After a while the relationship became bumpier. 一段时间过后,苹果和微软之间的关系开始出现问题。 The original plan was to have some of the Microsoft applicationssuch as Excel, Chart, and File 双方最初的计划是将微软的一

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The Battle of the GUI 图形用户界面之争 At that time, Microsoft was producing an operating system, known as DOS, 微软当时已经开发出了DOS操作系统, which it licensed to IBM and compatible computers. 并授权给IBM和兼容电脑使

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As he often did when he wanted to have a serious conversation, Jobs suggested they go on a long walk. 乔布斯提议两人一起出去好好走走,一般他想要进行严肃谈话的时候都会如此。 They trekked the streets of Cupertino, bac

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Flying High 春风得意 The launch of the Macintosh in January 1984 propelled Jobs into an even higher orbit of celebrity, 1984年1月麦金塔电脑的发布使得乔布斯的名气如日中天, as was evident during a trip to Manhattan he took a

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For the time being, Jobs and Sculley were able to convince themselves that their friendship was still strong. 当时,乔布斯和斯卡利相信彼此之间的友谊依然坚固。 They professed their fondness so effusively 他们经常热情洋溢地

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When Jobs decided to build a state-of-the-art factory in Fremont to manufacture the Macintosh, 乔布斯决定在弗雷蒙建一家最先进的工厂,用以生产麦金塔, his aesthetic passions and controlling nature kicked into high gear. 这时

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One Sunday morning Jobs brought his father to see the factory. 一个周日的早晨,乔布斯把自己的父亲带到了工厂。 Paul Jobs had always been fastidious about making sure that his craftsmanship was exacting and his tools in order, 保罗

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The dark mood was evident in the ad that was developed in January 1985, 这种负面情绪在苹果公司1985年1月的广告中也有所体现, which was supposed to reprise the anti-IBM sentiment of the resonant 1984 ad. 这次的广告试图再次

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Nevertheless Jobs and Sculley bent to the agency's entreaties and ran the commercial during the Super Bowl. 不过,乔布斯和斯卡利屈从于广吿公司的意愿,在美国橄榄球超级碗大赛中播放该段广告。 They went to the game

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Each one thought he was smarter than the other one, 两个人都觉得自己比对方聪明, but Steve generally treated Bill as someone who was slightly inferior, 但是史蒂夫总体上认为比尔比自己稍逊一筹, especially in matters o

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Friday, May 24 5月24日,周五 Sculley canceled his trip and decided to confront Jobs at the executive staff meeting on Friday morning. 斯卡利取消了自己的中国之行,决定在周五上午的苹果公司高级职员大会上与乔布斯对

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Seven Days in May 五月的关键七天 Thursday, May 23: At his regular Thursday meeting with his top lieutenants in the Macintosh division,5月23日,周四:在麦金塔部门的髙层例会上,Jobs told his inner circle about his plan to oust

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Jobs then described the projects under way: 之后,乔布斯介绍了其团队正在进行的项目: a more powerful Mac, which would take the place of the discontinued Lisa;更强大的Mac,这款新机器将取代已经停产的丽萨电脑;

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Plotting a Coup 策划政变 Jobs was not good at taking no for an answer. 乔布斯并不习惯别人对自己说不。 He went to Sculley's office in early May 19851985年5月初,他来到斯卡利的办公室, and asked for more time to show t

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At the board meeting on April 11, Sculley officially reported that4月11日的董事会会议上,斯卡利正式提出, he wanted to ask Jobs to step down as the head of the Macintosh division and focus instead on new product development. 自己想

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At the end of that month, Sculley finally worked up the nerve to tell Jobs that he should give up running the Macintosh division. 3月底,斯卡利终于鼓起勇气告诉乔布斯,他应该放弃麦金塔部门的管理权。 He walked over to J

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It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing, 一个艺术家到了三四十岁还能做出惊人的东西来,这是很罕见的。 Jobs said wistfully to the writer David Sheff, 乔布斯对作家戴

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Thirty Years Old 30岁 Turning thirty is a milestone for most people, 对于大多数人来说,30岁是一个里程碑 especially those of the generation that proclaimed it would never trust anyone over that age. 尤其是那些宣称绝不能相信

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As the rest of the room sat frozen, Sculley finally lost his temper. 会议室里其他人都一动不动地坐着,斯卡利终于发火了。 A childhood stutter that had not afflicted him for twenty years started to return. 他小时候有过口吃

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For Bill Campbell, it was particularly tough. He was fond of Jobs and didn't particularly like Sculley. 对于比尔坎贝尔来说,这个抉择尤为艰难。他很欣赏乔布斯,但并不是特别欣赏斯卡利。 His voice quavered a bit as

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