Considering that Windows 1.0 wasn't even introduced until 1985, Gates' crystal-ball gazing was off by a bit --- ushering in yet another Microsoft tradition.

即便不考虑Windows 1.0在1985年才正式出售，盖茨当时的梦还是碎了一地。

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The Mayor deserves special credit for recognizing that innovation of the fundamental and transformational kind does not emerge from a committee or agency gazing into a crystal ball and laying bets on any specific company or technology.

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Trend watching can be a combination of navel gazing and crystal ball massage.

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