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原文及翻译

He convinced the owner that he had written a program that would work with his platform. The owner of the company bought into Gates Innovations, and the two men reached an agreement to develop software for MITS. The Microsoft company was born. 

他说服老板，他编写了一个可以与他的平台兼容的程序。公司老板收购了盖茨创新公司，两人达成协议，为 MITS 开发软件。微软公司就此诞生。

Gates went on to develop the Windows operating system with then-partner IBM Corporation. The two companies had differences, though, and their partnership ended quickly. 

盖茨继续与当时的合作伙伴 IBM 公司开发 Windows 操作系统。不过，这两家公司存在分歧，他们的合作关系很快就结束了。

Gates left Microsoft in 2000 but remains on its board of directors. He remained active with the company for several years before stepping down in February of 2014, becoming a technical advisor for the firm.

盖茨于 2000 年离开微软，但仍在董事会任职。他在公司活跃了几年，直到 2014 年 2 月辞职，成为公司的技术顾问。

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