"It is just cooler than a download," explains Steve Redmond, a spokesman for Britain's annual Record Store Day.

“唱片要比下载更加棒。”英国一年一度唱片店日的发言人Steve Redmond解释说。

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The answer, according to Steve Ballmer and the gang in Redmond, is to build its own laptop computers (Surface Pro) and smaller computers (aka Surface tablets) and most likely build its own smartphones too.

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Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer hosted 120 CEOs and corporate leaders last week at the 15th annual Microsoft CEO Summit in Redmond, Washington.

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