Chapter 153 bites Microsoft II
Lu Hao smiled faintly, the main topic finally came, leaned over, reclined on the sofa, and said, "Pirate? Your Windows 95 system doesn't seem to be so powerful, at best, it infringes on some of your technical patents, which we can negotiate, for example, we will pay you patent fees. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Bill Gates asked rhetorically, "Patent fees?" ”
"Yes, we're already planning to work with Sun to launch our new operating system across the U.S., so we'd like to talk to you about the cost of royalties." Lu Hao's words not only lost the respect just now, but also looked very strong.
Bill Gates heard this, his teeth itched a little angrily, Buffett really didn't say wrong, this bastard just wanted to slaughter himself, paused, and then said, "Microsoft is willing to buy your latest operating system for $200 million, do you think you're satisfied?" ”
Lu Hao always maintained a faint smile on his face, and after listening to Gates's offer, he shook his head and said, "I never thought of selling the operating system at all, dear Mr. Bill, if you want, we can cooperate, and we will pay you a considerable patent fee." ”
Buffett really didn't say wrong, this bastard didn't want to kill himself, but to tear off a piece of meat on his body, he remembered Buffett's words, Lu Hao definitely wouldn't want to offend Microsoft, because Lu Hao's development goal is mainly the American market, although he will tear off a piece of meat from Microsoft, but he wants to seek cooperation more, otherwise Lu Hao would not have invited so many American companies to come here so hard.
After a moment of silence, Bill Gates said happily, "Make an offer, and then tell me what compensation we will get from Microsoft!" ”
"$1.8 billion!" As soon as Lu Hao's unhurried words fell, he heard the sound of a broken teacup outside the office.
The people eavesdropping outside the office door were all caught in a circle, they looked at each other, Lu Hao was crazy, the boss was dreaming about money, this is almost everyone's thoughts at the moment.
Bill Gates was not too surprised, Buffett had already made him mentally guard before he came, Lu Hao's offer was not only a sky-high asking price, but also not allowed to be repaid on the spot.
Although Bill Gates was already mentally prepared, he still almost couldn't control himself, and poured the teacup in his hand on Lu Hao's face, so that he could sober up and understand what the concept of 1.8 billion dollars was.
"What do we get extra?" The phrase squeezed out of Bill Gates' teeth.
Lu Hao snapped his fingers and said one by one, "First, you can get the best operating system technology. Second, we plan to release the 360 antivirus software international board, and want to cooperate with you, and in the future, we will bundle sales with your operating system, and we will pay you a dollar fee for each set sold. Third, we will soon launch a new 360 browser, which will be completely free. ”
"What!" Bill Gates stood up excitedly.
Microsoft began to design a new Internet Explorer browser last year, and the main purpose of their browser is to compete with Netscape, a good browser is difficult to make, especially since they have not mastered the latest programming language, and it is not easy to compete with Netscape.
He has operated the 360 browser that Lu Hao said, and he knows that the IE browser they designed cannot be compared with the 360 browser at all, and now Lu Hao wants to open the 360 browser for free and bundle it with the Microsoft operating system, which is definitely a big benefit for them.
Bill Gates tried to hold back the excitement in his heart, but it didn't work, he didn't even save the counter-offer, and said directly, "OK, but tomorrow's press conference must announce this!" ”
"A must!" Lu Hao stretched out his hand and shook it vigorously with him.
After the excitement, Bill Gates came to his senses and said, "Lu Hao, you are terrible, you have captured what we Microsoft wants the most, there must be a traitor inside us, the news you got is too accurate!" ”
Lu Hao pursed his lips and pretended to be innocent and said, "Mr. Gates, you think too much, I am really confused about what you said just now, what traitor, what accurate news?" ”
Bill Gates really wants to spray him, Microsoft recently formulated a monopoly plan, they want to monopolize the PC operating system, for which they have developed a large number of subsidiary software, in order to make people inseparable from Microsoft products, and now Lu Hao's proposal of 360 antivirus software and browser bundling is not to cater to their monopoly strategy.
"Well, you're innocent, it's me who was wrong!" Bill Gates said insincerely.
"It's okay, I don't mind!" Lu Hao said generously.
Bill Gates was a little angry, but he also understood that after a confrontation, he was always led by the nose, and it was useless to argue with him, it was better to think about how to fight for as many benefits as possible or how to restrain him before signing a contract.
Lu Hao understands that Microsoft is not stupid, and he must come up with something that they absolutely like, otherwise Microsoft's technology will mature, and they will definitely compete with their own products.
"Mr. Bill, in fact, I still haven't told you that 360 antivirus software can check and kill all pirated Windows operating software, as long as the pirated software is upgraded or 360 antivirus software is used, then his computer will be black."
As soon as Lu Hao's voice fell, Bill Gates's eyes of surprise were about to fall out, Microsoft is the company most hurt by software piracy, if there is no piracy, Microsoft's performance will definitely skyrocket, at this time he no longer feels that this deal is not cost-effective, Microsoft will become the absolute overlord of the PC operating system, they will be unshakable!
The next negotiation was carried out in a pleasant atmosphere, and in the future, the new products of Matrix Technology will continue to be bundled through Microsoft, and the paid software Matrix Technology will pay Microsoft a proportional fee.
Xiaomi Technology, a subsidiary of Haohai Investment, will form a strategic alliance with Microsoft, and all the computers it produces will be installed with Microsoft operating systems, and Microsoft will give the best price, charging only $10 per computer.
Microsoft also promised that it would transfer $1.8 billion to Haohai's investment account within three days, and at the same time update the Windows operating system patch, and users around the world can download 360 antivirus software and 360 browser.
"I have to say, Lu, you are a guy who makes me think very cunning, but you are also a partner that I like! We at Microsoft seem to have gotten a lot of benefits, but in fact, we are also doing free global promotion for you. Bill Gates sighed, "I hope you'll never be our competitor!" ”
"We are mutually beneficial!" Lu Hao said with a smile, "One thing I will assure you is that we Matrix Technology will never enter the personal PC operating system market. ”
Bill Gates nodded with great satisfaction, "Then I also want you to assure you that as long as you do this, we at Microsoft will not launch antivirus, browser and other software." ”
"So let's write this in the contract, we Matrix Technology will not enter the personal PC operating system market, and you Microsoft will not enter the antivirus, browser, and search fields."
"Totally agree!"
"Happy working together!"