比尔盖茨对JOBS自传的回应（视频）

October 31, 2011 - 10:33 A.M.
Bill Gates -- I helped Steve Jobs create the Mac

Steve Jobs had some very harsh things to say about Bill Gates in the just-published biography of him. In an interview yesterday, Gates responded quite kindly to that criticism, but also took credit for helping Steve Jobs invent the Mac.

In the biography, Jobs called Gates "unimaginative," "fundamentally odd" and "weirdly flawed as a human being." He also said, "He'd be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger."

Yesterday, in an interview on ABC's "This Week," Christiane Amanpour asked Gates about that criticism. Gates didn't rise to the bait, saying complimentary things about Jobs and saying that because Apple was in financial trouble in various times, it was no surprise that Jobs would lash out at him.

When Amanpour asked what he felt about the criticism, Gates started off his answer this way:

"Well, Steve and I worked together, creating the Mac. We [Microsoft] had more people on it, did the key software for it."

One can only imagine Jobs' reaction to the claim that the "unimaginative," "fundamentally odd" and "weirdly flawed" Gates was a co-creator of one of Jobs' greatest accomplishments. Needless to say, he would not be pleased.

Gates then expanded on his answer:

"So, over the course of the 30 years we worked together, you know, he said a lot of very nice things about me and he said a lot of tough things. I mean, he faced several times at Apple the fact that their products were so premium priced they literally might not stay in the marketplace. So, the fact that we were succeeding with high-volume products, including a range of prices, because of the way we worked with multiple companies, its tough.

"At various times, he felt beleaguered. He felt like he was the good guy and we were the bad guys. You know, very understandable. I respect Steve, we got to work together. We spurred each other on, even as competitors. None of that bothers me at all."

Gates's demeanor during the interview was his usual public one, bland and mild-mannered. But the fact that he takes partial credit for the creation of the Mac, and that he pointedly notes that Apple was under the threat of going under because of a possibly fundamentally flawed business plan at one point (targeting only the high end), shows that his competitive streak is still there, no matter how bland he may seem.

 

 

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• 我个人不喜欢jobs个性，gates性格我比较欣赏些。两个人的贡献可以肯定，但是也是在以前技术上的 -没事的话闲聊天- ♀ (75 bytes) () 10/31/2011 postreply 19:36:27

• 更钦佩GATES的为人， 具备贵族的品质。 -Qitian- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/31/2011 postreply 19:38:19

• They are same. Gates is luckier to have a better family. -Post123- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/31/2011 postreply 20:02:09

• 很同意这一点 -ttmum- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/31/2011 postreply 20:24:36

• 自己知道是处于领先地位的人,讲话反倒不会那么刻薄 - 自信+满足啊 -MMXIAO- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/31/2011 postreply 20:30:37

• GATES是富人的孩子，所以他的成功并不艰辛，可以说一帆风顺，但是jobs就是一个彻彻底底的 -女球迷- ♀ (88 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 06:38:18

• 盖兹把他公司的名字叫微软，不知道有什么来历，这名字就起得很有意思。 -edison11- ♂ (52 bytes) () 10/31/2011 postreply 19:42:29

• soft 来源于software， -朱88- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/31/2011 postreply 19:47:59

• 回复：盖兹把他公司的名字叫微软，不知道有什么来历，这名字就起得很有意思。 -JustStopBy- ♂ (35 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 11:33:41

• 喜欢他们两个人的个性, JOBS刚直的可爱，GATES随和的可爱。都是人才。 -wxc8e- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/31/2011 postreply 23:07:52

• dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram 这句是什么意思？ -cafeaulait- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/31/2011 postreply 23:20:19

• which refered to -shortstop- ♂ (110 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 05:23:44

• 比尔盖茨是真正的英雄--当然不是那种杀人最多的英雄，而是真正的好汉。对人类贡献最大。 -热脸贴不暖冷屁股- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 06:35:06

• gates will go down to history, steve will only remembered as a b -bybybaby- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 06:36:21

• gates -bybybaby- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 06:37:14

• gates会青史留名，steve只是个商人 -bybybaby- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 06:40:31

• 盖茨才是个精明的商人。 -茶园15- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 10:48:43

• 没错。太精明了。 不过很久他也已经不需要如此精明了。jobs 多可爱，尽管谁被骂估计都不会舒服 -chamama- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 17:37:41

• 是啊。不过很久他也已经不需要如此精明了。jobs多可爱，尽管谁被骂估计都不会舒服 -chamama- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 17:47:54

• 老盖说的对,MS WORD/EXCEL当初帮了萍果,一直是. -网恋无罪- ♂ (561 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 11:52:16

• 微软公司整个就是个臭大粪，有BOLAND C++的时候谁听说过VC++？生生地抢人家的东西 -貂皮大衣- ♀ (197 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 17:24:14

• 有Word Perfect的时候，哪里有Word -pangma- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 20:22:05

• 个人感觉Jobs更为直率可爱一些，也更有天份， -罗拉罗娜- ♀ (43 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 17:18:26

• 哈哈，这两人打嘴仗Gates一定是赢人又赢心。所以他是business man, jobs是创意人 -chamama- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 17:34:47

• 有趣，喜欢Gates的回帖语言风格也像Gates，喜欢Jobs的语言风格也像Jobs。 -Lammermoor- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/01/2011 postreply 17:40:20