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
thinking marketing sells
We're obviously going to spend a lot in marketing because we think the product sells itself.
running distinction operating-systems
There is no neat distinction between operating system software and the software that runs on top of it.
jobs order want
Well, developers do want to touch a lot of customers. We have to make our platform very popular in order for them to do that. If we make their jobs easier, then they'll be more likely to stay on the Windows platform.
microsoft today macs
I would buy a Mac today if I was not working at Microsoft.
linux products
We can build a better product than Linux,
healthy machines capability
I continue to see a healthy PC market, very healthy. The machines will continue to morph; you'll see smaller machines that have more capability.
intellectual imagine source
Open source is an intellectual-property destroyer, I can't imagine something that could be worse than this for the software business and the intellectual-property business.
smile waste needs
If you're going to kill someone there isn't much reason to get all worked up about it and angry - you just pull the trigger. Angry discussions beforehand are a waste of time. We need to smile at Novell while we pull the trigger.
thinking apples helping
Apple really has no presence in business, and we think Vista's going to have a huge presence in business. We think we're going to help the corporate IT stack save money.
mean home space
I continue to see good growth in the mobile space; I expect to see PCs being the core driver in the home. And I mean that for entertainment along with the work-at-home space.
technology icons way
I am a hard-core believer that the clean desktop is the way to go... At the same time, we told OEMs that if they were going to put a bunch of icons on the desktop, then so were we.
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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!
competitor complete far operating
As far as I'm concerned, they were a complete competitor to the operating system.