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
everybody fact industry ready
The fact is that we wanted everybody in the industry to be ready for this.
decided entire few needed optimize
We needed a few more weeks. We decided to optimize it for the entire industry.
businesses consumer microsoft november operating postponed release system until versions
Microsoft will release some versions of the new operating system for big businesses in November as planned, but the consumer version will be postponed until January.
competitor complete far operating
As far as I'm concerned, they were a complete competitor to the operating system.
diving factor order people release safety secure security system
Security is a big thing. Safety and security has been a diving factor in this release all along. We know what we need to do to in order to make this system one that people are going to be able to feel safe and secure when they get it.
consoles experience gaming
The gaming experience on Windows Vista is going to go beyond any of the gaming consoles and anything that's been done before.
dream fewer highway open roadblocks speed
If you want to make a difference, and you see something that can be improved, then don't talk--improve it. My dream is for a much more agile, quality-driven engineering organization with fewer roadblocks and more open highway to speed on. ... Now, let's ship, ship, ship!
features planned quarter
This CTP that we are doing in this quarter will have all the features that we had planned to put in the product.
bubble call compromise decided entire few needed optimize others partners priority product quality weeks
Product quality was the first priority on the first day of Vista (development) and we won't compromise on that. We needed just a few more weeks and that put us in what we would call a bubble where some partners would be impacted more than others and we decided to optimize it for the entire industry.
credit ensuring hope listening ours partners portion thinking
I would hope that we get credit for listening to partners and ensuring that we're thinking about their businesses, not just ours or some portion of their businesses.
side watch
That's why Sidebar is something important. You will be able to put it to the side and just watch it on the periphery, and the widescreen allows this.
closer discuss needs perhaps quality team
Perhaps after we get closer to shipment we can discuss the dashboard and quality metrics we have. Right now, the team needs to completely focus.
awful defender equivalent gets impact level protection restore step system time undo using warning windows
The first step is protection from doing things inadvertently or warning you about the level of impact it could have. Then, if you let something in, Defender is there to (warn you) and you can undo it. If the thing gets in and has really done some awful things, using the equivalent of System Restore in Windows XP you can back up time and undo it.
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Developers building embedded devices now have an open, reliable platform from which they can create innovative new solutions and bring them to market faster than ever. These solutions based on Windows NT Embedded 4.0 will enable customers to streamline and automate processes through the use of a wide range of new intelligent devices.