Chapter 631 The Bastard Who Robbed the Future
William White doesn't care what others think. His main job now is to accelerate the progress of the Internet. While those great gods are still confused, there are still cheap picks.
The Netscape browser has been upgraded again, and the search function has been added. Although it is a relatively rudimentary kind, there is no so-called smart matching. Even so, it still set off a huge wave in the IT industry.
It's hard to say how useful search engines are to the Internet. At least the effect of this advertisement is very obvious.
Say no to others now. It was Tim Berners Lee who invented this thing. It's also full of circles.
Because of this change, it was beyond his expectation. He's clearly become famous overnight. All kinds of praise are overwhelming.
John Bull was shocked to find that they were not some high-tech desert either. There is actually a great god in my own home. But why don't you know it at all?
The bastards of Fleet Street, although they have no morals. But this kind of thing that can show their sense of existence, they will never let it go.
Ever since, the British media began to tout collectively, and the Internet craze began to spread to the hinterland of Europe.
Some large enterprises and institutions responded quickly. The feeling now is that if your business doesn't get a website. Basically belong to backward enterprises.
Big Blue and Hewlett-Packard soon discovered that the servers they produced were already in short supply. This demand is also gradually expanding.
Actually got such a big benefit. Why don't you hurry up and add a fire?
The slogan of the Internet is, stay at home, embrace the world. Tim Berners-Lee didn't come up with this slogan. He is still in a state of confusion.
Later generations commented that 1991 was the first year of the Internet, and that Tim Berners-Lee was the father of the Internet.
Some people support this evaluation and some people oppose it. At least William White supports it. He believes that Tim Berners-Lee's contribution to the world far exceeds that of Einstein.
At that time, someone mentioned Edison, but the richest man was very arrogant and angry. Edison was just a successful businessman. His contribution to the world is negative. A thief who steals other people's inventions.
These remarks immediately aroused violent repercussions. Anyway, GM is jumping and cursing. Because this old guy is their ancestor.
William White was not used to them, a lot of data and materials were thrown out, which immediately made GM speechless.
In fact, GM is very clear that this product belittles Edison and elevates Tesla's status. Just to promote his Tesla cars. Let's not mention these things for the time being.
overnight. High-tech companies seem to be dealing with the Internet. If your company doesn't have a webpage or something, you won't be ashamed to say hello to people when you go out.
Without a search engine, you really don't know what to do with the Internet. It's nothing more than fighting with people on the forum. If you can watch some news, that's all.
With this thing, it is different. As the number of websites increases, all kinds of information are flooded. If you want to find what you need immediately, you really need the help of this thing.
"Andy, what do you think of this Internet?"
"Old man, there is no doubt that this is a great invention. The room for development is far greater than the previous BBS. Look at those computer manufacturers, they are already crazy."
Intel is naturally very happy with the surge in computer users. However, they also have a sense of crisis. That William White is too jumpy. After this wave of market conditions, the valuation of the White system may rise again.
IT giants have different ideas, but Wall Street has different interpretations. They saw a new industry, a different one.
So-called portals like NBC Online are worth far more than ordinary enterprise-level sites.
This is different from the company website, where there are news and free mailboxes. There are even links to other sites. Most importantly, it has its own profit model.
Whether it is a paid mailbox or an advertisement push, this thing is profitable. The cutest thing is that as the number of users increases, this kind of profit also spirals upwards.
Of course, they were not the only ones who saw the problem. The sudden rise in the stock price had already explained the problem.
Looking at the rising stocks, a group of bigwigs couldn't help complaining. Nima, this kid has been unlucky for two days, and this is considered a turnaround.
Fuck, we're still lying in the pit, which is really annoying. It's unreasonable for something like a joke to be at the forefront of the times.
"Boss, you may need to formulate a share placement plan. The number of outstanding shares in the market is already very low."
"The original plan was next year, but now it seems that new shares need to be issued. Filson, do you think it is better for strategic investors to subscribe, or direct market transactions."
"Half and half, you need at least 15% of the shares."
"The current stock price can basically reflect the current situation of the company. That's it, we will cooperate with whoever has favorable underwriting conditions."
William White didn't care too much about losing his absolute holding. After this reduction, he and his family fund still control 35% of the shares.
This ratio is already very high, and at the right time, it still needs to reduce its holdings. A shareholding ratio of less than 20% is in line with the interests of multiple parties.
"By the way, Filson, what is IBM up to lately? I haven't heard about it for a long time."
"The response was relatively slow, and there was no positive response to our sound card and graphics accelerator card."
"Pride and Prejudice? Keep playing like this and they'll die."
"Yes, boss, the three major rating agencies have all given negative reviews. They are not bad, and Wang An Computer directly lowered the rating."
"Still struggling with the word processor?"
"Yes, they stubbornly refuse to change. Those so-called computers are more like typewriters that are one size bigger."
"Old Wang didn't choose a successor, his son doesn't know what to do."
Having said that, William White also started to have a headache. It is easy to point out the country and inspire the words, but it is also troublesome if the matter falls on one's own head.
All the good things have been lost by him, and when his sons and daughters take over, they can only be the king of success.
Tsk tsk, is this the punishment for robbing the future?
"confirmed?"
"Yes, boss, this Netscape company is indeed under the name of William White's daughter."
Bill Gates is dizzy, if it's the little one, isn't he still breastfeeding now?
"The little one?"
"Yes, there are sources claiming that the richest man rearranged his will.
However, the specific situation is unknown, they are all trust companies with various names, and we can't find relevant records.
We learned about Netscape because this trust company was named after his daughter. "
"Tsk, Athena, Axo, does this guy think of himself as Zeus?"
Classmate Bill can complain, but his subordinates dare not. If there is anything against William White, it is his children. You say that he is usually fine, at most you just laugh it off, if you make fun of his family, hehe, you will die worse than a pig.
"What about patents? Usually, he will set up many obstacles." Although he knew it would be like this, Bill Gates still planned to ask.
"Boss, very complicated patent settings, it is difficult for us to bypass."