]]>May 21st 2010 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/May 21st 2010 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
Your run-on sentences sentenced us to sentences that run-on and on and on and on. ]]>May 21st 2010 10:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
I didn't know Yoda had a son!]]>May 21st 2010 11:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/Bro the courier would have been the most awesome Microsoft product ever! Microsoft would have raked in heaps. It is like turning down a few hundred million dollars!]]>May 22nd 2010 3:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://courier.epetitions.net/]]>May 22nd 2010 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/j-allard-leaving-microsoft-over-courier-axing/
You know something is wrong with your society when people more willingly petition for a product than against a war.]]>May 22nd 2010 1:51PM