Allchin legacy seen in Windows | CNET News.com

Allchin legacy seen in Windows | CNET News.com: "Jim Allchin, to some Microsoft's biggest senior geek after Bill Gates, is retiring at the end of 2006. His legacy: Windows on almost every desktop.
The 53-year-old Allchin joined Microsoft in 1990, initially working on the company's networking product strategy. He came from Banyan Systems, where he had been the architect of the now-defunct Vines network operating system. At Microsoft, Allchin's main achievement was in leading the development of the Windows operating system.
'When it comes to Windows, the buck stops at Jim,' said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at JupiterResearch. 'Allchin has been the guiding father of Windows for many years and had a tremendous responsibility for charting the flagship product for Microsoft.' "