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That integrity went through every aspect of his life.
这种执着渗入了他生活的每一个层面
His devotion to the products, to the work, to the ethic.
他的一生都奉献给了产品 工作 以及改变世界的理想
It permeated everything and this desire for aesthetic beauty
他的信念融进了一切 他想要追求美
the importance of the things that you don't see,
想要挖掘出小事物中的大意义
what lies beneath the surface, and in that sense,
想要探索万事的本质
I think there's a kind of seamless philosophy
而这所有的一切 都是通过他整体的人生理念
that binds everything together.
而完美地结合了起来
As the Macintosh neared completion,
在Macintosh项目即将完成之际
the stakes were growing higher for Apple.
苹果面临的其他危机也接踵而至
In autumn 1983, the company's share price tumbled,
1983年秋天 公司股价暴跌
wiping nearly half a billion dollars from its value.
市值损失高达近5亿美元
A new home computer was on its way from IBM
此时 IBM正准备推出新型的家用电脑
and other versions of the PC were flooding the market.
同时市面上其他的个人电脑也层出不穷
Worse still, the man Apple had turned to, to write extra software
更糟的是 苹果聘来给Mac写软件的程序员
for the Mac was about to steal a march on them.
也让他们头疼不已
Relations with the young Bill Gates were strained from the start.
乔布斯与年轻的比尔·盖茨的关系 从一开始就很紧张
Bill Gates would fly down from Seattle,
那时 比尔·盖茨常常乘飞机
down to Cupertino to give updates on the project.
从西雅图来到库比蒂诺汇报项目进度
And, often times, Steve would just yell at Bill for two straight hours.
多数情况下 史蒂夫会冲着比尔大喊大叫整整两个小时
And then Bill would leave and get on a plane and fly back.
随后 比尔就会再默默地飞回去
We tend to think of Bill Gates as a buttoned-up geek,
我们往往觉得比尔·盖茨是个沉默死板 不好相处的书呆子
but in this instance, it was Jobs who showed he was far from laidback.
不过 这样看来 乔布斯反倒是那个固执暴躁的人
He thought Apple should keep complete control of its software and hardware,
乔布斯认为 苹果应该完全掌控本公司的软件和硬件
Gates wanted to produce software for both Apple and the PC.
而盖茨却想开发出苹果电脑和普通个人电脑都兼容的软件
Tensions came to a head when they were both working on the Macintosh.
这种紧张的关系在他们合力开发Macintosh时到达了顶峰
Jobs began to suspect Gates might be taking advantage
乔布斯开始怀疑 盖茨可能会利用他知道的内幕信息
of his inside knowledge of Apple's work.
来为自己谋利
