(The stupid author declares that I only have a junior high school education and know nothing about Internet technology, and there are mistakes in the following article involving computer expertise, and please put them forward in the comments, and then I will correct them!) I am a linguistics tyrant and a scumbag in science.) ）

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In the history of American business, there are genius boys, and I believe that Jia Lei, you will definitely be able to help me manage the company well. Jim Clark patted Jia Lei on the shoulder and said confidently.

"I believe in you too!" Mark Anderson nodded as well. He really felt that Jia Lei had enough ghost ideas in his head and a good enough vision to help Jim Clark manage the company together.

"Huh...... Do you think that when our company goes public, investors in the stock market will be willing to invest their money in a company with a teenage hairy child as its president?

So you don't have to talk about the fact that you want me to be the president, at most I will be a director on the board of directors to help you a little, and it is difficult for me to accept investment even as a director in the company according to my age!" Jia Lei couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, sure enough, the EQ and IQ of engineering men are inversely proportional.

Netscape is a large company that will raise funds and go public in the future, so it must have a good president or CEO to act as a façade.

"Ah...... It seems that this is indeed the case when you say this! Investors cannot rest assured that a company that is underage president. After listening to Jia Lei's words, Mark Anderson touched his head and said in agreement.

He was recently bought by Jia Lei's extraordinarily mature behavior in speaking and doing things, and he forgot Jia Lei's real age for a while.

"So what do I do now? I really feel that I have a bit too much to manage such a large company, and maybe I am not really suitable to be at the helm of a large company. Jim Clark said worriedly.

Who's company has more and more people, and his control over the company is getting weaker and weaker, Jim Clark realized that it is no wonder that he was squeezed out of the company he founded last time.

"I think Mr. Clark, you might as well find a few good candidates to hold manager-level leadership positions in the company, and then select the best one to be the CEO of Netscape, so that you and Anderson can concentrate on the technical research in the company. Jia Lei thought about it and said that most Internet companies in the next few decades are separated from the chairman and CEO.

"You're good, I'll do it!" Jim Clark nodded happily, feeling that the burden on his shoulders was about to finally be lifted, and the whole person was relaxed.

Since the launch of the Netscape Navigator 1.0 browser, Netscape has truly broken away from the University of Illinois' restrictions on patent rights and entered the Internet software market.

January 1995

"How is it?, has the new version of the browser design come out?" Jia Lei asked curiously.

"The plan came out, but I always felt that there was something that the current browser was doing a little bit inadequate, but I couldn't figure out what was making me feel awkward. Mark Anderson's new new product proposal is worried, and it is because of this that he has not started to further update the software.

"Do you really think there's something wrong with our browser software?

Why don't you talk about your feelings, and I'll see if I can help you find out what makes you feel wrong. Jia Lei thought about it and said that he felt that with his knowledge in 30 years, he should be able to help Anderson.

"That's fine, let's find a few more people to figure it out together, it's better than me being here alone. Mark Anderson nodded as Jim Clark came over to join the discussion.

"You see, the Internet is now mainly used in email and access to the websites built by large organizations themselves, so I wanted to integrate the small plug-in of email into our browser, so that our customers don't have to exit the web page and search for email software when they want to send email. Mark Anderson thought about it and said his idea for a new version of the browser.

"Your idea is very good, if we really succeed, customers will definitely like it, after all, in the past, customers who wanted to send emails had to exit the browser to send them to a special email software. That's a lot of trouble!" Jim Clark nodded approvingly.

At present, Email is still the most advanced and convenient means of Internet communication in the world, and it is also the most important customer function for all Internet users.

"That's a great and practical idea, and once we add this feature to the browser, our browser will definitely be welcomed by more customers. I don't understand, what can't you figure out about such a simple thing?" Jia Lei also nodded approvingly and said, isn't this the common browser network mailbox in later generations.

"That's a good idea, of course, but the problem I'm facing now is that each country has different versions of computer systems and email systems, so how can I integrate them all into our browser?" said Mark Anderson worriedly.

It's like a French speaker and an English speaker communicating in two different languages together because they don't have a unified language. In the early days of the Internet, the exchange of information between two different computer systems was not so harmonious, and even worse, some systems were completely incompatible with each other.

"How is this possible? Aren't all software developed on the same Internet protocol? I remember that the open interfaces and shareware protocols of the Internet have a global standard.

What kind of idiot software company would develop email software on the basis of violating Internet protocols and software interface development standards?" Jia Lei asked puzzled after listening to Mark Anderson's words.

He really couldn't think of any company that would be so idiotic as to make this kind of software that wouldn't load on other Internet browsers.

"Wait!Jia Lei, what are the Internet protocols, open interfaces, and global unified software standards you just mentioned?" Jim Clark suddenly asked in surprise at this time, he could understand these things when they were taken out alone, but Jia Lei put these things together and said that he didn't understand what they meant.

"Yes, I understand Internet protocols, and I also invented the software browser used for Internet-friendly interfaces, but what is an open interface and a globally unified standard?"

Mark Anderson, as the creator of the epoch-making invention of the Internet interface browser, couldn't understand what Jia Lei said at this time.

"Oops! Did I say the wrong thing again just now?" Jia Lei immediately chuckled in his heart when he heard this, he didn't expect that such a common thing in later generations had not been invented yet.

It's no wonder that these Internet protocols, interfaces, and everything are virtual protocols hidden behind the Internet, and Mark Anderson never mentions this kind of thing when he usually works, so Jia Lei subconsciously thinks that these things exist now.

"Jia Lei, why don't you speak? What you just said seems to me to be very important? If you say it carefully, I think something there should give me a lot of inspiration!" Mark Anderson suddenly stood up and shook Jia Lei's body anxiously and asked, he seemed to have a flash of inspiration in his mind just now.

"Anderson, let go and don't shake it, if you shake it again, I'll be shaken apart by you!" Jia Lei hurriedly shouted, he felt that his bones were going to be shaken apart by Anderson.

"Okay, I'll let it go, Jia Lei, you can tell me what you just said again. It's important to me!" said Mark Anderson anxiously, something had flashed through his mind but he just couldn't grasp it.

"You told me to think about what to say, you just shook my head dizzy...... I'm going to shake my mind away. Jia Lei pressed his temples with a headache and said worriedly.

In fact, Jia Lei didn't really remember what he just said, he just wanted to say it in a reasonable way as much as possible.

"Hmm...... Since this matter started on the e-mail address, then I'll talk to you first...... Let me tell you about it first...... "Jia Lei thought about it for a long time, and finally stumbled out a point that was not too eye-catching and began to get to the point.

"Jia Lei, hurry up, we both wait to hear it!" Jim Clark moved a stool and sat next to Jia Lei and asked anxiously, he felt that what Jia Lei was going to say later must be very important.

"You see, the email software we are using now is relatively simple, we can directly put this program as a separate plug-in in Netscape Browser, and then let all customers who use our browser directly use our company email.

Of course, other customers can use their own email addresses, but if they want to load their email address into our browser, they must have their software interface conform to our industry standards, so that the email addresses of two different companies can exchange information with each other. Jia Lei thought about it and said, can we communicate with each other only if the software standards are unified first?

"Well, you're right! Only if all the software has a common industry standard, can the software communicate with each other. Jim Clark nodded in agreement, saying that as a software expert, he knew more about the importance of uniform standards.

"Do you mean that we are going to have a global industry standard for our browsers that is the same as the Internet protocol?" said Mark Anderson.

That's what I mean, only when everyone's software on the browser reaches a uniform standard can they communicate with each other, and the whole world is compatible. Jia Lei nodded and said.

"But the industry standard you mentioned didn't exist before, so who should set this industry standard now, and how should it be determined?" asked Jim Clark with a frown, because the browser was still a new invention and no country had set an international standard for it.

"Don't you understand that in a market where only the largest number of people have the power to set industry standards, and our Netscape browser now has a 90% market share in the world?

So who do you think should set this industry standard?" Jia Lei asked with a smile, and at this moment he showed his confidence that everything was under control.

"You mean to say...... Is it up to us at Netscape to bypass governments and agencies to set global industry standards for browser software?" asked Mark Anderson, his eyes wide in disbelief.

"That's what I meant!" Jia Lei nodded with a smile and said, since they can understand themselves, they don't have to bother to explain it again.

"The idea of setting a global browser industry standard sounds great, but do you think other software companies around the world will approve of this so-called industry standard we have developed?" asked Jim Clark skeptically, not to mention that Microsoft alone would not necessarily approve of it.

"yes, if these people don't agree, we can't go to every company and force them to use our industry standards, right?" asked Mark Anderson.

"Don't worry, if we really use coercive means to set industry standards, it will definitely attract resistance from other software companies.

But if we open up the interface code of the web plug-in to all software companies for free, they can easily install their own software plug-ins on our browsers as long as they follow the standards we have set.

In this way, I don't think these software companies will object to the industry standards we have set, right?" Jia Lei asked with a smile.

Only when there is a conflict of interests will others object, but if it is free, the software companies will happily agree.

"That's what you just said about open interfaces, right?" asked Jim Clark. After Jia Lei's explanation, he can now understand the meaning of what Jia Lei just said.

"Yes, as long as we make the plug-in interfaces that are part of our company open to everyone for free, then we can easily get all software companies to accept our industry standards. Jia Lei nodded so that their software could communicate with users in other countries on the Internet.

"I understand that it is impossible for one company to produce all the software on the Internet, so the best thing to do is for them to voluntarily add their own software to our browsers. Jim Clark suddenly realized.

Not only do they have fewer enemies, they gain more partners, but more importantly, they don't have to spend money on research to enrich the functionality of their own browsers.

However, it is very troublesome and time-consuming to develop an industry standard for Internet software, so let's simply put the email address directly into the new version of the browser in the form of a plug-in. Let's take our time with the rest!" Jia Lei said.

The integration of email into the browser is only the first step in the history of web browsers, and there will be more and more development in the future.

"That's it, I'm going to write an email plugin!" Mark Anderson said happily, if he could make the software standard according to his own ideas, then all the problems that had plagued him a few days ago would be solved.

From that day on, Mark Anderson began to try to develop a new version of Netscape Browser that could incorporate a variety of unique features such as cookies, frameworks, and JavaScript.

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