Jim Allchin Quotes

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

Jim Allchin

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

Jim Allchin

#3. Exert energy to get it, give love to be loved and challenge yourself beyond expectations. You are not as fickle as you think

Gabrielle Anna

#4. 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 easier, then they'll be more likely to stay on the Windows platform.

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#5. As he looked across to the opposite bank a cold claw sank into his heart. Sandstorm was gone.

Erin Hunter

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

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#7. That the stars guide us, but do not compel us. It is our free will that determines the outcome of all things. God does impose his will on us, rather he makes it known and allows us to choose if we will follow it.

Kathleen McGowan

#8. 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 with the work-at-home space.

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#9. 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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#10. 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 discussions beforehand are a waste of time. We need to smile at Novell while we pull the trigger.

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#11. I consider most of the talent in the financial world to be suboptimal. It could be better placed earning its living in the real world.

Jeremy Grantham

#12. But I am in the gambling business, for good or ill; it is the business I have chosen, and the only governing rule that we all recognize is: always sit close to an exit and never trust a man who doesn't sweat.

Hunter S. Thompson

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

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

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#15. Jewish vampires: Crosses & holy water won't hurt me whatcha gonna try next?

Tasha Turner

#16. 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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#17. I hate that my life is teaching me that I can only be loved if I put my love out of reach and just drift above people until they love my remoteness.

Helen Oyeyemi

#18. Open source is an intellectual-property destroyer, I can't imagine something that could be worse than this for the software business and the intellectual-property business.

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#19. 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 corporate IT stack save money.

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#20. We can build a better product than Linux,

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#21. 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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#22. I am a hard-core believer that the clean desktop is the way to go ... At the same time, we told OEMs that if they were going to put a bunch of icons on the desktop, then so were we.

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#23. Hard work IS its own reward. Integrity IS priceless. Art DOES feed the soul.

Marcus Samuelsson