may 25, 2010 - Microsoft announces Bach and Allard are leaving

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Circa May 2010: "Allard had already left on a leave of absence after Microsoft killed his latest project, the Courier, which was viewed as an attempt to compete with Apple’s iPad. Bach will stay through the fall to help launch Microsoft’s big game initiative, Project Natal, "

"Don Mattrick, head of the game business under Bach, will now report directly to Ballmer,"

https://venturebeat.com/2010/05/25/microsofts-longtime-entertainment-executives-robbie-bach-and-j-allard-resign/

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