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The result was that the Apple engineers and managers suddenly became sharply focused on just four areas.
結(jié)果，蘋果的工程師和管理人員突然高度集中在四個領(lǐng)域。
For the professional desktop quadrant, they would work on making the Power Macintosh G3.
專業(yè)級臺式電腦，他們開發(fā)出了Power Macintosh G3。
For the professional portable, there would be the PowerBook G3.
專業(yè)級便攜電腦，開發(fā)出了PowerBook G3。
For the consumer desktop, work would begin on what became the iMac.
消費級臺式電腦，后來發(fā)展成了iMac。
And for the consumer portable, they would focus on what would become the iBook.
消費級便攜電腦，就是后來的iBook。
The "i," Jobs later explained, was to emphasize that the devices would be seamlessly integrated with the Internet.
關(guān)于字母i，喬布斯后來解釋道，是要強調(diào)這些設(shè)備將與互聯(lián)網(wǎng)無縫集成。
Apple's sharper focus meant getting the company out of other businesses, such as printers and servers.
這意味著公司要退出其他業(yè)務(wù)領(lǐng)域，例如打印機和服務(wù)器。
In 1997 Apple was selling StyleWriter color printers that were basically a version of the Hewlett-Packard DeskJet.
1997年，蘋果在銷售StyleWriter彩色打印機，基本上就是惠普DeskJet的另一個版本。
HP made most of its money by selling the ink cartridges.
惠普通過賣墨盒賺走了大部分錢。
"I don't understand," Jobs said at the product review meeting.
“我不明白，”喬布斯在這個產(chǎn)品的評估會上說，
"You're going to ship a million and not make money on these? This is nuts."
“你們準備賣100萬臺卻賺不到錢嗎？真是瘋了！”
He left the room and called the head of HP.
他站起來，離開會議室，給惠普的總裁打電話。
Let's tear up our arrangement, Jobs proposed, and we will get out of the printer business and just let you do it.
咱們解除合約吧，喬布斯建議，我們會退出打印機業(yè)務(wù)，讓你們自己做。
Then he came back to the boardroom and announced the decision.
然后他回到會議室宣布他們退出打印機業(yè)務(wù)。
"Steve looked at the situation and instantly knew we needed to get outside of the box," Schiller recalled.
“史蒂夫?qū)徱曇环闆r后，會立即知道我們需要從中脫身。”席勒回憶說。
