But let's be honest: Unless you're Bill Gates, there's no way you can afford to keep on top of every hardware and software upgrade.

但是，说老实话，除非你是比尔·盖茨，你还真负担不起所有硬件和软件的最新升级产品。

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Gates has argued that the United States enjoys a lopsided advantage in fighters, warships and other big-ticket military hardware.

盖茨在这个月二场演讲中的议题称，认为美国在战斗机、军舰和其它大型军事武器方面拥有很大的优势。

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Besides, did Bill Gates go to IBM and say my software is becoming more important than your hardware and one day my company might be worth more than yours?

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That said, Bill Gates is touting Microsoft's own software format, Windows Media, to several online music services and hardware firms, hoping to set a rival standard with greater interoperability.

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Last month, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates visited Shenzhen in southern China to unveil the company's "Venus project, " software and hardware that allows VCD players and other consumer devices to display Chinese Internet content on TVs.

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