January 24, 2006 11:42 AM PST
Submit your questions for Windows' chief
Want to know why you should buy Vista, the next version of Windows? Here's your opportunity to go straight to the source: Jim Allchin, the man behind Vista's development.
On Thursday, News.com editors will be meeting with Allchin, Microsoft's co-president of platform development. You can have the next-best thing to a seat at the table by sending us your questions on Vista, its development and where Windows is headed.
Email your questions to: send-us-news-tips@cnet.com. Include the words "questions for allchin" in the subject line, and be sure to include your full name, occupation and hometown. Please submit questions no later than 9:00 AM Pacific Time on Thursday.
Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996. He is now CNET News' Boston-based executive editor and east coast bureau chief, serving as department editor for business technology and software covered by CNET News, Reviews, and Download.com. E-mail Mike. 
