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
decided entire few needed optimize
We needed a few more weeks. We decided to optimize it for the entire industry.
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.
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.
allow begin businesses efforts final prior testing
This will allow businesses to begin their final testing and deployment efforts prior to the end of the year.
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.
features literally thousands
There are literally thousands of features in this product.
conclusion integrated leverage understand windows
I don't understand how IE 4.0 is going to win. My conclusion is we must leverage Windows more. We should first think of an integrated solution.
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.
complete quality track windows
We're on track to complete Windows Vista this year, but quality is the top-line message.
decision fine retire
I am fine now, but I made a decision then to retire at the end of 2006.
assurance count customers date decided given high impact might mistakes precise
Given that the customers have wanted us to be very precise and any mistakes in that might impact their business, we decided to come out with a very high assurance date for them that they can count on.
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!
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.
thinking marketing sells
We're obviously going to spend a lot in marketing because we think the product sells itself.