Volume 1: Little Lotus Shows Its Sharp CornersChapter 753: Bill's Decision (8/10)

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After leaving Microsoft's headquarters, Feng Yu called Liu Chuanzhi and told him to speed up the development of web browsers, forums, office software, etc., which are all based on the S system and will occupy more and more storage space. …。 …

It is precisely because it is too big that they have lost the mobile operating system and let Google dominate the world. Let the fruit dominate.

If Feng Yu's memory is not wrong, these two years should be the years when the fruit company has suffered the most losses. It seems that Jobs also left the fruit company, so the engineer of the fruit company. Can you dig some of them?

In the previous life, software engineers are more famous, and they are all considered to be elite companies, mainly Microsoft, Google, Fruit, Facebook, etc., as for the engineers of other companies, they are all considered second-rate, including Yahoo, which will be proud of the crowd in the next two years, and the biggest reason for their failure, many people say that it is not a decision error. It's because they don't have the best technicians to stay ahead of the curve.

Feng Yu knows too well the importance of technological leadership, if he can apply for a patent or something, then it can not only bring a lot of profits, but also block the progress of others. Of course, blocking the progress of others is not the goal, but always staying ahead of the curve is the most royal way to go.

"Paul, what do you think of the request made by Feng" Bill Gates had a headache. Feng Yu's conditions were too harsh, but he couldn't refuse them yet.

"Reject them all," Paul Allen said angrily, "I want to be on the board." This is not non-negotiable, but it is absolutely unforgivable that he used the Huaxia market to threaten us. We, Microsoft, can anyone threaten us?"

"Paul, calm down. I wanted to reject him too, but what he said made sense. We need to open up the Chinese market, which is a bigger market than North America, or even the entire American market, and has great potential in the future. Such a big cake. Don't you want to eat it?" of course he thought about refusing, but the benefits were too tempting. He couldn't say no.

"But we're Microsoft, and we can bring all the hardware companies to their knees. Can't you just make him succumb?" asked Paul Allen, dissatisfied. Although Microsoft received sanctions as a result, it also proves that Microsoft is strong. And today's Microsoft is even more powerful than yesterday.

"It was China, one of the most powerful countries in the East, and the way the market was managed was completely different from ours. Feng even hinted to me that if he didn't want us to enter the Huaxia market, then we would definitely not be able to enter the Huaxia market. Think about India, aren't we just being shut out, if we lose the Indian market, and then lose the Chinese market, you know how much we will lose, in case Huaxia also rises its own software system company, then we will have one more competitor. If a company has the support of the state, the speed of development is absolutely unimaginable," Bill Gates said worriedly.

Paul Allen's brows are also tightened, and now the other party has made it clear that if they cooperate, Microsoft will have a lot of benefits, but the other party wants greater benefits. Either it will be split up in two, and Microsoft will lose a lot, while the other party's loss will be much smaller.

"Damn, we promised him a condition such as letting him enter the board of directors, but if he wants him to help Microsoft completely enter China, Microsoft makes money, isn't it also him who makes money." Paul Allen thought for a moment and said.

"I mentioned this, and he disagreed. He said that two conditions are indispensable. He wants to be on the board, and he's asking us to give Lian Xiang the cheapest price he can get, $12," Bill Gates shook his head, and if there was only one condition, he probably wouldn't have had to hesitate.

"But this price, if it is known by other companies, will greatly affect the credibility of our Microsoft"

After all, the price of the system software that Microsoft ties in on other companies' computers is much higher than that. The cost of using any office software is more than 12 dollars, not to mention the cost of the system. Once it is found that the differential treatment is so strict, then other P companies will inevitably jointly ask Microsoft to reduce the price, which will make Microsoft suffer huge losses, and even the stock price will plummet.

"Paul, that's what got me the hardest. Feng also grasped this point, and when he entered the board of directors of Microsoft, he would definitely not let the news break out. Moreover, the computer company in Huaxia even thought that Feng also had a lot of shares, and he would definitely be able to control it. He must also ensure that this news will not be revealed. Otherwise, Microsoft will lose money, and Feng will also lose a lot of money. ”

"Bill, what do you mean, you've decided how many million dollars or ten million dollars we can make by agreeing to him on such ridiculous terms at such a cheap price" Paul Allen retorted loudly.

"So I'm going to promise him only this time, offering him a very low price, but asking them to have a clear logo of Microsoft on their computers, and to do a lot of advertising to our Microsoft, including the advertising of their products, there must also be our advertising. And we can use this to promote in turn, saying that IE is already the most used browser in the world, so that we can promote IE browser in Europe and the United States. ”

"So how do you get him on the board, his stock, it's all non-voting shares. Once all of them are converted into voting shares, that's 15 percent equity."

"Exchange, you and I each take out one percent of the voting shares to exchange non-voting shares with him, don't you still want to cash out a sum of money and invest it in your new company, just so that you can sell the non-voting shares." Bill Gates made the decision.

"Well, since you've made your decision, then I'm here to support you." Paul Allen squeezed the cigar out.

It's a goddamn decision to be continued.

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