比尔-盖茨在4月3日给微软全体员工写了这封邮件，原文是英文，我们翻译了中文。图片是后加上的。

明天将是特殊的一天：微软的40周年纪念日。

Tomorrow is a special day: Microsoft’s 40^th anniversary.

　　在很早的时候，保罗·艾伦(Paul Allen)和我制定了目标，即让每张办公桌和每个家庭都拥有一台计算机。这是一个大胆的设想，当时许多人认为，这样的目标不可能完成，而我们一定是疯了。现在想一想自那时以来计算技术的发展，这非常有趣。而对于微软在这场革命中扮演的角色，我们都感到自豪。

Early on, Paul Allen and I set the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home. It was a bold idea and a lot of people thought we were out of our minds to imagine it was possible. It is amazing to think about how far computing has come since then, and we can all be proud of the role Microsoft played in that revolution.

　　然而今天，我会更多地思考微软的未来，而不是过去。我认为，计算技术未来10年的发展速度将比以往更快。我们已经生活在一个多平台的世界里，而计算技术将变得更加常见。我们即将看到，计算机和机器人能够以自然的方式查看、移动和互动，带来许多新应用，并给予人们更大的力量。

Today though, I am thinking much more about Microsoft’s future than its past. I believe computing will evolve faster in the next 10 years than it ever has before. We already live in a multi-platform world, and computing will become even more pervasive. We are nearing the point where computers and robots will be able to see, move, and interact naturally, unlocking many new applications and empowering people even more.

在萨蒂亚·纳德拉(Satya Nadella)的领导下，微软正处于更好的地位，从而领导这些发展。我们拥有资源和动力去解决困难的问题。我们参与了当代计算技术的每个方面，并深深专注于这一行业的研究工作。作为纳德拉的技术顾问，我会参加产品评估，并被我所看到的眼光和才能所折服。通过Cortana语音助手、Skype Translator翻译工具，以及HoloLens虚拟现实设备，我们的成绩已经得到了证明，而这些只是正在进行的许多创新中的很少一部分。

Under Satya’s leadership, Microsoft is better positioned than ever to lead these advances. We have the resources and drive to solve tough problems. We are engaged in every facet of modern computing and have the deepest commitment to research in the industry. In my role as technical advisor to Satya, I get to join product reviews and am impressed by the vision and talent I see. The result is evident in products like Cortana, Skype Translator, and HoloLens—and those are just a few of the many innovations that are on the way.

未来几年，微软有机会与全球更多人、更多组织发生化学反应。由于成本问题和复杂性，目前仍有很多人远离技术，无法接触到技术产品。因此我希望你们能思考，如何将技术的力量赋予每一个人，帮助人们相互连接，使个人计算在所有地方得到普及。一种观念认为，PC带来的价值已使个人计算进入到所有设备。

In the coming years, Microsoft has the opportunity to reach even more people and organizations around the world. Technology is still out of reach for many people, because it is complex or expensive, or they simply do not have access. So I hope you will think about what you can do to make the power of technology accessible to everyone, to connect people to each other, and make personal computing available everywhere even as the very notion of what a PC delivers makes its way into all devices.

在最初的40年中，我们已经共同取得了很多成绩，帮助无数的企业和人们发挥了全部潜力。不过目前最重要的是，我们下一步要去做什么。感谢你们帮助微软成为一家目前优秀，而未来几十年仍然优秀的公司。

We have accomplished a lot together during our first 40 years and empowered countless businesses and people to realize their full potential. But what matters most now is what we do next. Thank you for helping make Microsoft a fantastic company now and for decades to come.