Jim Allchin Partners Quotations

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.

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.

I would hope that we get credit for listening to partners and ensuring that we're thinking about their businesses, not just ours or some portion of their businesses.

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

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.