这种架构的特点是高度复杂，并且要求硬件和软件的高度集成。
The nature of this architecture is highly complex and requires a high degree of integration of hardware and software.
IT解决方案要求混合使用硬件、软件、应用程序和配置。
IT solutions require a mixture of hardware, software, applications and configuration.
之后我们会更清楚地看到，乔布斯总是要求研发中的产品要有多种版本——硬件和软件都是如此。
As we'll see in more detail later, Jobs always asks for multiple versions of products in development-both hardware and software.
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