Chapter 255： Crisis of the Giants

He sold his shares in Netscape and left with only a small amount of money. It was forced by the situation and he had to do it. Paul felt very unwilling.

Since Xu Ang made him unhappy, he would return it.

"I want the Chinese people to know whose territory is here."

As an American, he suffered the loss of Xu Ang, a Chinese teenager, on the territory of the United States. Paul couldn't bear it.

As soon as he suffered a loss, he would immediately take revenge. It was not that Paul was conceited, but that he had the confidence to make him dare to do so.

This confidence is nothing but Microsoft.

As a company that has seen the embryonic form of a business empire, Microsoft's terror is gradually emerging. As its shareholder and one of the members of the general meeting of shareholders, Paul doesn't need to do much. He only needs to show his feelings for Xu Ang. Dissatisfied, someone will naturally take action for him.

What Paul didn't expect was that when he packed up and returned to Microsoft to make a statement at the shareholders' meeting, he found that the atmosphere of today's meeting was extremely heavy.

"We're in trouble, Paul."

Bill said so.

His expression was so solemn that Paul had a bad premonition.

As it turns out, Paul's hunch was right, and Microsoft was in trouble, and it wasn't ordinary trouble.

A light and thin laptop computer was put in front of shareholders by Bill, and Bill pointed to it and said: "I believe everyone knows what this is. Yes, it is a new product of the fruit company, a notebook named IMAC. computer."

"Because of the performance that far exceeds similar products, the eye-catching design, and the most important point - light enough and thin enough, this product has been selling like crazy in less than a week after its launch."

"Even if its price is as high as $8,000, no one can stop its charm."

"Except for those who really can't get that much dollars."

"Look everyone, this is a survey I asked the company to do. Ninety-eight percent of mid-to-high-end customers have replaced their laptops, and the remaining two percent are hesitant. And they hesitate. The reason is the topic of today's conference, and the crisis we have to face."

It has already made Bill use the word crisis. While Paul felt the seriousness of the matter, he also began to wonder what could threaten Microsoft on this laptop of Fruit Company.

This is Microsoft, a company that is about to build its own business empire. Everyone is sure that it is destined to be a great Microsoft. What else can threaten it?

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, Bill was very satisfied.

This is what he wants, otherwise, if everyone doesn't pay attention, it may have an unpredictable impact on the next response.

Powering up the IMAC, Bill pointed to the changing display and said, "Gentlemen, look here, what did you find?"

Some people are at a loss, this is responsible for administrative manpower and other aspects.

Some people were horrified, because they understand technology and products.

"This is not our window!"

Bill nodded and said solemnly: "That's right, the fruit company's laptop doesn't use our Plague to Death Windows operating system, but another operating system developed by itself."

"That sly guy Steve, he didn't mention this at the fruit company's product launch, deliberately obscured such important information and selling points. What is the purpose of his concealment, I think everyone here will use you That clever brain already has the answer."

"I know that guy Steve too well, he's targeting us, we're Microsoft, and he's never given up on the idea of ​​replacing us, like he did when he was running the big banana boat. His goal It never changed, he always wanted to kill us and replace us with greatness."

Bill was angry.

This guy Steve is too vengeful, isn't it because he didn't ask himself to take some of his stuff and use it on Microsoft? It's been so many years, and you still hold on to this matter.

Can't be a little more generous as a human being?

Everything looks at the money, hand in hand to make a lot of money, and the past grievances will let it go away from now on. Isn't that bad, why bother to seek justice for yourself.

When Steve was in charge of the Big Banana Boat, he was a formidable enemy of Microsoft. In the past few years, he was swept away by capital. After losing this opponent, Microsoft gradually gained momentum and was about to take off. But I don't want this guy to shoot back and stab people to death.

"This matter is very tricky, IMAC is very popular with mid-to-high-end customers. Look at this data, 98%, how shocking. Except for a small number of our users who are worried about the inconvenience caused by changing the operating system, they are still watching. , and everyone else chose the fruit company without exception. You should understand what will happen once the market is driven by these people, and a trend is formed. If people are used to using the fruit company's operating system, it will be very difficult for us Microsoft What does it mean?"

With a heavy punch on the table, Bill said viciously: "We, we must not let Steve succeed. Microsoft is destined to be great, not falling at the feet of its opponents when it is about to take off to achieve the greatness of another company. "

"So, how to solve it?"

someone asked softly.

"That's why I called this meeting. As shareholders of the company, we have to figure out a way to get through this together."

When you say that, you actually mean that you didn't think of a good way.

The people in the conference room knew that Steve had become cunning. Instead of confronting Microsoft, he was sneaking a cold shot, trying to quickly occupy the market before Microsoft noticed.

Infuriatingly, he did.

The fruit company first stocked up with all their might, ignoring its own financial pressure, and then quietly occupied the market. By the time Bill found something was wrong, they had already completed their expansion in the mid-to-high-end market.

The sorrow of being a software company is fully revealed at this time. Even if it is as strong as Microsoft, if the hardware platform does not catch you, you can only stare blankly.

Damn, where did that stubborn Steve go?

"The strength of the fruit company is that we have both our own computers and our own operating systems. We have both software and hardware, and both hands are hard enough."

Xu Ang and Steve are having lunch.

Compared with the anxiety and solemnity of Bill and other Microsoft shareholders, Xu Ang and Steve are much more cheerful and active here.

"Bill must be thinking **** us now." Steve smiled smugly, "but he can't."

Xu Ang asked him, "Is there any problem with Intel?"

"I admit that Microsoft's influence is very large but the fruit company that is rising at a speed visible to the naked eye, plus the original influence of the big banana boat, is not necessarily weaker than it. Intel will not be for Bill Offend us, after all, we are Intel's real customers, and Bill and the others are just guys who can be replaced. Those software guys, can they provide Intel with an order for even a single chip?"

Dude, you are floating.

Xu Ang silently cut the steak on the plate, and let Steve be proud of it first. At least he has just fulfilled his dream of returning home, so let him do this dream a little longer. After all, once the announcement of the merger of the two companies came out, it was hard to say whether Steve could still be so proud.

Having lunch at the same table, I eat a lot more than you - you think I eat at the same time as you, but you don't know that I have packed several dishes in advance.

Critical hits from partners are the deadliest.

"Let's drink to our glorious tomorrow, Steve."