For years, Larry Ellison has been looking for an opportunity to beat Microsoft, but he didn't expect that the opportunity just slipped out from under his nose, not to mention the chagrin in his heart.

"Larry, as Steve said just now, this is just Microsoft's concern, and it's not that simple in practice. The technology of the browser is not difficult, otherwise my lab would not have been able to complete the upgrade in such a short time, but the operating system is different.

"If you want to develop a new operating system, in addition to technology and money, the most important thing is time. With Microsoft's strength, the browser simply can't stop them, and we can't be sure that we will be able to develop a new operating system anytime soon. ”

When it comes to the operating system market, Zheng Yan is also very red-eyed, but Zheng Yan knows better that even after ten or twenty years, Microsoft still occupies the largest market, and Apple shares part of the market, the difficulty of which can be imagined.

"Yes, Larry, although my company has developed an operating system and the performance is good in all aspects, it can only be installed on our company's computer. I also tried to make a new version of it suitable for a normal computer, and although it worked, it took a few years. ”

"If we want to develop a system suitable for the Internet, then it will undoubtedly be much more difficult, whether it is successful or not, even if it succeeds, Microsoft may have already made up for this shortcoming, and we have no advantage. ”

The relationship between Jobs and Bill Gates is not very good, but he sees the situation more clearly. Microsoft is truly unshakable, at least in the operating system market.

"Okay, Oracle will beat Microsoft sooner or later anyway, so if you miss this opportunity, you should miss it. Larry Ellison just regretted it, but since it was a foregone conclusion, he didn't complain.

"Zheng Yan, according to your statement, Netscape does not have the possibility of success, but have you ever thought about it, even if KPCB agrees to gamble, how do you define the winner or loser? Once Microsoft's new generation of operating system is launched, coupled with the bundled browser, it will indeed cause a lot of damage to Netscape

A big blow, but it's also impossible to directly bankrupt Netscape. ”

In other words, it is difficult for you to decide the winner of your bet with KPCB within a month. If you want me to say, if the other party agrees to bet, you might as well delay it for a long time, otherwise it will be difficult for you to get the billion dollars as a bet. ”

Zheng Yan's bet is a billion US dollars, and even KPCB will have to break his bones. Jobs is sure that even if everyone thinks Zheng Yan has won, if there is a loophole in the terms, the other party will not be willing to hand over the money.

It's just that Jobs doesn't know that Zheng Yan's goal this time is not a billion dollars, or it is not the main goal. Zheng Yan just took the opportunity to establish his authority, as long as this goal was achieved.

"Actually, when I proposed the bet yesterday, I didn't think about this problem at all, and when I came back, I also felt that there were a lot of loopholes, but unfortunately it was too late. However, I'm definitely not the only one who has a headache, so there's no need to worry. ”

In fact, Zheng Yan had already thought of a countermeasure, but he just deliberately sold it, after all, whether the bet was valid or not is still two words.

"Larry, Steve, why are you here?"

As the group spoke, Bill Miller walked in from outside.

"Would you believe me if I said I was passing by by by accident?" said Larry Ellison with a laugh.

Bill Miller didn't even believe the punctuation marks of Larry Ellison's statement, but he also knew that his question was a bit stupid, so he turned his gaze to Zheng Yan and said, "John Doerr has replied, and the KPCB accepts your proposed bet." He hopes to meet with you tomorrow to negotiate the signing of the VAM agreement. ”

"Also, I received a message from Jim Clark here, who apologized to you for his previous remarks and said that he could hold a media conference if you need to. It's just that he hopes to end this bet. ”

"Oh? That's weird, shouldn't Jim Clark and Mark Anderson be proud at this time? How could they be willing to bow their heads? Aren't they worried that this will affect Netscape's stock price?" Zheng Yan asked strangely.

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Zheng Yan was not surprised, but Jim Clark's reaction, Zheng Yan really didn't expect it.

At such a time, if Jim Clark publicly apologizes, it is easy to give people the illusion that Netscape is afraid of Zheng Yan, or that he is afraid of Zheng Yan's judgment, which is not a good thing for Netscape.

"Actually, there's nothing surprising that you probably didn't pay attention to the stock market today. After yesterday's massive sell-off of Netscape stocks, followed by your interview, coupled with your proposed bet, has affected investor confidence. ”

"Since the opening of the market this morning, Netscape's stock price has not risen, and even fallen, before that, I'm afraid no one expected this to happen, and Jim Clark should not be able to sit still. ”

"If the gambling is ended at this time, the impact of this matter can be minimized, and if they operate it again in the future, Netscape will still be the first choice for investors. But if you continue to gamble, at least until the results come out, Netscape is hopeless. ”

"No, why did they go earlier? Now they know that they regret it? It's too late! Besides, what if they stop betting? Netscape is just a little longer for a while, and it doesn't make sense at all. Zheng Yan hadn't spoken yet, but Liu Wei jumped out first.

"The third brother is right, it's too late now. It will be detrimental to Netscape if it continues, but the words have already been said, if I propose to end the bet, then my reputation will inevitably be affected, and even affect Yanhuang Investment, and I can't afford to pay this price. ”

It is said that if you are a man and leave a line, you will see each other in the future, but after a series of recent events, Zheng Yan has changed this idea.

"Well, Bill, since John Doerr has agreed, then I will meet him, not only in front of the media. It's really hard to define the criteria for judging a winner or a loser, and I can't do anything about it, but it's not hard to tell the difference. ”

"As long as people know that we've won, as for the bet? I can do without, but it won't be cheap. Okay Bill, you go get back to John Doerr first, and then contact the media, and we'll see the show together tomorrow. ”