Microsoft has been pushier: in the mid-1990s, for instance, Mr Gates leaned heavily on Andy Grove, Intel’s boss, to stop the development of software that trod on Windows’ turf.

微软是Wintel阵营的推动者，例如，在90年代中期，比尔盖茨向英特尔总裁安迪格罗夫施压，要求其停止涉足Windows领域的软件开发；

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Maples, who oversaw the development of the Windows 95 operating system at Microsoft, is now an adviser.

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For Microsoft, encouraging the development of Windows 8-style apps has a broader imperative than just propping up the Surface RT (or Windows RT in general).

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Microsoft is reportedly working on development of Windows 8, which will be better suited for touch screen tablet devices.

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