乔布斯传 第688期:2010年1月，iPad发布(5)

Most of the debate over the iPad centered on the issue of whether its closed end-to-end integration¹ was brilliant or doomed².

关于iPad的大部分争论，都着眼于其封闭的端到端一体化系统是卓越的还是注定失败的。

Google was starting to play a role similar to the one Microsoft had played in the 1980s,

Google这时开始扮演20世纪80年代微软的角色，该公司推出了移动系统安卓。

offering a mobile platform, Android, that was open and could be used by all hardware makers³.

这是一个开放平台，所有硬件制造商均可使用。

Fortune staged a debate on this issue in its pages.

《财富》杂志就这一话题进行了讨论。

"There's no excuse to be closed," wrote Michael Copeland.

迈克尔·科普兰写道：“没理由封闭。”

But his colleague Jon Fortt rebutted⁴, "Closed systems get a bad rap, but they work beautifully and users benefit.

但是他的同事乔恩·佛特反驳道：“封闭系统的名声虽差，但是它们很好用，对用户有好处。

Probably no one in tech has proved this more convincingly than Steve Jobs.

在技术领域中，恐怕没人能比史蒂夫·乔布斯更能证明这一点。

By bundling hardware, software, and services, and controlling them tightly, Apple is consistently able to get the jump on its rivals and roll out polished products."

苹果公司能够通过捆绑硬件、软件和服务，并进行紧密控制，成功超越竞争对手，推出优美的产品。”

They agreed that the iPad would be the clearest test of this question since the original Macintosh.

二人一致认为，在麦金塔之后，iPad将是开放还是封闭这一问题最清楚的测试。

"Apple has taken its control-freak rep to a whole new level with the A4 chip that powers the thing," wrote Fortt.

“A4芯片把所有功能都集成于一张芯片上，这表明苹果的控制癖已经到了一个新的高度，”佛特写道。

"Cupertino now has absolute say over the silicon⁵, device, operating system, App Store, and payment system."

“现在，对整个硅谷、设备、操作系统、应用程序商店和支付系统，苹果公司都具有绝对发言权。”

1 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

2 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

3 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 rebutted   

v.反驳，驳回( rebut的过去式和过去分词 )；击退

参考例句：

• Has Mr. Chiang or any member of his party ever rebutted this? 蒋先生及其党人曾经对这话提出过任何驳斥吗？ 来自互联网
• He rebutted the argument of the other team in a debate. 他在辩论会中反驳对方的论点。 来自互联网

5 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。