Windows development director only likes to use a Mac

James Allchin, a veteran of Microsoft, once wrote in an email to CEO Steve Ballmer and co-founder Bill Gates that Microsoft had "not realized the needs of users" and if not doing so. For Microsoft, he bought a Mac.

"My personal view is that we have lost our way, " wrote Allchin, co-chair of Microsoft's services and platform. The email was sent on January 7, 2004, and by the end of last week it appeared in Iowa's antitrust trial as evidence to sue Microsoft.

" I think we do not understand a product with a high degree of flexibility, but there is no gap. We do not understand what security is, performance, compatibility with applications. We do not understand the most important issues that customers are facing, I have seen some interesting features, but that does not mean that we can produce great products. ".

Allchin has been directing Windows development since the mid-1990s and is planning to retire later this year, along with Window Vista. At the end of the email, he said he would buy himself a Mac if not a Microsoft employee.

Lawsuit against the lawsuit

James Allchin neglected PC, dreaming of using a Mac computer?Source: Sg.hu

I don't understand how the plaintiff Comes got this email. The lawsuit was filed in court by the firm in February 2000, accusing Microsoft of abusing its monopoly position in the field of personal computer software to "cut down" Iowan state consumers.

This is not the first time the software giant has encountered such lawsuits. In 2004, Microsoft had to unleash $ 1.1 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of arresting California consumers. That same year, the company also received a penalty of $ 613 million from the European Commission for anti-competitive behavior when it bundled free Windows Media Player software along with the Windows operating system.

So far, Microsoft is still appealing against this ruling, but last October, the company was again fined another $ 365 million for not complying with the ruling.

This time, in the trial with Comes, most of the evidence was given in the form of email, or by Allchin, or sent by many other Microsoft officials. It is ironic that Allchin once instructed employees under how to remove all emails that lasted more than 30 days in many memos.

Chivalrous or calculating

" This is not something you can decide for yourself. It's already the company's policy. Don't think that this rule only applies to a few people. Don't think it's okay if you don't. "Don't be foolish. Don't act foolish. 30 days is the maximum ", Allchin wrote.

The Iowa Court also provides evidence that the "charity" programs that Microsoft is working on in developing countries are in fact only to ensure that Windows operating systems will be preinstalled on all the computer is there only.

" The" Education Government "initiative seems to be a chivalrous act of Microsoft, but in fact, its sole purpose is to secure a unique stand for Windows in places where Linux is threatening " , Iowa's attorney declared.

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