"Boss, Mr. Jacobs has arrived, where are you meeting him?"

"Lisa, come to my office, by the way, give me some cheese, I'm a little hungry. And some wine. ”

"Okay, boss. ”

William White has been exercising a lot lately, so his appetite is particularly good.

"Owen, what new toy did you come up with?"

"Haha, I didn't do it, William, you know? I envy you a little bit, they actually sold you Bell Labs. ”

"No, no, they know it's a good thing, they just don't want to take the loss. Owen, a professional manager, is different from us entrepreneurs.

Short-term, fast-term, they don't care about anything else than these projects. ”

Bell Labs' R&D capabilities are very strong, how could the United States telephone and telegraph not know. It's a pity that after the split, those companies are more profitable.

"Well, you're right, that's exactly what they are. ”

"Owen, hundreds of millions of R&D dollars a year, God, if it weren't for my wealth, this would be unimaginable. ”

"William, you said you were going to replace the telephone line with a cable TV line. I know you may have just fooled them at the time. Actually, this thing does exist at Bell Labs. ”

William White gave him a blank look and handed him a glass of red wine. DSL has always been in the laboratory, how could he not know. It's just that the situation at that time was that the world was playing ISDN, and he William White was also a beneficiary. Why oppose yourself.

"Owen, they invented this thing in the first place because they wanted cable TV to have on-demand capabilities. I have to say that this brain hole is really big enough.

God, how do I compress these programs into digital mode. And even if I did, what device should I use to store it? But this guy does have an idea. ”

"Hahaha, the one he said, I can't do it now. However, our efforts during this period have not been in vain. The stability of the DSL is much greater than that of the ISDN, and it does not affect the call at all. ”

"Success?"

"Yes, it's the perfect internet solution. ”

"Oh my God, don't you finally have to stop in traffic? Owen, you can't imagine what NBC online is like now?"

"Hehe, it's a bit choking, but that Yahoo visit is also very slow. ”

The push for DSL in the 80s was obviously not very appropriate. It's a better time now, tsk, European friends, I'm afraid I'm going to cry again.

"Say, Owen, what do you need?"

"There must be a place to test first, Xiangjiang, boss, you are the biggest operator. ”

"Damn John Bull, I was the only one. Well, I agree, Los Angeles and San Francisco, do you want to try it too? They'll agree. ”

"Okay, I'll talk to them, and if it doesn't work, I'll use the cable TV line right away. ”

"Hahaha, those little bells should be depressed again, they must regret wanting to hit the wall now. ”

William White really didn't say it casually, even if they didn't have this DSL, they would have regretted it. Especially Da Mo, the others are better said, it is a lithium battery project, which is enough for a group of old guys to beat their chests.

With the increase of electronic products, the demand for lithium batteries has also been continuously amplified. In the absence of new technology to replace it, this thing will still sell well for many years.

Everyone knows that lithium batteries are easy to use, and if your mobile phone is not worthy of this, no one will buy it at all.

The news brought by Owen Jacobs made William White very happy. Since the speed of the Internet is greatly improved, whether it is a website or ICQ, is it possible to consider upgrading?

"Lisa, call Tom over, there's something to arrange. ”

"Okay, boss. ”

William White didn't want to do it all at once, but a lot of things had to be prepared. When the pixel is low, the art doesn't matter. When you have a high level of clarity, this is a problem.

"Tom, are you sure?" looked at the dead fat man opposite, Bill Gates looked tangled. It stands to reason that this thing shouldn't fool him, but can it really be improved so much?

"Bill, I won't admit it when I go out. The boss said that even if your browser doesn't change now, you have to be prepared.

How important is it to be one step ahead, do you need a reminder from me?"

"Tom, that video call. ”

"You don't have to think about it for three or five years. There is no universality, and it will take a long time to complete the promotion. The bottom line is that Europe will not necessarily follow. ”

Bill Gates is a little difficult, and he is very easy to understand about technical problems. While admiring William White's shit luck, he was also very sure that if there was no better one, this DSL would definitely replace ISDN.

However, with the addition of political factors, this is a headache. None of the enterprises that were able to produce and write a piece of equipment were small companies.

Of course, he was very sure that a consensus would be reached in the end. It is nothing more than a question of the distribution of benefits. You can make money, but don't go too far.

Actually, according to William White's idea, this thing is best for half a year later. Continuous upgrading can continue to make money.

From ordinary dial-up Internet access to ISDN, this intermediate time is too short. As an equipment provider, they certainly want to buy it for another two years.

William White's focus isn't on the device, though. Compared to the explosion of the Internet, these devices are nothing.

"John, what do you think of this news?"

John Chambers thought for a moment and said, "Boss, it's good for us, it looks like we need to adjust the layout." ”

"I really didn't expect them to have such a thing. John, such a research and development institution will actually be sold, this is brain water, right?" Mogeridge looked incredulous, he really couldn't figure out what kind of brain wreck this was.

"Boss, it's not that simple. This invention is actually to make cable TV have an on-demand function. From this point of view, the invention was a failure.

They developed it on this basis, and it is easy to say, but the price is not small. ”

"Well, John, now that we've been informed in advance, don't miss this opportunity. ”

"Well, I know the boss, and I can't hide it for long, at least, that group of investment banks must know. ”

Of course, the investment bank knows, and the most bitter one is Da Mo. It was very enjoyable to divide the cake, and in order to achieve short-term profits, all R&D projects and institutions were cut. Now, they've finished transforming into a service business.

Of course, William White didn't think he picked up the bargain. The lab looks beautiful, but your wallet doesn't. If there is no corresponding industrial support, this money will not be burned.

You can't just look at the success stories, it's not universal. DSL was a failure, but this time it was found out because it was inspired by William White.

Once something is famous, you will have endless troubles. The current Bell Labs is actually very hard.

R&D funding is easy to say, and William White is poor and only has money left. The covetousness of all kinds of forces is the most troublesome.

It's not a commercial espionage problem anymore, it's not that simple. The NSA dares to ask you to open up the code, and you can't refuse it if you want to.

As for the individual?

Just listen to it, it's all nonsense from the media. As long as you have contact with other people, this thing doesn't exist at all.

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