Text Chapter 689 Poor Dagger See - Hunt Microsoft

To be honest, Spyglass is really useless to Su Chenyu, if it weren't for the copyright of the Mosaic browser, he wouldn't have paid a blind eye to this thing.

However, there is no way, who let Spyglass buy the copyright of the Mosaic browser from the University of Illinois - this is something that Su Chenyu must hold in his hands.

Yes, the copyright of the Mosaic browser, for Su Chenyu, is definitely a must, no matter how much it costs, he has to get it.

As for, why did Su Chenyu have to get the copyright of Mosaic browser?

Very simple!

Because, the game laid by Su Chenyu is for the purpose of hunting Microsoft.

Yes, you read that right, it's Microsoft, the Microsoft that flashes into your mind for the first time, and the Microsoft that made Bill Gates, the richest man in the world.

As the world's most powerful software provider, Microsoft can be said to have done it to the extreme, and it is no exaggeration to say that Microsoft's indos operating system rules almost 99% of the computers in this world. Even though there was a challenge from Lunix in the middle, Microsoft still continued its "hegemonic domination".

Even on December 30, 1999, Microsoft actually set a record of $661.6 billion for the highest market value of a listed company in human history. Yes, Microsoft's peak market capitalization of $661.6 billion is not far from Apple's $800 billion, but don't forget that Microsoft reached the top in 1999. If inflation is included, Microsoft's $661.6 billion is equivalent to $913 billion in 2012.

The most important thing is that when Microsoft hit this peak market capitalization, its business did not enter the Chinese market, that is, the market value of 6616 was created without the Chinese market. If you count the huge Chinese market, Microsoft's market value exceeding 1 trillion is a trivial matter, and even 1.5 trillion US dollars is not a difficult thing.

Moreover, since 1995, Microsoft has been subject to antitrust investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and Congress, so it has also dragged down Microsoft's performance in the stock market to a certain extent. Without antitrust investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and Congress, Microsoft's market capitalization would likely have reached $1.5 trillion to $200 billion in 1999.

In the face of such a big piece of fat, Su Chenyu, the "capital hungry wolf", has no reason not to go up and bite the next piece of meat fiercely.

Therefore, in the overall situation laid by Su Chenyu, Apple and Microsoft are the most important twin stars - and the ultimate goal.

However, compared to Apple's downfall and miserable situation at this time, Microsoft's situation is simply very good, although it has not yet been born to make Microsoft completely godless indos95 operating system, but other aspects of profitability are very good.

Not to mention, it can be seen from the performance of the stock market that Microsoft's market capitalization at this time is several times that of Apple, reaching a huge dollar of 200. However, no one will know that just next year, after Microsoft released Indos95, its market value directly pierced 300 billion US dollars, making Bill Gates the richest man in the world with a net worth of 12.9 billion US dollars.

Therefore, in the face of a dark horse like Microsoft, which is always ready to soar into the sky, it is naturally impossible to deal with Apple's "slow cooking", so it can only choose - hunting.

Whether it is Apple, Netscape, or even the copyright of Mosaic browser, these are all "big meals" specially prepared by Su Chenyu for Microsoft.

You must know that on the road to Microsoft's rise, there have always been controversies and lawsuits, and they have had conflicts and lawsuits with IBM, Apple, Oracle, Netscape, etc.

Among them, the most popular is the lawsuit and conflict between Microsoft, Apple, and Netscape. Although Microsoft was able to get through these two hurdles safely in the end, it was precisely because of the two lawsuits between Apple and Netscape that the U.S. Department of Justice and Congress began an antitrust investigation into Microsoft.

Now that all of Su Chenyu's preparations have been made, then next, it's time to take the lead.

Since it is a hunt for Microsoft, there is no doubt that Su Chenyu wants to "hunt" Microsoft's shares - Microsoft's market value is only $20 billion now, but in 1999 it was as high as $660 billion - 30 times the profit margin.

Therefore, without any hesitation, Su Chenyu directly started against Microsoft in the secondary market.

However, this time, Su Chenyu did not let Ginkgo Fund and Qianhe Fund make a move, but chose Tianchen Fund. After all, Apple and Netscape will have to have such and such a tear with Microsoft in the future, and Ginkgo Fund and Qianhe Fund are the major shareholders of both, so it will not be good to mix in again.

Besides, you must know that Tianchen Fund has always been a major shareholder of Microsoft, and it is appropriate for him to come forward to attract Microsoft. Because, just last year, Fund X transferred all the shares of Microsoft that it had acquired at a low price in the past few years during the stock market crash in 1987 to Tianchen Fund - a total of 10.36% of the shares.

Therefore, Tianchen Fund's acquisition of Microsoft's shares is absolutely justified, and no one can say anything that is not - Lao Tzu is optimistic about Microsoft, can he continue to increase his holdings?

However, although Tianchen Fund can increase its holdings of Microsoft shares, it doesn't think about controlling Microsoft. Quite simply, because Bill Gates alone owns about 40% of Microsoft's shares, and Paul Allen, who left Microsoft, also owns 15% of the shares, plus Steven Ballmer's 8%, and Microsoft employees jointly own 8% of the shares - that's nearly 70% of the shares.

Therefore, Su Chenyu doesn't want to control Microsoft at all, if he can buy more shares, he can buy some shares, and when he is in 1999, he will cash out at a high level.

Now, Su Chenyu has about 10% of Microsoft's shares, and he only needs to get another 10% of the shares from the secondary market and Wall Street investment institutions.

This is not difficult for Tianchen Fund.

As a result, under the control of Tianchen Fund, Microsoft's stock price jumped up and down as if it had eaten a "stimulant", and there was no positive action. As a result, many investors are afraid that Microsoft will have problems, after all, Microsoft at this time is not the "golden signboard" of later generations, so some investors are scared to hand over their chips, while some people also choose to take profits after seeing the stock price rise.

To be honest, fortunately, Microsoft's market value is not very high, and Tianchen Fund is more convenient to operate, if the market value is hundreds of billions, hehe, then don't think about "hunting" Microsoft again!

However, the shares held by retail investors in the secondary market are a small number after all, and they have been absorbed by Tianchen Fund before, so although Tianchen Fund is playing hot, the result is not so ideal.

So, it's time to "hunt" Microsoft in a different way!