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12 quotes by Jim Allchin

James "Jim" Edward Allchin (born 1951, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States) is an American blues rock guitarist/singer, philanthropist, and a former Microsoft executive. He assisted Microsoft in creating many of the system platform components including Microsoft Windows, Windows Server, server products such as SQL Server, and developer technologies. He is best known for building Microsoft's server business. He is also known for his leading...
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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... →

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I would buy a Mac today if I was not working at Microsoft.

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There is no neat distinction between operating system software and the software that runs on top of it.

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

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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... →

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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... →

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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.

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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.

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We are pushing ahead as fast as we can for all audiences, whether for the business user, the child, or the digital music enthusiast.

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We can and must turn this around. If you're going to kill someone just pull the trigger.

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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... →

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The gaming experience on Windows Vista is going to go beyond any of the gaming consoles and anything that's been done before.

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