At 10:59 p.m. Wednesday night, Jim Allchin, a 16-plus-year veteran of Microsoft entered his final blog as a full-time Microsoft employee. Titled “What comes next” Allchin, who was Windows development chief, mused on what a typical day in his new life might be like. “7:45 AM: Went to check email. Only two pieces. 11:30 AM: Checked mail again. No messages. 11:31 AM: Turned off Spam filter.
3:15 PM: Went to drive the afternoon carpool run. Spent 20 minutes waiting in line behind other parents whose kids weren’t even outside yet. Need to write paper about Next Generation Carpool Queuing solution (NGCQ) that integrates Windows Live Presence with the driveway scheduler. 5:00 PM: Dinner with the family. After they finished asking who was this strange man sitting at the dinner table, we had a great conversation about the kids’ day. May have spent too much time asking them “how they would have done things better” and “what do they see as their key areas for growth.”
What will be Allchin’s legacy at Microsoft?
