Back To 1995

  Chapter 934 Leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade

  Misfortunes never come singly for Microsoft. Ever since they stepped into the big pit of the Internet, everything has gone wrong. First, they fought against Netscape, and finally killed Netscape, and then AOL Time Warner emerged.

Seeing AOL Time Warner scandal-ridden and overwhelmed, Microsoft thought it could breathe a sigh of relief. Who knew that the antitrust case was passed by Thomas Jackson, a federal judge who heard the Microsoft case. So the most critical moment since its establishment.

   If nothing else, the moment the antitrust verdict came out was the moment when the Microsoft empire collapsed.

   But as the "big villain" of the American technology industry, villains are often not so easy to kill, and the same is true for Microsoft.

If it is said that 99% of technology companies in the world hate the collapse of Nasdaq, then Microsoft is the remaining 1%. When the market value of trillions of dollars was wiped out, Microsoft was almost celebrating.

The collapse of Nasdaq made those who opposed Microsoft feel overwhelmed. The Federal Securities Commission, the Federal Department of Justice, etc., faced with the horrific American technology industry that was full of mud and rocks, they no longer dared to make a move. As for The splitting of Microsoft, which may hit the entire technology industry, has naturally been delayed.

   Now Microsoft has passed the most difficult time. If it had been split from the beginning, Microsoft would have no power to fight back. But now, after such a long time, Microsoft has regained its footing.

   It’s just that Microsoft is still doing everything in its power to get out, spending money on public relations frantically, issuing “coupons” state by state, just to get the locals to withdraw their lawsuits against Microsoft.

  In this federal presidential election, Microsoft is also throwing money like crazy. Whether it is the Donkey Party or the Elephant Party, Microsoft has donated a large sum of dollars. It is expected that the winner will give Microsoft a break and withdraw the antitrust charges against Microsoft.

Look at the hard life of Microsoft, and look at the praise of Song Yang by the major technology media. Song Yang even cut the leeks of General Electric. Bill Gates can only sigh with a sour taste when he sees these reports. .

   "Microsoft would also like to congratulate Bruno Song, Song has always been Microsoft's biggest ally in the Internet!

  Bruno Song is in charge of the American Internet Association, and the Bruno family has a close relationship with the Elephant Party. Bruno Song is also one of the biggest personal donors of the Little Cowboy this time.

  We need all supporters now. If we can get the support of Bruno Song, we can go one step further and get the support of the Elephant Party and the Little Cowboys! "

  Microsoft Legal Counsel Smith said at this time that he didn't care about the mood of his big benefactor. The most important thing now is to find ways to overturn the judgment signed by Thomas Jackson.

  Microsoft PR Department Todd also said at this time, "The current situation in the technology industry is very beneficial to Microsoft, and we cannot miss this opportunity!"

   “Hire more PR firms, lobby the 19 states that filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft, and get them to settle with Microsoft no matter what the cost.

  Compensation to AOL Time Warner, now AOL Time Warner is also in trouble, I heard that Jerry Levine is going to completely take charge of AOL Time Warner, he is not Case, he will not refuse Microsoft's compensation! "

Todd said dryly, "The class action lawsuit has been resolved and a settlement has been reached with AOL Time Warner. Whether it is the Elephant Party or the Donkey Party that wins, as long as the new leader supports us, we have a lot to gain in this antitrust case." Opportunity to overthrow, of course, before that, Microsoft needs to make some changes to completely change the public's impression of Microsoft..."

   Speaking of this, Todd, Smith, Microsoft's Ballmer and other executives looked at Bill Gates unconsciously.

Especially Ballmer, although he kept telling himself to calm down, he couldn't help but start to feel nervous. He didn't know how long he hadn't felt this kind of nervousness, but who could face the position of the head of a giant company like Microsoft? Can be indifferent, and Ballmer has never been so close to this position...

Bill Gates was unwilling, but he still sighed after all. He knew that his reputation was too bad. Who knows why this happened. You know, the amount of dollars he donated is the most in the history of America, but Almost no one thought him well.

   "I hope this method is useful, otherwise I won't let you go..."

  Bill Gates smiled in relief, and pointed his fingers at Todd, Smith and others, as if to settle accounts with them.

But Bill Gates knew that there was no chance. He retired, even if he could still control the board of directors of Microsoft, but he was no longer the same as when he was the president. It is reported that the era of Microsoft belonging to Bill Gates is over, but it does not matter whether he is still in the role of "consultant" and can control the entire Microsoft. In the future, it will only be the new Microsoft president who will appear in front of the public on behalf of Microsoft!

   "Let's post!"

   After teasing Todd and the others, Bill Gates waved his hand in a disinterested manner and let everyone leave the office.

   "Congratulations Ballmer!"

   "The new CEO of Microsoft!"

   After going out of Bill Gates' office, Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Myhrvold, Software Division President Elop and others all congratulated Ballmer.

  After Bill Gates "semi-retired", the only one who has the qualifications and ability to master Microsoft is Ballmer, a veteran of Microsoft, and everyone else is not qualified!

At night, when Song Yang flew back to San Jose, the villa was already full of noise. Even though Song Yang didn't specially send out an invitation to hold a party, there were still many Silicon Valley companies and celebrities from San Jose who came to congratulate, making the villa noisy endlessly.

   Not only was Song Yang regaining the controlling stake in ICQ, which excited the entire Silicon Valley, but Song Yang, who was born in the Internet, slashed General Electric this time, and even lifted the spirits of the entire technology industry.

In the past, those big companies, such as Disney, Viacom, IBM, Intel, etc., acquired Internet companies, but this time Song Yang did the opposite and cut off the leeks of General Electric. It was a huge shock, causing countless technology companies to feel that the game can still be played like this!

   "To the King of the Internet!"

Song Yanggang, Greck, Marcus, Kravis and others stepped into the villa, when they suddenly heard someone howl, and then countless people in the villa raised their wine glasses, Alcatel President Ertian, PayPal President Aya Len Swartz, Omidyar from eBay, Larry Page from Google, Qing Xie from Fortinet, and others all shouted, and the entire villa was full of voices for a while.

  Song Yang shook his head with a helpless smile, pointed at Gallo who had healed his voice first, then took the wine glass and held it up, "To the Internet, to Silicon Valley!"

   "Song, I can't imagine that Immelt will really sell these industries of General Electric!"

   Ertian said to Song Yang, also secretly touting his own financial backer, overpowering Immelt, the former head of the world's largest giant company.

  Eltian and others gathered here today, all wanting to get a share of the spoils that Song Yang brought back this time.

   "Song!"

  Song Yanggang chatted with Ertian, and came to Song Yang with a somewhat drunk Irene. Today, Irene seemed quite excited, and obviously drank a lot of wine.

  Looking at Irene's expression, Song Yang didn't know what she was thinking, so he had a drink with Irene, "We respect ICQ!"

Irene gulped it down. Although the media praised Irene as a wise decision to resign as president of ICQ before the Nasdaq collapsed, Irene was not reconciled. She was defeated by Edgar Bronfman Jr. Melt and the two teamed up to squeeze them away. Now that the feng shui is turning, Irene is going to go back with her!

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who were standing behind, were both a little worried. Apparently, Irene still preferred Google and ICQ to the latter, obviously wanting to regroup. Go back and take over as president of ICQ.

During this period of time, Larry Page and the others have experienced the feeling of leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade. With Irene, there is no need for them to worry about beauty, contacts, users, servers, publicity, etc., Irene It only takes one phone call to get it done, and they only need to do technology with peace of mind. Even Google is currently preparing to acquire a search company that has a long history with Google.

   But once Irene left Google, their family didn't know what Google would become, and how the next Google president would treat their union, which made the two of them quite worried for a while.

   At this time, Greg came over and whispered something to Song Yang. Larry Page was obviously taken aback when they saw Song Yang, and then walked into the villa with Greg and others.

   "Microsoft issued an important announcement at night. Bill Gates will no longer serve as the president of Microsoft from tomorrow, and the Microsoft board of directors will appoint a new president..."

  (end of this chapter)