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
asked change pc plan reason terms trying
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.
business consumer decided deliver drivers experience great greater industry key lead optimize pcs product quality requires separate time track windows
Product quality and a great out-of-box experience have been two of our key drivers for Windows Vista, and we are on track to deliver on both. But the industry requires greater lead time to deliver Windows Vista on new PCs during holiday. We must optimize for the industry, so we've decided to separate business and consumer availability.
business consumer decided deliver greater industry lead optimize pcs requires separate time windows
The industry requires greater lead time to deliver Windows Vista on new PCs during holiday. We must optimize for the industry, so we've decided to separate business and consumer availability.
features literally thousands
There are literally thousands of features in 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.
along aspects backwards continue driving factor means order people release safety secure security system
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.
decision fine retire
I am fine now, but I made a decision then to retire at the end of 2006.
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.
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.
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.
business christmas date decided partners rely season selling sure
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.
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.