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原文及翻譯
He convinced the owner that he had written a program that would work with his platform. The owner of the company bought into Gates Innovations, and the two men reached an agreement to develop software for MITS. The Microsoft company was born.
他說服老板,他編寫了一個可以與他的平臺兼容的程序。公司老板收購了蓋茨創(chuàng)新公司,兩人達成協(xié)議,為 MITS 開發(fā)軟件。微軟公司就此誕生。
Gates went on to develop the Windows operating system with then-partner IBM Corporation. The two companies had differences, though, and their partnership ended quickly.
蓋茨繼續(xù)與當時的合作伙伴 IBM 公司開發(fā) Windows 操作系統(tǒng)。不過,這兩家公司存在分歧,他們的合作關系很快就結(jié)束了。
Gates left Microsoft in 2000 but remains on its board of directors. He remained active with the company for several years before stepping down in February of 2014, becoming a technical advisor for the firm.
蓋茨于 2000 年離開微軟,但仍在董事會任職。他在公司活躍了幾年,直到 2014 年 2 月辭職,成為公司的技術顧問。
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