So in the summer of 2001, we decided to switch gear from a backend technology provider to a front-end consumer-oriented search service.

于是在2001年夏，公司决定从后台技术提供者，转变为直接面向消费者的搜索服务提供方。

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Moreover, the high licensing fees they have to pay to technology provider are also an important reason for their decision of self-reliance.

另外，由于这些芯片生产厂家必须向技术提供者支付高额的许可费，这也构成了他们决定要自力更生的一个重要原因。

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On May 17th buy-out negotiations collapsed between several large private-equity firms, including Blackstone and TPG, and Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), a technology provider for Banks.

五月十七日，在黑石(Blackstone)，TPG等几家大型私募公司和一家为银行提供技术的公司Fidelity National Information Services (FIS)之间进行的谈判破裂。

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This decision is also hard to make because when you are a backend technology provider, it's like selling a piece of commodity.

之所以这是一个困难的决定还因为,当作为后台技术提供商时，就像出售一件商品似的。

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So in the summer of 2001, we decided to switch gear from a backend technology provider to a front-end consumer-oriented search service.

于是在2001年夏，公司决定从后台技术提供者,转变为直接面向消费者的搜索服务提供方。

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