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Gates and his chief financial officer, Greg Maffei, made the trip to Palo Alto to work out the framework for a deal,
蓋茨和他的首席財務官格雷格·馬菲一起到帕洛奧圖去設計合作框架，
and then Maffei returned alone the following Sunday to work on the details.
之后的下一個周日馬菲自己來處理細節。
When he arrived at Jobs's home, Jobs grabbed two bottles of water out of the refrigerator
當他來到喬布斯家時，喬布斯從冰箱里拿了兩瓶水，
and took Maffei for a walk around the Palo Alto neighborhood.
然后帶馬菲出去在帕洛奧圖周圍散步。
Both men wore shorts, and Jobs walked barefoot.
他們都穿著短褲，喬布斯還光著腳。
As they sat in front of a Baptist church, Jobs cut to the core issues.
當他們在一座浸禮會教堂前坐下時，喬布斯直入主題。
"These are the things we care about," he said.
“這些就是我們所關心的，”他說，
"A commitment to make software for the Mac and an investment."
“一個為Mac開發軟件的承諾和一筆投資?！?/p>
Although the negotiations went quickly, the final details were not finished until hours before Jobs's Macworld speech in Boston.
雖然談判進展很快，但是直到喬布斯在波士頓的Macworld大會作演講前幾個小時，合同的最終細節才確定。
He was rehearsing at the Park Plaza Castle when his cell phone rang.
他在公園廣場酒店城堡會議廳彩排時，手機響了。
"Hi, Bill," he said as his words echoed through the old hall.
“嗨，比爾?！彼f，他的聲音在古老的禮堂回響。
Then he walked to a corner and spoke in a soft tone so others couldn't hear.
然后他走到一個角落里，小聲說話以防別人聽見。
The call lasted an hour. Finally, the remaining deal points were resolved.
這通電話打了一個小時。最后，剩下的幾個問題都解決了。
"Bill, thank you for your support of this company," Jobs said as he crouched in his shorts.
“比爾，感謝你對這家公司的支持，”穿著短褲的喬布斯蹲在那兒說，
"I think the world's a better place for it."
“我想世界因為有它會變得更好?！?/p>
