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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 170
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
We were most anxious to secure both bridges and all the approaches to them, but I found Mr. Garrett decidedly of the opinion that we were quite unable to do so much work in the time specified. He wished to build the approaches and the short spans in his own shops, and asked me if we would permit him to use our patents. I replied that we would feel highly honored by the Baltimore and Ohio doing so. The stamp of approval of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad would be worth ten times the patent fees. He could use all, and everything, we had.
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卡内基非常想拿下这两座桥和所有引桥工程,但他发现加勒特先生明确认为,他们不可能在规定时间内完成这么多活。加勒特想在自己的厂里造引桥和短跨,并问卡内基是否允许他使用他们的专利。卡内基回答,巴尔的摩与俄亥俄公司愿意用,他们深感荣幸;巴尔的摩与俄亥俄铁路的认可,比专利费值钱十倍。对方可以用他们所有的东西。这体现了一种取舍:短期少收专利费,换来大客户的信任和行业背书,长期看更划算。
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卡内基在自传中回忆与巴尔的摩与俄亥俄铁路总裁加勒特谈桥梁合同和专利使用的事。
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