Chapter 22 The Tangled Giant

Chapter 22 The Tangled Giant

With the high-profile joining of Wang An Computer, the two IT giants are very entangled. They both have a huge corporate structure, which is not so easy to change.

Big Blue is very entangled, they are very uncertain whether they want to join the personal PC or not.

They all understand the purpose of White software. Although it is not powerful, it is amazing enough.

Minicomputers are still spinning in the database, and they have already set off a revolution. Many of their users have begun to use personal PCs, which makes the two giants really unable to sit still.

If this matter happened after 2000, the solution would be very simple. If you directly acquire Apple and White Software, as long as your price is high enough, you will succeed.

If the two companies are stubborn, they will use various means to squeeze and poach the backbone of the company. For this level of recruitment, let alone ordinary employees, the founders of the company may run away.

Not in this era. The Ministry of Justice is not easy to bully. If you dare to do this, they will definitely tear your company into pieces.

Since they can't buy it, Big Blue can only find another way. They actually have a plan, and now it's just a little bit ahead of schedule.

They can be entangled. Small companies such as Tang Di and Komodo will not wait any longer. Wang An Computer has been involved in microcomputers. If they don't work hard, they will die.

Before White Software came out, the status of software companies was very weak, and in the IT industry, their importance was far less than that of hardware manufacturers.

Things are much better now, and the notion that software is dispensable isn't said anymore, unless you want to prove yourself an idiot.

Prior to this, the positioning of this so-called microcomputer was problematic, and the target customers were not clear, causing salesmen to get lost.

Now there is no such problem, you can go directly to sweep the building, and many customers still call to inquire. If you still can’t sell your products in this way, you should stop being a salesman as soon as possible, this job is not suitable for you.

Accurate market positioning is very important. When Apple was first founded, individual PC enthusiasts were their goals, and corporate customers were not the focus.

Their choice is obviously wrong. When there was no White software, their main customers were small and medium-sized enterprises, let alone now, it would be an idiot to stick to the original position.

Although Qiao Dashen is very arrogant, he has no enmity with Meidao. Anyway, he didn't make the second-generation Apple machine, as long as he makes money.

God Joe of this era is the vanguard of the counterculture, and he doesn't think much of Whitesoft, he's just a lucky kid, and it's up to his buddies to change the world.

God Joe is an outstanding representative of the beat generation. The old guys obviously don't like him very much, especially the Wall Street elite, who are really tired of this guy.

They are obviously not interested in anti-mainstream products, and the current Apple II is a good product, which is a very good product.

Qiao Dashen didn't appreciate it, he thought this product was a compromise to the mainstream market, and he needed more cool products. He also doesn't want to increase the promotion of the second-generation machine, thinking that the current situation is good, and it is more important to increase the development of new products.

But it's a pity that what he said doesn't count. Talents like Markkula are the leaders. Since Joe is talented, it's better to send him to develop new products, and he won't be allowed to participate in marketing.

"Fuber, let's go back to Texas. There's nothing else going on here for the time being. Take a break and the matter of Baiyin can be settled."

"Okay, master, I'm going to book a plane ticket."

"Well, I'll arrange Tom's work again, and nothing else will matter."

As expected, Tom was born as a salesman. He implemented William White's plan very well, and White Software quickly became famous. Except for those in the industry who knew that they were young, the outside world had already regarded them as industry benchmarks.

The investment bank wanted to invest, but it was rejected. White Software does not reject cooperation, but it is unwilling to cooperate now. The investment window will open in a year, and it is expected to provide 10% of the shares to the market.

offer?

Valuation?

Sorry, you have greatly underestimated our value, and we are not interested in knowing your current quotation. After a year, you will know how wrong you are.

They ran into an arrogant boss, and the investment bank wanted to cry, but they had never seen anything like this before. They had no interest in listening to quotations, and they had no intention of continuing the negotiation.

William White is not crazy. The current valuation is in the range of 20 million US dollars. He is not interested in this price. He really has no shortage of funds of 1 to 2 million US dollars.

Now that the company is developing well, it is very necessary to have a piece of land of its own. Now the land in Silicon Valley is relatively cheap, and it will be expensive to buy in the future, and you can't buy the core area.

Seeing the factory plan of White Software, everyone can only express their admiration, but they just don't understand, what's the use of such a large site if you are a software developer.

A large number of reporters gathered in San Francisco. They all hoped to get an interview opportunity, but unfortunately they were one step too late. William White had already returned to Texas, so they could only interview the CEO of White Software.

After leaving the farm for more than a month, there has not been much change here. The only thing that has changed may be that there are more agricultural machinery.

Because the grape plantation needs to expand, although I don't understand the reason, expansion is always pleasant, let alone the expansion of the surrounding farms, it is already very reluctant to maintain the status quo.

When he returned to his farm, he was naturally in a very happy mood. He was too busy during this time, and he also needed to adjust his state.

"Master, the boy from the Bush family will come over tomorrow, would you like to receive him?"

"Ha! Is this a drunkard coming? Of course we need to be received."

"Okay, master, I'll tell them."

"Forbe, make the arrangements richer. I haven't seen him for a few days."

Uncle Fu left, and the Bushu family had a good relationship with his family. When his family encountered a crisis, the Bushu family did not make trouble.

The farmers in Texas are actually very cliquey, and they are somewhat rebellious in character. If the relationship is not good, they can fight directly, and they will not do black hands like the Hunter family.

Although the Bushu family is a political family, its economic strength is still very strong. Not only does it have a large farm, but the family's oil business is also very good.

Although the economic power is not comparable to that of the White family, they are a political family, and too many assets may become a drag.

Their reason for coming, William White, generally knows that Texas is the stronghold of elephants. The White family is not pro-elephant.

This is actually a tradition. The only time I stood in a team was in the Civil War, and I lost a lot in the end. Since then, the White family has not been involved in either side.

If William White was a second-generation ancestor, no one would care too much about it. The situation is obviously different now, and no one will ignore his influence anymore.