In this eWEEK Q&A: Microsoft Platforms Group VP Jim Allchin explains how Microsoft is planning to shave months, if not years, off its Longhorn Server project in order to get it to sync more closely with Longhorn client. Allchin also drops some interesting hints on other topics, like this buried gem: "We will have a 64-bit version of Longhorn, no question. Will we have a 32-bit version? The plan is yes, but now, if we learn a lot between now and then, that might change." Don't miss the rest of this one.