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Jobs came up with a brilliant jujitsu maneuver against Gates,
喬布斯想出了一記漂亮的柔術招式來對抗蓋茨，
one that could have changed the balance of power in the computer industry forever.
這一招可能永遠改變計算機產業的權力制衡。
It required Jobs to do two things that were against his nature:
這需要喬布斯違背自己的本性做兩件事：
licensing out his software to another hardware maker and getting into bed with IBM.
授權自己的軟件給另一個硬件制造商，并和IBM合作。
He had a pragmatic streak, albeit a tiny one, so he was able to overcome his reluctance.
喬布斯的個性有幾分務實，雖然不多，因此他能夠克服自己的不情愿。
But his heart was never fully in it, which is why the alliance would turn out to be short-lived.
但是他從來沒有全心投入于此，這也就是為什么他同其他公司的聯盟會如此短暫。
It began at a party, a truly memorable one,
一切始于一次聚會，一次令人難忘的聚會。
for the seventieth birthday of the Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham in June 1987 in Washington.
1987年6月，《華盛頓郵報》發行人凱瑟琳·格雷厄姆舉辦了她的70歲生日聚會，
Six hundred guests attended, including President Ronald Reagan.
共有600位嘉賓出席，其中包括美國前總統羅納德·里根。
Jobs flew in from California and IBM's chairman John Akers from New York.
喬布斯從加利福尼亞州趕來，IBM董事長約翰·?？怂箯募~約州過來。
It was the first time they had met.
這是兩人第一次見面。
Jobs took the opportunity to bad-mouth Microsoft and attempt to wean IBM from using its Windows operating system.
喬布斯借此機會唱衰微軟，并試圖讓IBM放棄微軟的Windows操作系統。
"I couldn't resist telling him I thought IBM was taking a giant gamble betting its entire software strategy on Microsoft,
“我忍不住告訴他，IBM將整個軟件戰略都壓在微軟身上，這太冒險了，
because I didn't think its software was very good," Jobs recalled.
因為我不覺得微軟的軟件有多好?！眴滩妓够貞浾f。
To Jobs's delight, Akers replied, "How would you like to help us?"
令喬布斯髙興的是，埃克斯回應道：“你打算如何幫助我們呢？”
