Today, we’re beginning a brand new series called The History of Microsoft.

今天，我们将开播企业系列——《微软的历史》。

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Every Thursday we will air a brand new episode beginning with 1975 where "The History of Microsoft" all began.

每周四，新节目将从1975年讲述微软的故事，而那时，就是《微软的历史》的开始。

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History remembers many examples of second-movers. Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Amazon.com, Canon Inc., JVC and Heinz.

历史见证了无数后行者取得成功的例子，如微软、宝洁、亚马逊、佳能、JVC和亨氏。

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There's a few exceptions, but most things you can really grind on and certainly that was kind of the history of Microsoft in the early days.

有一些例外，但是大多数都是耗时长久,早期微软也是如此。

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"If you look at the history of Microsoft's investments, it really hasn't gotten the company much, " he says.

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And Microsoft has a history of shutting down its Internet services (including FolderShare, an early file-syncing competitor to Dropbox) or even downright losing consumer data (eg Danger phones).

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