On computers It takes these very simple-minded instructions – ‘Go fetch a number, add it to this number, put the result there, perceive if it’s greater than this other number’ – but executes them at a rate of, let’s say, 1,000,000 per second. At 1,000,000 per second, the results appear to be magic. 有关计算机 我们需要这些非常简单的指令,如:去取数字,去把它添加到这个数字上,把结果放在那儿,让它比较是否比另一个数字更大。但这系列操作必须以一定的速度来执行,比如,将它设定为1,000,000每秒。接着,当实现了每秒百万的速度,呈现出来的结果就非常神奇。 On design It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them. 有关设计 根据受众需要去设计产品其实是非常难的。因为很多情况下,人们并不知道自己想要的是什么,而是需要你去展示给他们看。 The best sales line ever? Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world? 有史以来最棒的销售线? 你想要用你余下的生命去卖糖水,还是你想有一个机会去改变世界?(小编注:乔布斯用来说服前百事可乐CEO John Sculley 担任苹果CEO时所说的话。) |