Hewlett-Packard is the largest electronics and computer company in the United States and even the world, and one of the world's top 500 companies.

The company was founded in 1939.

In the entire computer industry, it is also an absolute old giant enterprise, and in the face of such a powerful company, Jax does not dare to slack off in the slightest.

At the door, behind the salesperson.

A middle-aged man in a suit walked in and said with a smile: "I was wandering around the computer dealership and happened to see this gentleman demonstrating your "Origin" operating system, and I was deeply attracted at that time. ”

"I heard that you are the owner of this software, so I rushed over immediately, and if the price is right, we plan to pre-install this system on every computer!"

Jax was stunned.

Hewlett-Packard is interested in our software?

That's a big order!

He forcibly pressed his pounding heart, walked around the desk, and excitedly reached out to the other party.

This moment.

The hands of the two were tightly clasped together.

Bill walked through the door of the company in a happy mood.

He had good reason to be in a good mood, because he had designed an operating system that had been an unprecedented success!

Reminiscing about the past, all kinds of past.

Bill couldn't help but feel a little sad.

In the early days, Microsoft was still a small ant, relying on the random tying of the blue giant, and only then did it grow up with a purchased MS-DOS (disk operating system).

From that moment on, Bill had the ambition to design a Windows software that was independent of the DOS operating system.

From Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Microsoft has been working in this direction, and he has achieved unprecedented success.

In the process, he miraculously became the richest man in the world.

Although later, because of the antitrust case, Microsoft suffered a heavy blow in the financial market.

But he was not discouraged.

Immediately concentrate key personnel and devote themselves to the research and development of next-generation products.

Up to now, Windows XP is the fifth generation operating system.

Both the security and the interface are also the strongest ever.

He hired a total of forty-six software engineers, and at the most nervous time, even he himself had to go into battle in person.

During the three-year development of the XP system, six design directors and four product managers were dismissed due to poor management and slow progress!

The hardships of this design, and the pressure on his heart, can be imagined.

Even if he tried his best and kept making promises to the public.

But he has also repeatedly broken his promises.

In the end, due to his repeated jumps, Microsoft's operating system of this generation was ridiculed by the news media as: "Bill's blowing big bubble"!

They also used the pattern of bubbles in the newspaper to describe the Windows software to distinguish it from the hardware.

In those days, Bill was really living like a year, and he couldn't even sleep well at night.

Finally, the hard work paid off.

The fifth version of the Windows software is finally complete!

Under the huge advertising money, before Christmas, Windows XP was finally officially released, and at a rate of 3,000 units per day, it was released to the world at a rapid rate!

Moreover, this sales record is still being broken!

Based on this sales performance, it is expected that by the middle of next year, it will be expected to exceed the sales of one million units!

The well-known computer magazine PC Magazine praised the operating system, writing in its column: "When we were writing our annual report for 2001, October 25 was a particularly memorable day, when Microsoft launched its fifth-generation operating system, Windows XP, heralding a new era for personal computers!" ”

Other professional computer journals have also followed suit and published a series of articles full of praise for Windows XP.

A senior computer expert said that the XP system has completely detached itself from DOS and created its own graphical interface.

This is an epoch-making initiative!

In the face of praise from all walks of life, Bill was a little intoxicated.

Like leaven wine, slightly drunk.

It's overwhelming.

As soon as Windows XP came out, it means that Microsoft once again overwhelmed all operating systems and returned to the hegemony of the PC industry!

Bill was a little fluttering when he even took the road.

Therefore, when he walks into the company, he will greet the company's employees with a spring breeze on his face, and until half an hour after he enters the office, he is still immersed in this wonderful atmosphere.

Jingle bell~

Just then, the phone on his desk rang, waking Bill from his dream.

He smiled self-deprecatingly, how short is the time of happiness, and before you can recover, you will be ready to devote yourself to busy work again.

He reached for the phone: "Hello! I'm Bill. ”

On the other end of the phone, no one spoke for a long time, Bill fed a little strangely, and finally a man's deep voice came from there: "Bill, have you heard of a New York Internet technology company?" ”

"Nope! What's wrong? Are they forcibly selling you any web services? Do you want me to help you find someone and get rid of them? As soon as Bill heard that he was an editor of PC Magazine who knew him, he immediately joked.

However.

The editor snorted coldly and said, "Bill, it's nice to hear you speak to me in such a pleasant tone, but I think your good mood ends here." ”

"I advise you, it's better to inquire about this company as soon as possible! They've come up with a piece of software, and it's very, great! ”

With that, he hung up.

Bill stood still, listening to the busy sound on the phone, stunned for a moment, and a strong sense of fear suddenly surged in his heart.

The other party is a professional computer magazine editor, so naturally he will not be targeted for no reason.

He said that there was a software, and he called to tell himself that this software was obviously an operating system software!

Those damn competitors are not willing to fail!

They must have seen the huge profits in this market and were unwilling to be monopolized by us, so they endlessly launched various versions of software.

However, judging from their lack of publicity, such a quiet marketing move, it must be a lack of confidence in this software.

If so, we'll be able to defeat them!

At this time, Bill didn't have time to think about it, he immediately dialed the phone of the marketing department, and the phone rang for a long time, but no one answered at all.

Damn it! What the hell are those guys doing!

Are they all carried away by victory?

God, we're improving, and our opponents aren't sleeping!

Bill was furious and strode out of the office and went straight to the marketing department.

As soon as he got close to the door, he heard a fierce quarrel coming from inside, and the people in the marketing department seemed to be arguing fiercely about something.

In the middle of the words, he vaguely heard the word "Origin".

Bill took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the marketing department, and all the business people inside turned their heads, and the sound of the quarrel stopped abruptly.

The atmosphere in the office is obviously not right.

All of them had complicated faces.

It's hard to describe that kind of expression in words.

As soon as they saw the boss coming, everyone's eyes flickered, and they all secretly turned their eyes to the side.

It's so unbelievable!

When our competitors are struggling to catch up with them, we are so disunited internally, how should we deal with the opponent's pressing step by step?!

Bill's face tensed, his sharp gaze swept over the staff's face, after thinking about it, he still didn't blame them directly, but eased the tension in his heart and asked, "I heard, there is a company called New York Internet Technology?" Who knows about this company? ”

Swish~

Everyone who looked down at the floor and the scenery outside the window suddenly focused their eyes on Bill.

The panic in Bill's heart became stronger and stronger, but he had been through the storm for a long time, and as the richest man in the world, he was very calm, and his face did not show a trace of abnormality.

"So, you've all heard of this company? Why didn't they tell me that they had a software, a Windows operating system? ”

His eyes were fixed on the marketing manager.

The marketing manager also looked back at him, a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, and he immediately picked up a beautifully packaged carton from the table next to him and handed it to Bill.

Bill opens the paper drawer, which contains a floppy disk, as well as a CD.

On the outer packaging of the CD, an "8" logo is printed.

No, it's ∞.

There is also an English word "Origin" printed in color on it, which looks very elegant and generous against the blue background color.

When you hold it in your hand, you have a sense of luxury.

At least the material is good.

Bill looked at the figure-8 sign and felt as if he had seen it somewhere.

He tried hard to think about it, and finally remembered that he had asked someone to import a batch of Sony LCD monitors from the island country, and next to the "Sony" logo on it was such a pattern!

So, the other party is also a company that makes LCD screens?

No! This graphic still sounds familiar

Bill was a little irritated and scratched his hair, unable to remember for a moment where he had seen this figure.

His instincts told him that things weren't that simple.

(End of chapter)