2015考研英语阅读微软天价收购Skype
<p> <span word="STEVE">STEVE</span> <span word="BALLMER">BALLMER</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="effervescent">effervescent</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="SanFrancisco">SanFrancisco</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Announcing">Announcing</span> <span word="an">an</span> $8.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="andvideo">andvideo</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="boasting">boasting</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="companyis">companyis</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="largest">largest</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="acquisition">acquisition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="betson">betson</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="victoryfor">victoryfor</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>.</p><p> 本周在旧金山举办的一场资讯发布会现场，微软<span word="CEO">CEO</span>史蒂夫??鲍尔默一如既往的兴高采烈。他宣布微软将以85亿美元的价格收购网络电话及视频服务公司<span word="Skype">Skype</span>，并不断吹嘘他的公司是多么得志向远大。这起该公司史上最大的收购案证明微软确实意图在它认为的革新性科技上投下大笔赌注，也代表着一些具有冒险精神的科技投资者的重大胜利。</p><p> <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spilled">spilled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Skypes">Skypes</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tag">tag</span>, 400 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companys">companys</span> 2010<span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="profit">profit</span>. <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lofty">lofty</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="justified">justified</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="leverage">leverage</span> <span word="itsnew">itsnew</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="Phone">Phone</span> 7 <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="andthe">andthe</span> <span word="Xbox">Xbox</span> <span word="gaming">gaming</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 170<span word="m">m</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="itregularly">itregularly</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Microsofts">Microsofts</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="ofcorporate">ofcorporate</span> <span word="computing">computing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="itspopular">itspopular</span> <span word="Lync">Lync</span> <span word="offering">offering</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="combines">combines</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="chattingand">chattingand</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="conferencing">conferencing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="package">package</span>.</p>
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