2015考研英语阅读微软和个人电脑业
<p> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PC">PC</span> <span word="industry">industry</span></p><p> 微软和个人电脑业</p><p> <span word="UNTIL">UNTIL</span> <span word="August">August</span> 23<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ballmer">Ballmer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span>. <span word="Microsoftschief">Microsoftschief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tigger">Tigger</span>: <span word="snarling">snarling</span> <span word="atApples">atApples</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bouncing">bouncing</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whoop">whoop</span>, <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extol">extol</span> <span word="hiscompanys">hiscompanys</span> <span word="wares">wares</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> 在8月23日之前很少人会想到史蒂夫鲍尔默会退休。微软的首席执行官即使老虎也是跳跳虎，与苹果的产品叫板，但是结果却没什么威胁，在发布会上吹嘘其产品。但是他将会在一年之内退休。</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Ballmers">Ballmers</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reorganisation">reorganisation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companyonly">companyonly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="going">going</span>:<span word="Microsofts">Microsofts</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> 7.3% <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Ballmer">Ballmer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="ofcritics">ofcritics</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="Microsofts">Microsofts</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="trebled">trebled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> 13-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="to">to</span> $77.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="inthe">inthe</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="similarly">similarly</span>, <span word="to">to</span> $21.9 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riseof">riseof</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="betteror">betteror</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> $77<span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Ballmer">Ballmer</span> <span word="deniedthat">deniedthat</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ValueAct">ValueAct</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p> 鲍尔默的离职是一个意外。就在七月他还宣布了公司的重组，希望能看到改变。一些人为他的离开叫好，微软的股价在鲍尔默退休消息传出的一天内上涨了7.3%。尽管微软的营收在鲍尔默的13年掌舵期间翻了三倍，达到了219亿美元，但是他还是饱受批评。批评者瞄向苹果和谷歌的崛起，表示微软应该比现在做的更好，或者将其770亿现金部分返给股东。在一次来自西雅图时报的采访中，鲍尔默否认了其迫于拥有微软小部分股份的基金<span word="ValueAct">ValueAct</span>而离开的说法。</p>
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