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Allchin: When I Said I'd Rather Use A Mac, What I Really MEANT To Say Was....
Jim Allchin's got some 'splainin' to do: The co-president of Microsoft's platforms and services division is attempting to explain away a quote in a 2004 e-mail that recently came to light, wherein Allchin says if he didn't work for Microsoft, he'd use a Mac. Allchin says he made the comment "for effect" and says, "Taken out of context, this comment could be confusing." Hmmm... let's take a look and see if the comment really is confusing:
Does that look confusing to you? Not to me, either, and I labor under the mental handicap of having only a public education. Allchin sits down and gets to work on the Mighty Microsoft Spin Machine on the Windows Vista Team Blog this morning:
He adds: "The spirit of being self-critical continues to flourish at Microsoft. Within Microsoft everyone considers it their duty to always put their convictions and our product quality ahead of everything else. " So let me get this straight: Back in January, 2004, when Microsoft officials were telling us how great the latest version of Windows was, that was a lie? But when they say it now, they're telling the truth? Thanks for clearing that up, Jim. But how does lying about product quality related to "putting [your] convictions ... ahead of everything else"? Gee, I guess the memo was confusing after all. « Microsoft Hires Porn Star To Sell Search. No, We're Not Making This Up. | Main | The Biggest Company in Technology? » |
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