In many ways, Gates's cloudy crystal ball regarding the Internet amounted to wishful thinking.

从许多方面来讲，盖茨对互联网模糊的预测等于是胡思乱想。

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"It's a pretty cloudy crystal ball, " said John Devine , GM's chief financial officer.

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"It's a pretty cloudy crystal ball, " said JohnDevineJohn Devine, GM's chief financial officer.

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But anything that makes the crystal ball less cloudy is welcome.

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