alt.hn

4/12/2026 at 4:25:55 PM

Jim Allchin to Gates and Ballmer on the state of quality at Microsoft (2004)

https://twitter.com/TechEmails/status/1418248256937775105

by Austin_Conlon

4/12/2026 at 11:49:18 PM

“LH (Longhorn) is a pig.” Of historical note is that this was sent seven months before the Great Reset where a lot of the work on Longhorn got scrapped. The .NET and Windows teams never seemed to get along after that.

by mikestew

4/12/2026 at 11:36:26 PM

"I'm sorry". What do HN readers think about how this inclusion changes the meaning of the rest of the email?

by seeknotfind

4/12/2026 at 4:46:11 PM

They should send that email again, to all their product managers and VPs.

by kwertyoowiyop

4/13/2026 at 1:05:19 AM

Its almost painful to read this.

In particular the mentioning of his soul - the industry has really gone the furthest away it can be from being soulful.

by 54yy