Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

"It was a very good memory. At that time, we didn't have so many messy pursuits. Bringing a bottle of Coke and a piece of pizza every day, and having a computer for us to click on is the greatest happiness!"

"No, it can't be said that there is no dream. The dream is to have a computer of our own. So, we have Trof-O-Data"

"Although Trof-O-Data failed, these experiences also gave us the basis for everything later. For example, our personal computer, such as the little octopus"

"But gradually, as Microsoft became more and more formalized, I felt that we have been doing some things in the most inefficient way. For example, Bill, he should engage in technology. Of course, Bill, I It’s not that the Microsoft you lead is not good, but that your talent lies in technology, do you understand?”

"If you specialize in technical updates, you can do much better than me!"

After recalling the past with a smile, Paul's complexion changed, he looked at Carter and the two with some seriousness and some trepidation, and talked about the present:
"As for Carter, it is obvious that he is more successful than us in business! I hope that the business leadership can be handed over to Carter in the future."

"After I leave, you will be the decision makers of Microsoft's new generation. I hope to see the situation where you perform your duties, and gradually discover the bright spots in each other, and then recognize each other, and..."

"I don't disapprove of anyone, Paul!"

Gates' muffled voice interrupted Paul's words:
"I admit that Carter may be better than me in terms of business operations and experience. But you can see that he was fine before, but then? As the second largest shareholder of Microsoft, we are all busy, but he is."

"He has his own business too, Bill! Besides, the day-to-day management can be left to Steve!"

Even without Carter's own excuse, Paul smoothed things over for Carter:
"The role of the decision-maker is to choose the most correct and suitable direction among the key choices, that's all! I think Carter is far better than you at this point!"

"His value is not in the fact that today he processed a few documents, mediated a few employee disputes, or negotiated a few operating system orders. Just like when we were fighting for the IBM order before, his presence can Let us have a lot of choices, his value is here!"

"It's also like the matter of DOS. When we didn't pay much attention to it and felt that there was no need to pay the buyout cost for such a sloppy work, a substitute for CP/M, he was also keenly aware of the value of DOS and made a decisive move. Buy it, and later facts have proved that Carter's judgment is not wrong!"

"Bill, you have to know that compared with us, Carter is basically a layman among laymen in the computer field. He doesn't know what code, what architecture, what language logic, but he can realize what it can solve in terms of functionality. question, and whether it is irreplaceable, so as to make your own value judgment!"

"I sometimes think that this kind of thing may sometimes really require a non-computer professional to do it. Because he will not be like us. When he sees a new product, his first reaction is not to think about it. Its use and applicable scenarios, but to see if its code logic is correct, to see if it has any bugs”…

Paul's bragging made Carter blush a little. To be honest, the price he paid for the DOS copyright was just familiar, and it was too low!
With the idea of ​​hitting two shots with or without dates, I decided to make a wave
I just thought about it and followed Paul's train of thought.

The daily management work is handed over to Steve Ballmer, who is also a top student at Harvard, so there should be no problem.And I just make some directional decision-making issues for Microsoft, so it seems that this job is not impossible.
After all, I still know about the famous Windows XP, 95 and so on.Including, Windows itself, this visual graphical operating system
Oh, right!

The most important accessory to match this kind of system is also the key accessory that really makes personal PC enter thousands of households. It seems that I haven't seen it yet: the mouse!
This seems to be an opportunity for bargain hunting
After frowning thoughtfully, Carter temporarily put this question behind his mind
"Paul, stop praising me. Although I am confident that I can do what you want, I feel that as a person with self-knowledge, it is not enough for me alone."

"Bill's role cannot be ignored, and the same goes for Steve, Kay Nisi and others. A company that wants to create brilliance must be a united company."

Carter put down the knife and fork in his hand, and said more seriously:
"Bill, my words may not sound good, but I hope you can listen to them. Our personalities are very different, and we even have a little conflict, but I don't think this means that we must not cooperate!"

"I hope I can have an open and honest talk with you about our division of responsibilities and how to deal with problems when we encounter differences of opinion. How do you feel?"

"I have no problem! I also said that I am not targeting you as a person. It is just that you do things a lot of times, and it is really acceptable for me to hand over so many shares to you. Simply put, I think you are Getting something for nothing! Although capital is like this, as a strategic partner, I don’t feel that you are continuing to play the role that a strategic partner should have!”

"OK, I admit that I really didn't care much about Microsoft in the past. Now that you have said this, we are in the future. You can see what I do!"

"uh-huh."

Gates nodded noncommittally.
A small breakthrough, but not many ice-breaking behaviors, fell into Paul's eyes, and the smile on the latter's face couldn't help but brighten up:

"That's great! This is the atmosphere we should have in our team! I've never felt that my Octopus is so close to me!"

"Hahaha, you should take a good rest and recover from your illness!"

After stopping Paul's hand from touching the wine glass, Carter replied with a smile, and then, it was time to talk about business:
"Bill, as Paul just said, we will hand over the administration of daily affairs to Steve. We can participate as supervisors, what do you think?"

"Okay, I have no objection! Steve, he is a very reliable manager."

"Okay, in this case, several key authorities in business: personnel rights, financial rights, and administrative management rights, will be handed over to Steve, and we, as decision makers, will have the future

"About technology change, or the direction of technology research and development, including the management of technical teams, Bill, you have the final say. Of course, in the business plan I made, if there are technical products that are needed, I also hope that you can Cooperate with me and lead the technical team to make it."

"Don't worry, I won't mention that kind of exaggerated product demand that we can't develop at all with our current technical strength!"