蓋茨女兒用iPhone 微軟蘋果再爭鋒

He famously refuses to allow his children to own any Apple products. But Microsoft founder Bill Gates might want to closely check what mobile phone his 15-year-old daughter Jennifer uses. The teenager was photographed clutching what looks suspiciously like an Apple iPhone during a hike in Sydney, Australia, earlier this week.
微軟的創始人比爾-蓋茨向來反對自己的家人使用蘋果公司的產品。不過，蓋茨應該去檢查一下他15歲的女兒有沒有陽奉陰違。本週早些時候，蓋茨一家在澳大利亞悉尼度假時，其大女兒被記者拍到使用疑似蘋果iPhone的手機。

The news will come as a shock to the billionaire computer tycoon, who only permits his three children to use Microsoft equivalents such as the Zune music player. Jennifer was caught out while she hiked with her mother Melinda on Wednesday. Rivalry between Microsoft and Apple is notoriously fierce and has become particularly competitive in recent years as the pair fight it out for dominance of the electronics market.
這對於比爾-蓋茨這位電腦巨頭來說無疑是晴天霹靂，因爲他一向只允許自己的三個孩子使用微軟旗下的產品，比如Zune音樂播放器。大女兒珍妮弗週三與母親梅琳達一起跑步時被拍到使用疑似iPhone的手機。微軟和蘋果的競爭激烈，兩家都在爭奪電子產品市場龍頭老大的寶座。

The Gates family - including son Rory, 13, and daughter Phoebe, nine - are enjoying their first Australian Christmas as part a month-long holiday Down Under. Mr Gates has rented out a luxurious £16,000-a-week mansion in an exclusive area of Sydney Harbour.
蓋茨一家，包括13歲的兒子羅裏，9歲的女兒菲比，一起歡度他們在澳大利亞的首個聖誕節。 蓋茨在悉尼港專屬區內租借了一棟豪華別墅，租金爲一週一萬六千英鎊（相當於人民幣16萬元）。

Mr Gates, who founded the computer software company Microsoft in 1975, is the second richest man in the world, behind Mexican businessman Carlos Slim. He lost the number one spot last year after giving away $28billion to charity. His personal fortune is now said to stand at $56billion. Mr and Mrs Gates, who live in Lake Medina, just outside Seattle, Washington, have said they want to give their children as normal an upbringing as possible. In spite of their wealth, the Gates children have to complete household chores and are given a modest amount of pocket money.
蓋茨於1975年創立微軟，現爲全世界第二富有的人，僅次於墨西哥富商電信巨頭卡洛斯-斯利姆。比爾-蓋茨將其280億美元的資產捐贈給慈善事業後，於去年失去了其世界首富的寶座。據說，比爾-蓋茨現在仍擁有560億美元的身家。蓋茨一家住在西雅圖外的麥地那湖附近，他們想讓自己的孩子過普通人的生活。儘管含着金湯匙出生，蓋茨的孩子也需要幹家務活，零用錢也不是很多。