Jim Allchin
Jim Allchin
James "Jim" Edward Allchinis an American blues rock guitarist/singer, philanthropist, and a former Microsoft executive...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
microsoft today macs
I would buy a Mac today if I was not working at Microsoft.
running distinction operating-systems
There is no neat distinction between operating system software and the software that runs on top of it.
together today path
Today, the PC is often still considered just a tool, but together we need to make it a lot more than that. We need to make it a path to experiences.
came crank few higher level security trying
We're trying to crank up the security level higher than ever. This came down to a few weeks. We're trying to do the responsible thing here.
complete quality track windows
We're on track to complete Windows Vista this year, but quality is the top-line message.
assurance complete count customers date decided given high impact might mistakes precise track
We are on track to complete Vista this year. Given that customers have wanted us to be very precise and any mistakes made might impact the business, we have decided to come out with a high assurance date everyone can count on.
ahead business digital fast music pushing whether
We are pushing ahead as fast as we can for all audiences, whether for the business user, the child, or the digital music enthusiast.
broad delay gets good team trouble
We still feel very good we can get it to broad availability this year. If the team gets in trouble about quality, I will delay this product.
blow holiday
We're going to blow out the holiday season.
built delay experts few logistics major partners release systems takes time
There is a few weeks' delay because the partners had asked. This is a major release and it takes a lot of time to do the appropriate qualifications. Some of the manufacturers have their systems built off shore. There are logistics that have to take place here and we are not experts on that.
concerns few forthright late responsive terms trying weeks
We're just trying to be responsive to their concerns and also be forthright about where we are in terms of being a few weeks late for quality.
decided entire few needed optimize
We needed a few more weeks. We decided to optimize it for the entire industry.
everybody fact industry ready
The fact is that we wanted everybody in the industry to be ready for this.
create default physical storage top view virtual
The default view will be the physical storage space, and then you can create virtual folders on top of it.