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"Yes, we have to do this," Jobs sighed and said to Brian: "Brian, my friend, I know what you mean, but you should understand that Apple has been losing money for 5 consecutive quarters, and there is a possibility of setting a record of 6 consecutive quarters of losses, and the company has basically no money on its books, and I have to find a way to find some money, only then can I support my vision of Apple's future." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"But...... We can go to the bank for a loan. Brian was a little moved, but after a moment's hesitation, he said.

"Banks?" Jobs smiled bitterly: "Don't you know about them? Those bastards are a bunch of goddamn vampires, and none of the banks will lend us money. ”

Brian was silent, he knew that the economic situation facing Apple was very serious, but he didn't expect it to be so serious: did the banks refuse to lend money to Apple?

"But it's a pity to sell ARM's shares, according to the plan, ARM will carry out an initial public offering next year, as long as it can last until that time, judging from ARM's performance in recent years, there will definitely be a good performance, maybe it is a good way to make a move at that time......" After hesitating, Brian still persuaded.

"You're right," Jobs nodded, "that's normally the case, but it's a little different now." ”

"Oh?" Brian raised his eyebrows~ hair, and motioned to Jobs to hurry up and say: He knew that his old friend must have a way.

"I'm ready to sell my shares to ICQ."

Jobs's words shocked Brian almost speechless, for a long time. Cai said with great difficulty: "If I heard me correctly, you are talking about ICQ?" ”

"That's right. It's ICQ, you know. Another company owned by ICQ's boss has a close relationship with ARM, and I have asked my good friend Angie Bo to convey my intention to ICQ that if ICQ is willing to take over our stake in ARM, I am ready to sell Apple's stake in ARM to them for half of the cash equivalent to ICQ's shares. ”

Hearing Jobs's words, Brian couldn't sit still at all, and walked around the room excitedly, saying non-stop: "If it can really succeed, it will be a ...... It's ......."

Yes. As an old friend of Jobs, Brian certainly knows that Apple is at its lowest point, and Apple is on the verge of bankruptcy, and if it can't raise a lot of money to build new products, Apple's bankruptcy is already a sure thing, and in the case of banks refusing to lend to Apple, selling their shares in ARM to raise funds is indeed a way to do it.

Previously, Brian didn't agree with Jobs' decision because he didn't think there was any benefit in doing so. But if it's a partnership with ICQ and a sale of half capital and half shares, that's a different story, the current United States. Who doesn't know that ICQ is the most popular Internet company in the United States? As long as ICQ is listed, the shares in hand can immediately soar countless times! Now, Brian doesn't think about whether it's right or not. Rather, I'm worried that ICQ will agree?

"I'm sure they'll agree," Mr. Jobs said. Before he could finish speaking, the phone in his office rang. Glancing at the phone number displayed, a happy smile appeared on Jobs' face: the call came at a good time.

"Ha, my friend, is there any good news for me?"

"There is indeed good news for you," on the other end of the phone, Angelber smiled happily: "Jobs, Lin is interested in your suggestion, I think, you can contact him officially." ”

Lin Zheng agreed? Jobs involuntarily clenched his fists: Great! Holding back the excitement and excitement in his heart, Jobs said to Angieber: "Okay, I see, thank you." ”

"You're welcome......"

Brian listened a little dumbfounded, pointed to the phone and asked excitedly in disbelief: "Jobs, this call is ......?"

"Texas Instruments' CEO Angelber called," and before Brian could finish speaking, Jobs nodded excitedly: "He told me that ICQ was very interested in my proposal." ”

"Great!" Hearing the best news he had heard in a while, Brian stood up with a hula, and he hugged Jobs hard because he couldn't control his feelings: "Old friend, congratulations!" ”

"Boss, what are so many people doing in front of you?" Pointing to the front of the building of the Apple headquarters in front of him, Xiao Ding asked Lin Zheng: "Isn't this the headquarters of Apple, why are there so many people at the door?" ”

Yes, in order to be able to understand the most detailed side of Apple, Lin Zheng did not say hello to Jobs, took Xiaoding and Xiaoma to walk in the car, and secretly came to Apple's headquarters, to the surprise of the three of them, from a distance, they saw a group of people gathered at the gate of Apple, and shouted slogans.

"What else can you do, protest or demonstrate," without waiting for Lin Zheng to speak, Xiaoma had a "you are rare and strange" expression, and said to Xiao Ding with a smile: "There are a lot of people in the United States who are idle all day long, and it is uncomfortable to be idle, it is normal to come out to demonstrate, protest or something, you can find an excuse to protest in everything, even if the car accidentally crushes a cat to death, someone comes out to protest, you have also come to the United States many times, you should have seen a lot of this kind of thing, right?" ”

"I've seen a lot of protests, but what are these people doing at the gates of Apple?"

But don't you, look at these people at the door of Apple's headquarters, holding all kinds of placards in their hands, holding loudspeakers in their hands, shouting slogans in unison, although protests are commonplace for Americans, but openly blocking the doors of other companies, this is always a bit unusual.

"This is protesting Steve Jobs' revocation of the Newton PDA project, don't you see what their sign says?" Pointing to one of the largest signs, Lin Zheng said with a smile.

"Isn't it?" Xiaoding's whole person is not good, and the Americans' approach makes him incomprehensible: "It is the company's own business to decide what projects to launch or what projects to cut, are these people idle?" Could it be that Apple still listens to them? ”

Compared with Xiao Ding, Lin Zheng can better understand these protesters, and explained to Xiao Ding: "It's not like this, Apple's Newton handheld computer has also sold millions of units since it was released, which means that there are millions of users, and among these users, there must be many people who love Newton handheld computers very much, even crazy." Now Jobs' decision to axe the Newton PDA project is no less than a stab in their hearts for these people, almost like robbing their children. ”

"For former Newton handheld computer users, Jobs' dismissal of the Newton handheld computer project means that there is a high probability that their Newton handheld computer will not be able to enjoy official services in the future, and for their own interests, they came to Apple's door to protest, hoping to use this way to force Jobs to cancel the previous decision, which is also normal."

Although he knew what was going on, Xiao Ding still shook his head: "But I still can't understand it." ”

No wonder Xiao Ding thinks so, he still has that logic, no matter whether Apple continues the newton handheld computer project or cuts the newton handheld computer project, it is Apple's own business, and Apple naturally has its own considerations, the last project of the company is to make money, is it possible that this project has lost money and continues to persevere? There is no such reason! What these people are doing is unreasonable.

Lin Zheng was quite curious about what Jobs would do, and originally planned to go in to visit Jobs, but now he was not in a hurry, and found a place directly opposite the protest crowd and the gate of Apple's headquarters, sat down casually, and waited to see a good show.

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The crowd at the door of the company protesting against his decision to cut Newton's handheld computer project, Jobs naturally knew it at the first time, and the first time he heard the news, Jobs's face became ugly!

He's not stupid, how long has it been since he made the decision to scrap the Newton PDA project? Supposedly, these practices are trade secrets and need to be kept highly confidential, so how can this news be known to these users of Newton PDAs? There is only one reason, this news was deliberately disseminated, and who would do it? Jobs couldn't think of anyone else who would do that other than the guys on Newton's PDA project team.

"Jobs, you don't have to worry about those people outside, I'll just go down and deal with it, the emotions of those people below don't seem to be very stable, so you don't want to go down." Brian deserves to be an old friend of Jobs, and he still thinks about his old friend at this time...... It's full of true love.

"No, I have to go down!" Facing the worried eyes of his old friend, Jobs shook his head slowly but firmly: "These people are here for me, and to some extent, they are also the most committed users of our products, although we are in need of saving the company, we must eliminate the Newton PDA project, but we must obtain their understanding, Brian, you help me prepare a batch of coffee and desserts, I want to have a good chat with them......" (To be continued...... r1292

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