Jim Allchin Quotes

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. - Jim Allchin

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. - Jim Allchin

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. - Jim Allchin

We're on track to complete Windows Vista this year, but quality is the top-line message. - Jim Allchin

We're obviously going to spend a lot in marketing because we think the product sells itself. - Jim Allchin

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. - Jim Allchin

We're going to blow out the holiday season. - Jim Allchin

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. - Jim Allchin

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. - Jim Allchin

We needed just a few more weeks, and that put us in a bubble...where some partners would be impacted more than others. - Jim Allchin

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