微软最高行政总裁史蒂文 鲍尔默说，开发与苹果iPad相抗争的平板式电脑是他们当前最优先考虑的项目。

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, said that developing a tablet-style computer to rival Apple's iPad was a top priority Photo: AP

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苹果公司普遍被期待将在2010年推出平板式电脑，有点类似于巨型版iPhone，它将会成为很完美的电子书阅读器。

The company is widely expected to launch a tablet-style computer, akin to a giant iPhone, during 2010. It would make an ideal e-book reader.

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“我们平板式电脑要采用Windows 7相关技术。” 鲍尔默在西雅图微软总部召开的会议上告诉财经分析师。

“We have to make things happen with Windows 7 on slates, ” Ballmer told financial analysts at a meeting at Microsoft’s headquarters in Seattle.

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