Bill is actually very optimistic about the development prospects of the operating system, he thinks that whoever can master the operating system in the future software market will be able to grasp the opportunity, after his persuasion of his partner Allen now also recognizes this, and then he flickered a big order from IBM, relying on the tinkering of the operating system that Allen abducted, Microsoft is considered to have successfully boarded the big ship of IBM, and the other side of success is ahead, at least the first PC will still be like this. Unexpectedly, just a few months later, everything was different, not only was the position of the first supplier replaced, but IBM also released the wind to cancel the order with Microsoft. Although Bill and IBM also stipulated liquidated damages when they signed the contract, they didn't think that there would be such a troublesome situation, IBM would pay millions of dollars at most even if they tore up the peace agreement, and IBM's lawyers were not dry.

Bill was angry, and the consequences were severe. These days, Bill's temper began to grow, and if any unlucky ghost unfortunately appeared in front of his eyes, it was basically difficult to be spared, and it didn't take long for the company's employees to start wisely keeping a safe distance from Mr. Bill.

was cleaned up, so naturally he had to find a place to get back, and Bill was not the master who wouldn't fight back if he was beaten. But if you want to fight back, you have to have a goal, for the huge IBM, Bill is very angry but also helpless, even if he has the heart, he doesn't have that guts. As for the newly emerged VisualSystem company, of course, Bill has no such concerns, and Microsoft will not pay attention to this kind of small company (Microsoft is not large at this time, but it is much larger than the VisualSystem company that has been established for less than a year), and it has naturally become a good target to beat. With this glorious goal in mind, Mr. Ballmer set out for San Jose.

Ballmer was despised at first when he saw VisualSystem's somewhat old office building, but as a polite gentleman, Mr. Ballmer certainly did not forget to make an appointment before coming. Zhang Lexing was originally very interested in meeting this Microsoft cadre, but unfortunately he was expelled by the company's senior management on the grounds that "as a minor, he is not suitable for this kind of unseen work". And Yang Xinxin, who is the trainee CEO, is so busy every day that her feet don't touch the ground, according to her words, "I don't have the time or interest to participate in this kind of ineffective reception work". Therefore, the important task of receiving Ballmer's visit fell on the mature and steady Dr. Yu.

As soon as Ballmer entered the door, he first said a bunch of nonsense that he had admired for a long time, and Dr. Yu was not in a hurry to accompany him to chat about some unnutritious dialogues such as today's weather haha, and after a boring conversation, Ballmer couldn't help but turn to the topic.

"Mr. Yu, we are very optimistic about your company's technology, your Kylin system is a great product, our company also wants to develop software on it, I don't know if your company can open up the original code, so that we can optimize the system. Ballmer carefully organized the words.

As an experienced veteran, Dr. Yu did not make many mistakes of small companies, and he politely refused: "We welcome your company to develop software on the Kylin platform, but as a mature commercial product, we do not need to open the original code, and this is also our trade secret." I think with your technical strength, you can do a good job even if you don't need our original code, and of course if your company needs technical support for development, we will definitely treat everyone equally. ”

"Well, of course, we just want to do a little bit better. Ballmer smiled awkwardly, he actually didn't expect to gain much at the beginning, and then the topic changed again: "Actually, I came here to seek cooperation, I don't know if your company is interesting." ”

Dr. Yu said, "I don't know what form of cooperation you call it?"

Ballmer smiled and said, "Well, I learned about your company's products, except for a Kylin system, it seems that there is not much other software, and the product line is too short." I don't know if your company's funds are tight, if there is a need for this, Microsoft can do its best to help, and there is no problem with investment. ”

Dr. Yu laughed: "You are too worried, there is no problem with our company's funds or anything, and your company cares." As for things like investment, I have to be the majority shareholder in my head. ”

Ballmer did not give up, and continued: "Your company's funds may be fine, but what about technology? Just look at your company's products, just a few, it's really pitiful. We at Microsoft have more than a dozen products, all of which are quite popular, and we can port them all to Kylin if your company wants to. ”

"If you want to port the software to the Kylin system, just transplant it, this is an internal matter of your company, and it seems that there is no need to tell us specifically. Dr. Yu thought it was strange, "Could it be that you are still planning to ask us to pay for this?"

Ballmer said: "Of course, this can't be free, once your company's Kylin system has our software, it will be able to greatly increase the popularity and sales of the Kylin system, which will naturally have to be paid separately." ”

Dr. Yu couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't expect that there would be such a shameless statement in the world, and he really deserved to be the representative of Microsoft, so he had to simply refuse: "You'd better talk about this with IBM, they may be interested, we are just a software company, we do ours, you do yours, we don't make river water." ”

How could Ballmer not understand the meaning of Dr. Yu's words, and there was no way for anyone to make Microsoft unable to have enough chips to play with others for the time being. Whether it's money, technology, or market, VisualSystem has the upper hand, and VisualSystem has good reason to ignore Microsoft.

Mr. Ballmer could not, so he could only get up and take his leave, lest he should remain here and continue to be embarrassed, and of course he had to think carefully on the way back, and at least give Bill a plausible report.

On the other hand, Zhang Lexing, who was temporarily idle, began to think about the company's development. Zhang Lexing is very self-aware of his own ability, relying on the previous accumulation of code should be able to barely cope with the PC/XT era, and then he can only do more guidance in functional applications and user interfaces. The other technicians of the company do not have much research on the operating system, and now they can rely on Zhang Lexing to get ahead, and I am afraid that it will be troublesome to do this in the future, and it seems that it is time to strengthen this strength.

Zhang Lexing knows that Microsoft will definitely give up the operating system market so easily, and will definitely organize elite soldiers to fight again, in order to fight against the strong team led by Bill Gates, he must also find a cow. In fact, what Zhang Lexing hopes most is to poach Bill Gates's team as a whole, after all, this is a team that has been successful in the past, but obviously this is impossible, no one will put down their company and go to work for others. At this time, Gary Kildare was also more famous in the field of operating systems, but he could not have come to have his own company, and he was not a very successful leader.

thought of one name after another, and then they were all denied, and finally Zhang Lexing only had one person left in his mind - "Bill Joy", he should be the most suitable. However, Zhang Lexing can't just run to ask recklessly, and at least ask people in the industry before going out.

"Doctor, have you heard of Bill Joy?" As a veteran industry insider, Dr. Yu is obviously a good target to ask for.

"I've heard of it, it seems that I have written some version of the Unix system, and I have also taken on a project for the Ministry of Defense. Dr. Yu recalled, "What, you're interested in him?"

"Yes, I heard that he has a deep knowledge of operating systems, and if we can invite him here, I believe it will greatly enhance the development strength of our operating system. Zhang Lexing replied, "Doctor, why don't you go with me." ”

University of California, Berkeley......

After some inquiry, Zhang Lexing and Dr. Yu finally found Bill Joy's office. In that unusually crowded office, Zhang Lexing met Bill Joy. Joey wore a pair of eyes, unkempt hair, and looked like he was living a miserable life.

"Hello, we are from VisualSystem, and next to me is Mr. Zhang Lexing, the chairman of our company. Dr. Yu introduced.

"Your chairman is quite young," Joey was a little surprised, "what's the matter with me?"

Seeing an IBM-PC on the table next to him, Zhang Lexing asked, "Have you used the Kylin system launched by our company?"

"Used, not bad. Joey smiled.

On this ground, Zhang Lexing began to ask Joey for advice on some aspects of operating system design, and Joey suddenly became interested. At the beginning of the design of the Kylin system, a lot of Unix system design ideas were absorbed, so Zhang Lexing and Joey had a good conversation, but before they knew it, more than two hours had passed at once.

Joey woke up with the sound of a bird on the clock and asked, "After talking for so long, I don't know what you're doing here, so don't you just come to discuss the design of the operating system with me?" ”

"Mr. Joy, we actually came here to invite you to join VisualSystem, because we have great admiration for your ability in operating system design. Zhang Lexing said very sincerely.

"Oh?" Joy was a little surprised, "it's sudden, I need to think about it." ”

"Okay, please notify me if you decide. Zhang Lexing took out a business card and handed it to Joey, and he could see that Joey was actually a little tempted.

Indeed, Joey was very distressed at this time. On the one hand, the school imposed restrictions on his thriving Unix business, preventing him from even expanding his office. On the other hand, his doctoral dissertation was progressing slowly, and although he had been studying for six years, he had never passed the test, and Zhang Lexing's proposal provided him with a new opportunity.

A few weeks later, Zhang received a phone call from Joey, in which Joey agreed to VisualSystem's invitation. Zhang Lexing was very happy, and in order to avoid long nights and dreams, he immediately arranged for someone to bring him to San Jose. After Joey came to the company, Zhang Lexing appointed him as the company's chief scientist, specializing in the operating system project. In addition, Yang Xinxin recruited some skilled technicians during this period, and the company's manpower shortage problem was temporarily solved, at least enough to cope with the upcoming projects.

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