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
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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.
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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.
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We are going to continue working on all the aspects that we think are quality: That means backwards compatibility, performance--security is a big thing. As you know, safety and security have been a driving factor in this release all along ... We know what we need to do in order to make this system one that people are going to be able to feel safe and secure with when they get it.
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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.
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Our business partners in the Christmas selling season need time, and confidence, for that season. We have decided to come out with a sure date they can rely on.
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You can have nice--some people might say interruptions, or things that are bothering you. On the other hand, it's a way to keep noticing what's happening in your business.
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Where we sit today, things are going according to plan, and we're feeling very good. But I always like to preface that as I did with Windows 2000, Windows XP: quality is the thing that will dictate if we're ready to go. So if we have any problems in quality, I'll slip this product. It's the thing that is at the top of my mind.
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There are literally thousands of features in this product.
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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.
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We needed just a few more weeks, and that put us in a bubble...where some partners would be impacted more than others.
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We could have just gone ahead, but I didn't think it was the right thing to do. We're setting stringent quality bars on what we do.
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To be clear, the reason why we're doing this is because they asked us to do this. To be clear, some would like for us to continue, and some wouldn't. So what we're trying to do is think about the whole industry, and we don't see any plan in change in terms of PC forecast.
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We are pushing ahead as fast as we can for all audiences, whether for the business user, the child, or the digital music enthusiast.
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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.