Okay, I haven't found any confirmation of that quote, but since Mr Allchin has officially retired from Microsoft as of January 30 (Vista's debut), he is no longer a Microsoft employee and therefore free to indulge his impulse.
Boy, to go down as the man who gave birth to Vista and Windows Live... I'm not sure what to make of that as a legacy.
Comments
Roy Schestowitz
2007-02-01 07:37:43
Noteworthy is a quote from his E-mail, wherein his fear of Linux is expressed as well.
"I must tell you everything in my soul tells me that we should do what I called plan (b) yesterday. We need a simple fast storage system. LH [Longhorn] is a pig and I don't see any solution to this problem. If we are to rise to the challenge of Linux and Apple, we need to start taking the lessons of 'scenario, simple, fast' to heart. Jim"
It seems like he was eager to distinguish himself from the "elders" of FSF [...] For anything "revolutionary" to happen in the sciences one must accept the risk of living in poverty like Tesla (the person, not the right-wing fanatics) and Torvalds isn't too old to "cause a stir"
Comments
Roy Schestowitz
2007-02-01 07:37:43