Although Bill Gates is loose on the matter of pre-installing IE on overseas Windows systems, there must be some confusion about the details of the cooperation, but as long as this cooperation is confirmed, other side matters are irrelevant.

The partnership broke down completely, and the relationship between Microsoft and the Westeros system broke down completely.

Now that he no longer has the idea of wooing Microsoft, Simon's strategy against the operating system giant has changed.

A series of threatening clauses on Saturday morning, in addition to reducing his stake in Microsoft, accelerating the development of the Linux operating system and blocking Microsoft in the Internet field, Simon will actually push forward, but instead of the radical in the threat, he intends to take the way of boiling a frog in warm water.

Leaving Seattle that day, Simon rushed straight to San Francisco to discuss with several of Eaglet's leaders what to do after breaking with Microsoft.

After a discussion on Saturday and one afternoon, a series of coping strategies were basically finalized.

First of all, it is necessary to speed up the development of the Linux operating system, and plan to officially release the PC version of the Linux system with a graphical interface by 1997 at the latest.

In order to achieve this goal, Eaglet will increase its cooperation with SUN.

In fact, through some cooperation and exchange, Igrete has quietly taken the permanent license of the Java language from SUN, and is already developing and perfecting the software development platform based on the Java language.

People who pay a little attention to the dynamics of the IT industry probably understand that the research and development of operating systems is not difficult, and the key lies in the construction of software ecology in the field of operating systems.

No one is developing software for your system, and no matter how good it is, it's useless.

If you want to build a software ecosystem, the most basic requirement is a software development platform. However, the most popular development language at the moment is Microsoft's C language, and once Egrett releases its own operating system, Damen students will definitely not let the Linux system use C language to develop software.

Java is the inevitable choice for Linux.

Moreover, Java is actually a better computer programming language than C, and it has strong advantages over C in many aspects, such as adapting to the network environment. It was once suppressed by the C language for a long time, and the key is the strength of Microsoft and the decline of SUN.

In addition to SUN, Simon also has his sights set on the declining Apple company.

Again, the reason is patents.

Although Apple is in decline, because it is earlier than Microsoft in the development of the graphical interface operating system, it holds a large number of core patents that are enough to compete with Microsoft Windows.

The second is to block Microsoft in the Internet field.

After Saturday afternoon's meeting, Egrett will not license any key Internet-related patents to Microsoft unless compelled to do so.

As for the business that Microsoft has already launched, the Igrete team also has enough means to suppress it quietly.

Even, without Igrete's hands, Microsoft itself started doing stupid things.

In the face of Simon's persecution, after IE pre-installed compromise, on Monday morning of the new week, Simon received a call from Bezos, and Igret's advertising business department suddenly received a notice that Microsoft would cut half of the advertising budget invested in Igret's various platforms in the second quarter.

In the past year, Microsoft has been one of the key advertisers of Igret, and in 1994, Microsoft alone spent $55 million on advertising on Igret's various platforms, mainly to promote its operating system, office software and data center business.

Although it is almost a 'one-man business', both Simon and Igrett management understand that their business can only be sustainable in the long term if they really benefit advertisers. Therefore, the operation team has always attached great importance to the feedback of the advertising effect of each platform, and tried to ensure that the effect of online advertising is not inferior to that of traditional advertising platforms.

Because of this strict requirement, although the fee is high, the advertising effect of the Igrete platform is also very high.

Microsoft, previously a special partner of the Westeros system, also wanted to take special care of the $55 million advertising in 1994, which brought the software giant as much as $100 million in advertising to traditional media.

The relationship between the two sides broke down completely, and Simon was still thinking about how to compress Microsoft's presence on various advertising platforms of Igret, but he didn't expect that the obviously hot-headed classmates took the initiative to cut the advertising budget planned to be invested in Igret.

This can only be described as stupid.

In traditional business operations, some advertisers will put pressure on some media platforms by cutting advertising budgets and other means to force the other party to make various compromises in terms of public opinion, however, Microsoft's advertising budget reduction is not trivial for Igret.

You know, because it almost monopolizes the mainstream traffic of the Internet, the current advertising business of Igrete is completely a 'buyer's market', Microsoft has given up the advertising resources that should belong to it, and soon other customers will not be able to fill it, and even remove the special offers for Microsoft, Igreit can gain more.

In comparison, Microsoft has lost the platform of Igret, and it will have to invest more in order to get the same advertising effect on other channels. Moreover, businesses such as data centers, which rely heavily on the promotion of Internet platforms, will only be more difficult to develop without the support of Igrete.

Not only that, but the Daimon classmate also probed Simon through Paul Allen to try to raise funds to buy all the Microsoft shares he held.

Probably this is an idea that Gates has had for a long time.

It was only because Microsoft's stock price had risen in the past few years that the relationship between the two sides remained largely harmonious.

Now, even though the value of this batch of shares has exceeded $20 billion, Daimon has finally made up his mind.

Microsoft itself will certainly not be able to come up with more than $20 billion in funds, but with Microsoft's current development momentum, Gates will not have a problem with some Wall Street or overseas capital to raise more than $20 billion. Anyway, as long as the equity is not in Simon's hands.

It's a pity that the other party wants to buy it, but Simon doesn't plan to sell it.

Daimon was hot-headed to cut advertising on the Igrit platform, but Simon was not hot-headed.

The current shares in hand are the most important bargaining chips for Simon to hinder the door classmates before Igret's Linux operating system is enough to compete with Microsoft, as long as he holds this batch of shares, Simon has a considerable say in this company.

What's more, under the suppression of the Westeros system, even if Microsoft's market value cannot rush to a high of $600 billion this time, the market value of $200 billion or 300 billion at the peak of the new technology wave is definitely no problem. Selling it now must have been a great loss for Simon when he came.

Malibu, Cape Dume Estate.

After dealing with Seattle and San Francisco, Simon returned to Los Angeles yesterday afternoon.

Today is March 13th.

Monday.

Janet's 35th birthday.

The evening birthday party started at 7 p.m. and was far more lively than Simon's birthday party last month.

For a long time after they met, Janet was very nostalgic for her age. However, after the age of 30, except for a slight change in the woman's temperament after becoming a wife and mother, the passage of time has not left many marks on her body, and the initial worries have finally been gradually put down.

In Simon's previous life, he always saw Western women everywhere and so on, and he didn't approve of it at the time.

Changes in a person's appearance and body are greatly affected by their natural physique and living environment.

Whether in the East or the West, there are many 'goblins' who are born to resist the erosion of time, Simon's side, Catherine and Janet.

In the past time and space, Catherine Bigelow became the first female best director in the history of the Oscars in 2010, and on the Oscar podium at that time, Catherine, who was still dressed in a coffee-colored evening dress, believed that she was thirty or forty years old, but in fact, the female director was born in 1951, which was 2010.

In addition to God's appreciation of food, women who have been pampered for a long time and those women who have to be busy with firewood, rice, oil and salt, at the same age, their appearance and figure will naturally be very different. In my memory, I can often see on the Internet the rhetoric that Russian girls become aunts after marriage, in fact, if the living conditions are ordinary and under hard work, where is the woman not like this after marriage?

The scene of the birthday party inside the Shell Villa.

Dressed in a burgundy evening dress that she still likes all these years, Janet shuttles through the crowd with Simon's arm, one is mature and calm, the other is elegant and bright, even if the age difference between the two is clear, even if the guests who deliberately want to secretly find some flaws will inevitably subconsciously feel that this pair is really a good match.

When the two of them came to him, even after all these years, Catherine Bigelow still felt that everything was the same as before.

The teenager who gave people a sense of maturity far beyond his peers at the beginning is still young and calm.

The young girl who once maintained a girlish heart is still bright and bright.

However, from 1986 to 1995, many years have passed before you know it.

Affectionately hugged Janet who threw herself into her arms, said happy birthday, looked at a young man, smiled warmly, and naturally returned a smile.

During the small talk, he mentioned that he had recently had another cat.

It's a very beautiful short.

Now there are two puppies and three cats at home.

Janet said with great interest that she would definitely visit it when she had time, and complained that Simon didn't like pets, so there was nothing at home.

Simon was very aggrieved by this.

It's clear that neither of them likes pets, okay.

Of course, Janet won't reveal it at this time, for example, in fact, a certain guy actually likes to have 'pets', but it's a bit anti-human to say it.

After chatting with Catherine for a while, Sandra Bullock, whom I had known for a long time, also came over.

Hugging and sending birthday wishes, the girl's eyes flashed slightly, and she looked enviously at the pair in front of her, just chatting about some recent anecdotes.

Simon was very considerate and took the initiative to mention that several recent projects were not very suitable for Sandra, and all that was needed was some beautiful vases. also joked that as the muse who filmed "Lola Run" with him, if there is a suitable opportunity, she is of course the first consideration.

Sandra was a little embarrassed.

Since she missed a certain love, Sandra has put more of her mind on her career in recent years.

Relying on Simon's support, Sandra has always maintained a first-line level, but the pattern of Hollywood has changed faster and faster in recent years, and she feels that she can't keep up with the pace, and, inevitably, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to meet Simon, but she often goes shopping and eats with Janet in private, but Janet doesn't pay much attention to Daenerys at all.

During this time, Daenerys was preparing a series of big projects, as long as she could get the script, Sandra basically read it, tried to get in touch with some characters, and talked to Simon on several phone calls, but unfortunately there was no result, so it was inevitable to get nervous.

Most of the celebrities in the circle who obviously exist at the top of the pyramid but always have various psychological problems actually stem from this anxiety and apprehension.

Simon is a very nostalgic person, and certainly doesn't forget Sandra.

It's just that these recent projects are really not suitable for each other, and he hopes that Sandra can become a real top actress, not a vase in some special effects blockbusters.

Hearing Simon say that Sandra was her muse, Janet was immediately dissatisfied, saying that she was jealous and very difficult to coax.

Sandra smiled and took the initiative to confess that she had a boyfriend, but she was worried that he would be too inferior in front of a certain guy, so she didn't bring it today.

When Simon heard this, he covered his heart with 'heartache' and was lightly hit by Janet a few times.

At eight o'clock, in front of the hill-like birthday cake, after singing the blessing song and cutting the cake, the guests gathered in pairs in the center of the hall under the reminder of the waiter.

The song "Young and Beautiful", which had been quietly rehearsed for more than half a month, sounded.

A little girl's live singing.

In this circle, as soon as Christina opened her mouth, all the guests on the scene tasted it for the first time, whether it was hugging each other on the dance floor in the center of the hall, or holding champagne and red wine around to savor it, they were all immersed in it.

Naturally, the two protagonists tonight are at the very center of the dance floor.

Janet hugged Simon tightly in front of her, buried her head in the man's neck, and when she was halfway through the song, she suddenly leaned into Simon's ear with some emotion: "Thank you." ”

Simon smiled and kissed the woman's earlobe and said softly, "Me too." ”

Janet's body was limp, and she seemed to say something inexplicably: "Little bastard, catch me." ”

Simon, however, immediately understood, and caught Janet's right arm, which had been wrapped around him, and held it on the woman's wrist.

It's just that it doesn't have the strength it had at the beginning.

Janet rubbed Simon's cheek contentedly, completely unwinding her thoughts, and indulged in the moment.

Singing echoed through the hall.

*......

* Lord, when I go to heaven, allow me to go with my beloved.

* Please open the gates of heaven for him.

* Please send down such grace.

* That graceful, that majestic.

* That handsome face.

* That is the light of my faith, that is the other shore of my sinking.

*......