乔布斯传 第359期:向库比蒂诺蹒跚前进(6)
The financial part of the negotiations went smoothly; Jobs was eager not to make Gasse's mistake of overreaching. 财务部分的谈判进行得很顺利，乔布斯想避免加西所犯的狮子大开口的错误。 He suggested that Apple pay $12 a
乔布斯传 第360期:向库比蒂诺蹒跚前进(7)
As usual Jobs wanted to have some of their conversation while taking a walk. 一如既往地，乔布斯喜欢在散步时进行一些谈话。 While they ambled around Palo Alto, he made a pitch to be put on Apple's board. 当他们在帕洛奥图闲逛
乔布斯传 第361期:向库比蒂诺蹒跚前进(8)
After informing Gasse that Apple was buying NeXT, Amelio had what turned out to be an even more uncomfortable task: telling Bill Gates. 在通知加西苹果要收购NeXT之后，阿梅里奥还有一个更难完成的任务：通知比尔盖茨。 H
乔布斯传 第362期:向库比蒂诺蹒跚前进(9)
Instead the purchase ended up bringing in Avie Tevanian, 不过，这次收购倒是让阿维泰瓦尼安加盟进来， who could help the existing Apple operating system evolve so that it eventually incorporated the kernel of the NeXT technology. 他
乔布斯传 第363期:向库比蒂诺蹒跚前进(10)
Finally, on the day that he was scheduled to make the big announcement, Amelio called Jobs in. He needed an answer. 最后，在要作出这个重大宣布的当天，阿梅里奥把乔布斯请到了办公室。他需要一个答复。 Steve, do you
乔布斯传 第364期:向库比蒂诺蹒跚前进(11)
Amelio did as Jobs had requested and described his new role as merely that of a part-time advisor. 阿梅里奥按乔布斯的要求，把他的新角色描述为仅仅是兼职顾问。 Instead of appearing from the wings of the stage, Jobs walked i
乔布斯传 第365期:在幕后彷徨(1)
Hovering Backstage 在幕后彷徨 It's rare that you see an artist in his thirties or forties able to really contribute something amazing, 你很少能见到一个艺术家在三四十岁时还能有令人惊叹的作品。 Jobs declared as he was a
乔布斯传 第366期:在幕后彷徨(2)
And yet when the cup of power neared his lips, he became strangely hesitant, reluctant, perhaps coy. 然而，当回归的时机真的到来时，他却有一种奇怪的游移不定的感觉。 He returned to Apple officially in January 1997 as a pa
乔布斯传 第367期:在幕后彷徨(3)
Jobs was, in fact, trotted out for Macworld right at the beginning of January, and this reaffirmed his opinion that Amelio was a bozo. 事实上，在1月初的Macworld活动上，乔布斯就做起了形象大使，而这次的经历让他更坚定地
乔布斯传 第368期:在幕后彷徨(4)
Amelio was unfamiliar with the talking points that popped up on his teleprompter and soon was trying to wing his presentation. 阿梅里奥对讲词提示器上蹦出来的那些讲点并不熟悉，很快就开始忘词。 Repeatedly he lost his tra
乔布斯传 第369期:在幕后彷徨(5)
Jobs's pep talk could have been a redeeming finale to Amelio's frightening performance. 乔布斯鼓舞人心的演讲本可以作为结束语，弥补阿梅里奥的可怕表现。 Unfortunately Amelio came back onstage and resumed his ramblings for
乔布斯传 第370期:在幕后彷徨(6)
Ellen Hancock, who had favored choosing Sun's Solaris over NeXT, was on the top of his bozo list, 曾经赞同苹果选择Sun公司Solaris系统而不是NeXT的埃伦汉考克，在乔布斯的笨蛋名单上位列前茅， especially when she contin
乔布斯传 第371期:在幕后彷徨(7)
Jobs did not come into the office regularly, but he was on the phone to Amelio often. 乔布斯不经常来办公室，但是他经常给阿梅里奥打电话。 Once he had succeeded in making sure that Tevanian, Rubinstein, and others he trusted we
乔布斯传 第372期:在幕后彷徨(8)
Tevanian and Rubinstein would come by Jobs's house to keep him informed, 泰瓦尼安和鲁宾斯坦会到乔布斯家里向他汇报公司的情况， and soon much of Silicon Valley knew that Jobs was quietly wresting power from Amelio. 很快，硅谷
乔布斯传 第373期:在幕后彷徨(9)
That month Amelio had to face the annual stockholders meeting 当月，阿梅里奥必须面对一年一度的股东大会， and explain why the results for the final quarter of 1996 showed a 30% plummet in sales from the year before. 并解释为什么
