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January 22, 2007

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Allchin is Apple’s biggest fan

Posted Jan. 22, ’07, 7:32 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | iPod

Jim Allchin Allchin has already outed himself as a potential Mac user. You’d think that would be bad enough, but now an email about how superior the iPod is has surfaced.

“I think I should talk with Jobs,” he concluded in a later message, referring to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. “Right now I think I should open up a dialog for support of the iPOD. Unless something changes the iPOD will drive people away from WMP.”

The hits just keep coming. I can’t wait to see what comes out of his email next. “Bill [Gates] should consider changing his attire to match Steve’s [Jobs].” “PlaysForSure DRM is far too complicated; it needs to be more like iTunes.” “Screw this, I’m going to work for Apple!”


4 Comments

Nick said:

It's beautiful, touching. If it's true, Microsoft is much more desperate than I thought.

I feel we have been witnessing the end of Microsoft. They will chew their own leg off soon enough unless they do the smart thing Apple did with OSx.

January 22, 2007 8:56 AM
E.T.Cook Author Profile Page said:

Doesn't this seem a little fishy to you? A little contrived?

As a responsible "reporter", wouldn't you view this type of thing with at the very least a little bit of suspicion?

Honestly, who writes random emails like this to people...and then has them "leak" out?

If it was an Apple employee whose emails were leaked stating that they loved PC products so much because they were more versatile...you would have no consternation in immediately labeling it bullshit.

The whole thing just painfully smells like fabrication to me...regardless of the source. Maybe the asininity of the story itself precluded the necessity of due diligence.

Come on, some bias may be appropriate given the audience, but this is absolutely absurd.

January 22, 2007 9:49 AM
Dan Moren Author Profile Page said:

I think a little context is missing. :) If you check the linked article, you'll that this email (as with Allchin's prior message) came out as part of Microsoft's antitrust trial in Iowa. I'm sure there are plenty people at MS who'd have rather they stayed under wraps.

January 22, 2007 10:08 AM
E.T.Cook Author Profile Page said:

I read up on it, and I will concede that the email should probably have given it far more credence than I initially gave it credit. However, there are a few issues. Let's assume that the email is 100% legitimate, where there diplomatic intentions behind the email...I think assuming that the email is wholly genuine might be disingenuous in itself.

The whole thing still sounds fishy to me...too convenient.

January 22, 2007 10:33 AM

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