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
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.
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.
features literally thousands
There are literally thousands of features in this product.
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.
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.