Although Microsoft is unparalleled in profit, there are only two or three big cats and kittens in the company, and there are only a dozen or twenty people in total, including two people over 30, one is Simeone, and the other is the director of the communication room......

"I said guys, it's not going to go on like this. Ballmer discussed the crisis facing Microsoft very objectively and seriously, and then began to cheer, "The products we can make money have been robbed of that damn viewsoft, and if we continue like this, we will all have to get out, are you willing to lose your job? What about your wife and children?"

"Brother Bao......" a developer raised his hand.

"What's the matter?"

"We don't have wives, let alone children. The boy said lazily, causing a burst of laughter.

"Then find one!" Ballmer shouted, "don't think I'm joking, the company is a big guy, and if you don't come up with ideas to make money, everyone has to drink the northwest wind." ”

Ballmer roared for a while, peeked at Bill, and secretly wiped a handful of sweat: "All cheer up, sit down, this is our first plenary meeting, use your brains to come up with ideas, and there are heavy rewards for good ideas." ”

In the end, money has power, and the people below heard that there was money to take, and they began to talk nonsense, but most of them were out of tune, some proposed to engage in espionage, and some proposed to threaten, anyway, there was nothing good to say.

Bill listened coldly to the discussion below, and surprisingly didn't say a word, his mind was already thousands of miles away. Bill is a strong person, born in a rich family with a golden key (his grandmother gave him 1 million dollars as soon as he was born, envy it), since he was a child, both his family background and study are better than others, and he is not proud.

After he started his business, it was smooth sailing, with his sensitivity to software, he grasped the opportunity step by step, and the old guys who beat him were looking for teeth all over the place, and when the students of his time were still eating books in college, he had earned 5 million.

However, the best of the best are the best of the best, but I didn't expect the original flawless PC platform plan to be disrupted, as if the viewsoft company that appeared out of the sky fired IBM overnight, and the success fell short.

However, this does not hurt the bones, the DOS system is originally a speculative product, it is good to become, and it is not a loss if it is not successful, anyway, Microsoft's investment in DOS is only 40,000 US dollars but it has earned 1 million.

Microsoft's profit point is not in the DOS, at least not at this stage, so the blow to Bill is not big. The launch of VS-Office was a punch to Beale.

Microsoft began to develop application software in 79 years, the main product is spreadsheets, and has invested countless manpower and material resources, and the development equipment alone has been bought nearly 200,000 yuan, which was made by the general Simone for three years, which is Bill's killer feature.

It's just that people are not as good as heaven, in the end they are still planted in the hands of viewsoft, not to mention a failure, at least far less than expected, and in the long run, there are still many servants.

Damn, why is this viewsoft going toe-to-toe with us everywhere! Bill gritted his teeth with hatred, he couldn't figure out why viewsoft always launched the same type of products as Microsoft so appropriately, and the performance and interface were still higher everywhere.

"Chairman!" a call pulled Bill's thoughts back.

"What's the matter?" said Bill, "has the discussion come to fruition?"

Ballmer smiled awkwardly: "There are no constructive suggestions, let them program it, and the idea is just scum, it's all nonsense." ”

Bill nodded, originally he didn't count on these guys: "What about Mr. Simeone?"

Ballmer replied, "Simon has been depressed since he came back from Las Vegas and locked himself in the lab. ”

"Then dismiss the meeting. Bill stood up and said to Ballmer, "Let's go see him." ”

The two came to Simone's office and knocked on the door: "Mr. Simon, are you inside?"

"Please come in. ”

Bill and Ballmer looked at each other and said that it was okay, and it sounded like Simeone was still in spirit.

When the two entered the door, Simeone's hair was messy, lying in front of the computer and tapping on the keyboard.

"Mr. Simon, don't be too tired. Ballmer comforted, "We have a chance, although the opponent's things are strong, but we are not bad, and the software is still selling very well." ”

Simeone jerked his head: "You're here, just in time, I have made a big discovery." ”

Bill and Ballmer perked up and hurriedly leaned over to see what the old guy had learned.

"We're going in the wrong direction!" Simone repented, slapping the keyboard rattle, "Underestimating the heroes of the world and trying to use the mutiplan on all the microcomputers is the biggest mistake in itself." ”

Bill listened to Simone's words and thought thoughtfully. Ballmer doesn't understand technology but is very good at market strategy, and asked: "How do you say this, it can be used on all microcomputers, isn't there more customers, and it also helps to reduce the risk of investment failure, who knows that IBM's PC or Apple will occupy the market." ”

Simeone sighed: "Young man, you are right, if there are no competing products from other companies on the market, your idea does make sense, but it is very dangerous to put it now." I compared vs-office with our mutiplan and found something interesting, you see. ”

As he spoke, Simeone pulled up some code: "In order to try to be universal, whether it is an Apple, a PC or any other machine, we use modularity, and even the code is very cumbersome. The hardware of the machine is different, each with its own characteristics, and the general software cannot give full play to these characteristics used for acceleration, and can only use BIOS calls, which is not an order of magnitude slower. ”

"Looking at VS-Office again, I've always wondered why they only have a PC version, at first I thought they couldn't keep up with the development progress and only released the PC version, but now I know that it's not like that at all. Simeone demonstrated, "Look, how fast their software is, the graphical interface is on par with ours, but it's just fast, why?"

"Because they're only writing for the PC?" Bill's eyes lit up, grasping the crux of the matter.

"That's it!" Simeone was in high spirits, and his speech became more and more neat, "It's a genius to write this software, IBM's PC originally developed a BIOS system in order to be able to write software more conveniently, who knew that vs-office did the opposite, bypassing the BIOS directly driving the hardware, and writing all kinds of characters directly to the screen, which is the key to speed." ”

Ballmer listened for a long time and seemed to understand a little: "So, viewsoft has identified the PC, and the programs they write are all for the PC, and it is nothing without the PC?"

Bill nodded, "Yes, they gave up on Apple, damn it, I should have thought of it a long time ago." I was glad they sold the videoform, but now that I think about it, they had planned it. ”

Ballmer said: "Then we can also modify the program and optimize the PC." ”

Bill and Simeone both rolled their eyes at the tech idiot.

Simeone smiled bitterly: "It's too late, even if we have this technology, after it is developed, it will be about the same as their product performance at most, but the market will not recognize it, and it is difficult for users to change something unless the other party gives it up." ”

Ballmer said, "Are we just going to fail?"

Bill laughed: "It's not too bad, it can even be said to be an opportunity." ”

Simeone also smiled: "It's an opportunity." ”

Ballmer was a little late in responding, but he blurted out, "Mac!"

"Whether viewsoft intends to give up on Apple or can't be busy, there is really no spreadsheet software on the Apple machine, anyway, the microcomputer company with the largest market share is still Apple, they give up is our opportunity, we still have a cooperative relationship with Apple's Jobs, just right. Ballmer was excited and saw hope again.

Bill said: "IBM is selling fire, Apple's new products have failed, and now they are still using things from 6 years ago to support the scene, everyone thinks that Apple is not good, in fact, Jobs is working hard, using the story of the East to tell the story of lying on the salary and tasting the courage, waiting for the comeback one day." ”

Ballmer hurriedly patted his ass: "The chairman is really erudite, he even knows the story of the East!"

Bill smiled: "I also saw it recently, and there is still something about the culture of the East." ”

Simone said, "So what do we do now?"

"Late last year, Jobs invited me to visit Apple's lab in Cupatino and wanted me to develop software for their new machine," Bill said. ”

Simone wondered: "Why haven't I heard from you." ”

Ballmer nodded as well, looking at Bill with an inquiring eye.

Bill smiled: "At that time, I was not very optimistic about Apple, and it happened that the PC was too busy, so I put it off." ”

Simon and Ball were relieved, and Bill continued: "But now it seems that Apple's business is promising." The machine developed by Steve Jobs is so awesome that I don't know how to describe it, its operating system is like a dream, like a ...... It's like Mutiplan's graphical interface, but it's infinitely better, and there's mouse controls......"

"Graphical interface! mouse control!" Simone exclaimed, "is it like this?"

Simeone was referring to his special development computer, which Bill bought from Xerox in order to win him over, and spent 100,000 yuan, which is a lot of money. Simeone couldn't believe that the cheap microcomputer developed by Apple could also run a graphics operating system and a mouse, and what a price it would cost!

Bill nodded: "That's it, Jobs called his machine unique, and I think so, although his operating system is still just an interface, but it's gorgeous." In particular, the mouse, with the graphics system, is simply too convenient to operate. It's just a pity that I was intoxicated with DOS at the time and didn't immediately agree to his request. ”

In fact, Bill did not think so, when he was shocked at the first sight of the machine developed by Jobs, he never imagined that the microcomputer system could do this.

Attractive graphical interface, flexible and beautiful small ball mouse, convenient and fast operation on the screen. These advances are beyond Gates's imagination, and he can't wait to take them for himself.

Bill knew that the machine in front of him would represent an era, so Microsoft had to design something similar before Steve Jobs' new machine.

Jobs offered to cooperate, while Bill was reluctant, because Bill knew that software and computer projects would take a lot longer than one might expect, especially for such unnatural things.

So Microsoft has plenty of time to hold back Apple and develop its own system, which is another killer if it succeeds.

So while it wasn't a pleasant idea to work with the arrogant and cunning Steve Jobs, Bill reluctantly brokered a secret agreement to develop apps for Apple's new machines, which Apple had the right to sell on its own.

Jobs originally turned to Viewsoft, but Cao Changjiu thought that the hardware development was not in place and the development of a graphics operating system was not the best time, so he gave Apple a hand.

Jobs had no choice but to find another way out and found Microsoft. Bill's participation in Apple's GUI program was even more rewarding, and he signed the agreement on terms of a lot of losses.

Bill's plan is one word, drag. It can be delayed for as long as it can, because Bill and Jobs have an agreement not to sell the graphical interface programs on Apple's new machines for at least three years.

Jobs thought he had taken a big advantage, but he didn't expect Microsoft to have a trick up his sleeve.

Originally, Bill was going to sign the agreement and start working, but he didn't expect a series of things to happen on the PC, he was busy and anxious, and he had to face the competition of Viewsoft, so he didn't put Apple's development plan on the agenda at all.

Now it's time to catch the ducks on the shelves, Bill thought.

"Bauer, get in touch with Apple now, we're going to get started. Bill perked himself up, and a series of plans began to take shape in his head.

"yessir!" Ballmer also stepped into the role, loudly agreeing.

Jobs learned the lesson of Apple's failure in three generations, and no longer hoped that others would rush to develop software for the machine after it was launched.

This is also a move that cannot be helped, because the operating system of the new machine is different from all the previous products, the graphical interface is still a new thing, and everything has to be done by itself.

Moreover, the structure of the new machine was so complicated that programmers didn't know how to write things, so that in 82 the new machine named Macinrosh came out, and there was not a single software used on it.

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