Netscape CEO Mark Murphy. Mr. Anderson posted a piece of news today. By this week at the latest, they will release a new instant messaging software. The software is tentatively named Netscape Communications BATE Edition, and Netscape promises that they will release an official version of the software by July. ”

The news was reported on the news channel on Yahoo's homepage with a bold headline. Judging from the feedback from the messages on the Internet, it is obvious that many Netscape diehards have said that they want to try to use it. After all, Netscape can be said to have ushered in a new era of the Internet, and this Promethean image is very easy to win people's favor.

"Mark. Is Anderson crazy? Shao Shiming dragged the mouse and quickly read the news. Then he said in disbelief: "We have registered hundreds of patents for IM software, and they can't get around them all so quickly." And there are penalty cases in this area, and we can win the lawsuit 100 percent, unless all the justices in the United States are his father! ”

Zhou Shuo sat next to him, watching the news and rubbing his forehead in distress. I thought that victory was finally in sight, but who would have thought that I would let the cooked duck fly in my mouth. It is impossible to say that he is not depressed in his heart. It has been more than two months since I came out of the country in April. Many of Pan Han Group's projects in China have already progressed to a critical moment. However, in order to raise funds, he had to go to the other side of the ocean, how could he not be in a hurry.

He shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Mark. Anderson was shrewd, and Bill wanted to bring the war to his turf. And what he is doing now is to nip the threat in the bud. The Internet is the backyard of Netscape. ”

"So what do we do? You can't just let people knock on your door. Isn't it a netscape, let's give them some color and see. Shao Shiming waved his arm and said.

Zhou Shuo nodded with a sneer. Gritted his teeth and said: "Bill thinks that we will definitely not be able to withstand the offensive of Netscape, and we will have to pick up a bargain for him when the time comes." Mark. Anderson, on the other hand, was emboldened. People are not afraid to meet you in court at all, the big deal is to lose money. As long as Netscape is successfully listed, it is enough to pay a six-ear IM. But do they really think I'm a mud guy at Six Ears Software? Tiger doesn't wield, you and I are hellokitty? ”

“hellokitty？ What is that? Shao Shiming was stunned and asked inexplicably.

"Don't worry about the details." Zhou Shuo patted the table and said, "Whether it's Microsoft or Netscape, since the bullying is coming, we shouldn't hide our skills." How's the development of the six-ear browser project? ”

"It's been done a long time ago." Shao Shiming said excitedly: "When it is used with the ERP system. The entire browser has begun to take shape, and the core technology is ready-made. As long as it is redesigned, it is easy to come up with a commercial product. ”

The so-called six-ear browser is actually the client that the ERP system has been using. With a browser/server ERP system, the client is effectively a browser. It's just that the support for commercial applications has been strengthened, and there are many dedicated description languages, which are not very effective for Internet sites. This is also the reason why although ERP systems are becoming more and more widely used, ERP browsers are not renowned.

Zhou Shuo advised: "That's good, its editor should also speed up the development progress." If you don't have a companion editor. Our browser is a gun without bullets. ”

Shao Shiming patted his chest and said with a heroic smile: "Don't worry, my colleagues have not been idle for a day in the past two months, just to develop the editor as soon as possible." Before July. I promise to get the finished product out. ”

"After this battle, we can go home." Zhou Shuo patted him on the shoulder and said sincerely: "Is it standing or going back on your stomach." It's up to you. ”

"I won't let you down." Shao Shiming nodded vigorously.

In response to the news of Netscape's development of communication software, Zhou Shuo also quickly launched a counterattack. And at this time, the benefits of owning 30 percent of Yahoo shares. It manifests itself.

In addition to the download link of the six-ear IM on Yahoo's homepage, there was soon a download link for the six-ear browser. Although Yahoo doesn't hype it much. But anyone with a bit of brain can see that this is a riposte to Netscape's announcement of Netscape Communications.

Although the growth momentum of six-ear IM is very fast, Netscape is already an absolute hegemon in the browser field. This kind of rookie challenge to the hegemon quickly ignited the gossip passion of netizens.

Although it is generally not favored, the news of the launch of the browser by Six Ears Software Company still spreads rapidly. Mark, who had been closely watching the response of Six Ears Software, had long been watching. Anderson, almost immediately, got the program of the six-eared browser. A dedicated product analysis team was quickly assembled to conduct a detailed analysis of the browser.

"What's the conclusion, does it use our patents, and does it pose a threat to the Netscape browser market?" Mark. Anderson eagerly grabbed the leader of the analysis team and asked eagerly.

The team leader placed a thick stack of papers on the mark. On the desk, Anderson said with a tired expression: "Judging from the current research, this software does not use our Netscape's patented technology, and the support for most of the current web pages is relatively poor. This is a different effect of using a six-ear browser and a netscape browser to access the same website......"

The team leader took two screenshots out of the report and put them in the shoes of Mark. Anderson's front. It can be clearly found that many of the effects that can be achieved on the Netscape browser have become a mess on the six-ear browser, and even the source code is directly displayed.

Group leader see Mark. Anderson nodded, and continued: "From these two pictures, it can be seen that our patent barriers are effective. In order to avoid touching our patents, the six-ear browser had to drop support for many special effects. But on the other hand, this browser has a lot of groundbreaking features, such as online collection, history browsing, and no image mode, which are all very new and useful features. But what we think is the biggest problem is this ......."

"Style sheets?" Mark. Anderson said for some reason, "What is this?" ”

The team leader said hesitantly: "The relevant technology is still being analyzed, and from what I have learned so far, it seems to be an external style design file, which can describe the format of the web page in a unified manner." ”

"Wait, I don't quite understand." Mark. Anderson interrupted him and asked, "So the content and format of the web page are separated, and the web page no longer needs to describe the style of the content, but downloads a separate style file?" ”

Mark. Anderson is the founder of Netscape Browser, but with just a few words, he quickly grasped the key points of the external stylesheet. The so-called style sheet is to save the styles used by the entire website as a separate file. It is then linked to a web page file, which separates content from style. Styles that would otherwise require a cumbersome and lengthy description can be easily invoked with a short element name. No matter how many times a style is used, there only needs to be one description in the stylesheet, which can greatly reduce the size of the page.

The use of style sheets not only reduces the memory footprint and speeds up the loading of web pages, but also makes it easier to manage and change styles. Historically, its emergence has even formed a second revolution in the form of web page expression.

The team leader nodded and said affirmatively, "That's right, that's what it means." To use the term defined in the six-ear browser, it is CascadingStyleSheets, or CSS for short. ”

"With this technique, the file size of the web page can be reduced by half as much as it is now, right?" Mark. Anderson swallowed and asked worriedly.

The team leader nodded in horror and said, "If you can put the CSS file on your local computer, you can only retrieve this file when you visit the website, and the bandwidth savings will be considerable." ”

"It's a genius design!" Mark. Anderson muttered to himself, "Why didn't I think of ......"

"So, what about the conclusion?" Mark. Anderson leaned on the table, stared at the team leader and asked, "Do you think this browser is a threat to the Netscape browser market?" ”

"We don't think it's a threat for the time being, as there are still very few pages that support this stylesheet. From the current stage of the website, the use of Netscape Browser is overwhelming. ”

Mark. Anderson breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with relief: "Fortunately, we have occupied the market, what the hell is this six-eared company, how can there always be unexpected products." If they preemptively attack, maybe there will be no Netscape browser or anything. ”

This is the charm of monopolies in computer technology, from operating systems to instant messaging to web browsers. Almost every computer company is chasing a monopoly. This is because in the field of computers, once standards are formed and huge application resources are available, it is difficult to shake its hegemony. They don't even have to wield weapons with patent barriers, as long as there is no one to develop resources for new products, no matter how good they are, heroes are useless.

"But as time goes on, there will definitely be more and more ...... sites that support this kind of presentation," said the team leader with some concern.

Mark. Anderson smiled happily, "Yes, but don't forget that we are the dominant player in the browser market now, and this is our territory." ”

He triumphantly announced: "If you want to mix in this market, you have to abide by my rules." (To be continued......)