比尔盖茨在美国上诉法院判决后记者招待会的发言.doc

比尔盖茨在美国上诉法院判决后记者招待会的发言billgates:thankyouforcomingtoday.werestillreviewingthedetailsoftherulingfromthecourtofappeals,butitsclearthatitreversesandsignificantlynarrowsthedistrictcourtsdecision.therulingliftsthecloudofbreakupoverthecompany,reversesthetyingclaimandsaysclearlythatwedidnotattempttomonopolizethebrowsermarket. thecentralissueinthiscasewasthefundamentalprinciplethateverycompanymusthavetheabilitytoinnovateandimproveitsproducts.wereverypleasedthatthisrulingreversesthelowercourtrulingandsetsamuchhigherstandardfortheseissuesthanthelowercourtapplied.itsetsahighbarforanyrulingagainsttheinclusionofnewfeaturesinsoftwareproducts.thelegalprocesscanbehardonanyonewhogoesthroughit,andthelastfouryearshavebeenchallengingforallofushereatmicrosoft-andformepersonally.butdespitethemanytwistsandturnsofthecase,ivealwayshadfaithinourcompany,inouremployeesandinthemagicofthesoftwarewerecreating.throughoutthelast25years,wevebuiltourbusinessonthevisionofmakingthepcanditsbenefitsavailabletoeveryone,everywhere.wevealsocreatedopportunityforlotsofothercompanies.literallythousandsofhardwareandsoftwarecompaniesworkwithmicrosoft,usingourtoolsandservicestobuildtheirbusinesses.thesepastfewyears,wevedoneevenmoretopartnerandcommunicatewithcompaniesthroughouttheindustry.werecognizethatasasuccessfulcompany,wehaveanimportantresponsibilitytothebroaderindustry.wetakethatresponsibilityveryseriously,andwewillcontinuetoworkhardtoprovidegreatopportunityforourindustrypartnersandconsumers.duringthiscase,itwasveryimportanttoustostayfocusedonourproductwork.infact,ibelievewevedonesomeofourbestworkduringthistimeperiod.webuiltwindows2000,strategy,makingpossibleanewworldofwebservices.werecentlyreleasedofficexp,thenextgenerationofofficesoftware.andwellsoonunveilwindowsxp,xbox,andtabletpc-allproductsthatbringthebestofthedigitalworldtohomeandwork.todaysdecisionisconsistentwithourabilitytogoforwardwiththesecrucialandinnovativeproducts.todaysdecisionoverturnedmuchofthedistrictcourtsruling,butnotallofit-andnaturallywellbereviewingtherulinginthedaysaheadanddeterminingwhatactionsweneedtotakeinresponsetotheseissues.mostofthelicensingprovisionscitedbythecourtwerediscontinuedyearsago.however,wewillbemakingareviewofourlicensingprovisionsinlightoftodaysdecision.wewillalsocontinuetoworkhardtoresolvetheremainingissueswithouttheneedforcontinuedlitigation.imincrediblyoptimisticaboutthefuture.ibelievethatbreakthroughsoftwarewillcontinuetoimprovehowwedobusiness,communicateandworkwithinformation.softwarewillenablecomputerstosee,listen,andlearn,takingpctechnologytonewlevelsofintelligenceandeaseofuse.theseadvancesareonlypossiblebecausecompanieshavethefreedomtokeepinnovating.iwanttoclosebythankingthethousandsofpeoplewhohaveexpressedsupportformicrosoftthroughtheirletters,callsande-mails.thatsupporthasmeantagreatdealtoushere.ialsowanttothanktheemployeesfortheirbeliefinthecompanyandtheamazingjobtheyhavedoneduringdifficultcircumstances.microsoftsemployeesstayedfocusedonfindingthenextbreakthroughsandbuildinggreatproducts,andthatswhatreallycounts.thankyou.lcaisnowreviewingthechintranslation.joycewillforwardthattouoncethatisready.umaywanttoputaheadlineorwhateverforreaderstonotethattheresatranslationonthetranscript.比尔.盖茨发言感谢各位今天光临。我们仍在仔细研究联邦上诉法院判决的细节，但很清楚，这份判决推翻并在很大程度上缩小了联邦地区法院的判决。这份判决驱散了微软可能被分拆的乌云，推翻了关于捆绑销售的指控，并明确指出我们没有试图垄断浏览器市场。本案的关键是每个公司都必须拥有创新和改进其产品的能力。我们很高兴上诉法院推翻了地区法院的判决，它确认了我们有权在现有产品中增加新的有创造性的功能。经历法律程序对于任何人而言都是艰难的。过去四年无论对微软全体员工还是我个人而言都是具有挑战性的。尽管本案发生了很多的曲折和变化，我对我们的公司、我们的员工，以及我们所创造的软件的魅力始终充满信心。在过去的25年中，我们的信念始终如一，这就是使任何人、在任何地方都能使用电脑并且由此而受益。我们的事业正是在此信念基础之上建立起来的。此外，我们也为其它许多公司创造了许多机会。众多的硬件及软件公司与微软共同合作，使用我们的工具及服务建立了他们自己的事业。在过去的几年中，我们进一步加强了与业内公司的合作与交流。我们认识到作为一家成功的公司，法律要求我们对整个产业负有重大责任，我们对此非常重视。我们将继续努力为我们的行业伙伴和用户提供更多的机遇。事实上，我们的一些最值得骄傲的产品正是在这段时间完成的。我们推出了windows2000这一前所未有的最可靠的个人电脑*作系统。我们推出了.net战略，使网络服务的新世界成为可能。最近我们又推出了新一代的办公软件officexp。并且，我们还将推出windowsxp,xbox以及写字板电脑-所有这些产品将数码世界的精髓带入家庭与工作。今天的判决确认了我们继续推出这些重要的、创新性的产品的权利。联邦上诉法院推翻了地区法院判决的大部分内容，但并不是全部。我们还将在今后几天仔细研究判决内容，以便做出适当的反应。上诉法院判决中所提到的大部分有疑义的许可条款在几年前就已经停止使用。但是，我们将根据上诉法院的判决对我们现行的许可合同进行审查。我们也将继续努力以非诉讼的形式解决剩余问题。我对未来十分乐观。我相信，在软件技术方面的突破将继续提高我们如何