Chapter 763? Arrogant Microsoft

On August 24th, 1995, the announcement and release of Whatever You Like came to an end. This song was dragged down by fans' suicide attempts and other negative news, as well as the dissatisfaction of some mainstream media. Suppressed at No. 2 on the B chart, the second week of release failed to reach the top as Daniel hoped, but the sales of the single were very high.

In the Netscape conference room, Song Ya leaned back on the back of the chair and snored.

Since he is about to go back to Chicago to go to school, the intensity of announcements this time is the highest since he entered the industry. He hurried on the road, ran announcements, went to talk shows, fan meetings, live performances, and news from time to time appeared in various media. He only slept three days a day. , Four hours, really exhausted.

Some Netscape executives who came to the meeting sat down silently without disturbing Dr. Chen's reminder.

"What's wrong with you APLUS, I just saw you on TV, singing at an event in San Francisco."

It wasn't until Netscape President Baxter and Mark Anderson walked into the conference room that Dr. Chen woke him up. Baxter asked, "Actually, there is no need for you to be present in person for today's meeting."

"I'm going to talk to Jim."

Song Ya yawned, "What about others?"

"He will come, but later, to watch Microsoft's Windows95 conference with us." Baxter replied.

Jim Clark's net worth has exceeded one billion, and he is gradually withdrawing from the front line of Netscape's management, and is beginning to set his sights on new venture capital projects.

"Okay, I'll wait for him."

Song Ya came here because he was on the way, and because he was worried about 3DFX's next round of financing and needed to ask Jim Clark for advice.

According to what Dr. Chen and Dr. Mei learned, 3DFX's 3D API Glide has been recognized by many game companies, and the acceleration chip is compatible with the current mainstream D3D and OpelGL open graphics libraries. In addition, I have just achieved success in Netscape. There are many people who are interested in the popular Fliggy.

But there is a problem at present, Microsoft will include a similar API called Windows Games SDK in his Windows95, or called DirectX 1.0, with the support of Microsoft's operating system, and Bill Gates has recently frequently criticized the founder of ID Software. people,

The genius game engine programmer John Carmack showed his favor, and Carmack also gave a very friendly response. Those investors began to hesitate again.

D3D is Microsoft's own, and OpelGL is dominated by SGI, a company founded by Jim Clark.

3DFX will soon be unable to pay the follow-up fees to the chip foundry. If the financing problem is not resolved immediately, once the capital chain for the production of the ES version of the 3D acceleration chip in October is broken, the company will be ruined immediately.

"The Netscape and 3DFX projects I'm involved in are both competing with Microsoft, which is really a headache."

Now I'm not in the mood to scold the three 3DFX liars. When Jim Clark arrives, Song Ya finds time to complain to him alone.

"That's how they are, relying on the high market share of their own operating system to reduce the dimensionality of competitors, so I am determined to overthrow them."

Jim Clark hated Microsoft, "If it's just for this matter, I will let SGI deepen the cooperation with 3DFX, and then help to endorse, but you know, some of the three guys in 3DFX came out of SGI, and their mouth There is no gate, and the management company is not good at it. You have to find professional managers to replace them in charge of daily management, just like Baxter at Netscape, otherwise 3DFX will go bankrupt sooner or later.”

"Uh, you still don't vote?"

Song Yaxin said that it is best to bring this big guy in. Once he joins, those investors who are hesitant will definitely grab their heads, "I can ask 3DFX to give you the most favorable financing conditions."

"I'll forget it, I'm only interested in Internet companies now." Jim Carrack refused to vote.

"Have a new goal? Then take me too!" Song Ya immediately seized the opportunity.

"Uh... yes, let your Dr. Chen talk to my people." Jim Clark didn't feel too embarrassed to scold him this time.

"The press conference is about to begin."

At this time, Baxter came over to remind them, and the two returned to the large conference room to watch the Microsoft press conference with others.

Netscape has been carrying the banner of the Internet to attack, ridicule and scorn Microsoft, and it has intensified after its successful listing, but this does not mean that they will really underestimate their opponents. As a software company, their market value has already ranked among the top in the world, and Oil and auto giants, as well as established technology companies such as Intel and IBM, are in the same echelon.

Microsoft placed high hopes on Windows 95, and the press conference was very grand, with a pure blue background wall, and the eagerly awaited audience filled the venue with cheerful rock music playing.

Accompanied by cheers, Bill Gates brought people on stage, and his team of men with glasses came on stage from the right side of the screen. It seemed that in order to get closer to the young group, several guys relaxed and swayed their limbs to the music, a little deliberately, let alone It's a sight to behold, and it's just a few singles who huddled in a corner to warm each other in the high school prom, or a disco ball that is no longer popular.

Then there is the bald camp of Microsoft President Ballmer, who appeared on the stage from the left of the screen. Ballmer is the one who dances the hardest and has the largest body swing. He leans forward and back, and the shiny Mediterranean top faces the camera from time to time. The villain Penguin in the movie Batman Returns...

"How funny, the clown!" Jim Clark complained about Ballmer, drawing loud laughter from the conference room.

A group of billionaires wearing polo shirts of various colors, trousers and electronic watches, none of them stepped on the beat, and they all grinned silently and giggled...

Song Ya felt that the embarrassment was about to rush out through the screen, "If we hold a press conference, I can go on stage and sing a song for you." He said.

"Haha!" Jim Clark and others laughed again.

"If you also want to dance on stage, you may need my help to train a little bit." Song Ya said again.

This time it's cold, they're all technical geeks, they're probably not much better than people like Microsoft when they really come on stage...

"Hi everyone, welcome to Microsoft fans to come to the scene..."

Johnny Carson's successor, Jay Leno, the host of NBC's talk show, ended all this. He started to host the press conference. He first made a joke about the system compatibility issues that Microsoft has not dealt with in recent years, and then said: "Next, please Microsoft Chairman, this man is amazing, let me tell you, even Ross Perot is only assigned to be his driver..."

Ross Perot was a spoiler representing the third party in the last general election. He was a soldier and a staunch conservative, but he was also a member of the technology industry. He worked for IBM for a while, and later founded his own EDS company and IBM competes, and also particularly respects the quotations and the three major disciplines and eight points of attention, and regards them as the principles of life. He was once photographed by a reporter driving Bill Gates, and then passed down the meme that he was only assigned to Gates as a driver.

Of course, it was just a joke, "You all know that we have many differences with Apple, but now! We have reached a consensus." Gates stood in front of the demo stage and said amidst the warm cheers of the audience.

"Um?"

Jim Clark and the others immediately became nervous. Apple is going to die. Now, will Microsoft be willing to let go of their previous rivals? Give them a hand to deal with new competition?

"Until now, only Apple has insisted that Windows 3.1 is a bad OS, and now! We agree! Windows 3.1 is really a bad OS, it's rubbish, it's useless, because...we have windows95!"

Gates used these words to lift the veil on the new operating system, and the audience laughed again.

It turned out that it was just playing tricks with the apple whipping the corpse, poor Apple, Jim Clark and the others relaxed.

"Looks good."

The new operating system is much more refined than Windows 3.1, and Netscape people analyzed it using the few demo screens and the words revealed by Gates himself, "A better Windows operating system, that's all! They are more and more like arrogant IBM, and has not responded to the tide of the Internet..." Baxter was very happy, and maybe he was a little lucky in his heart.

"Yes, as long as our intranet server project with SUN continues to advance steadily, by the way, the acquisition case will be put on the agenda..."

Jim Clark held another small meeting on the spot. Since the giant ship of Microsoft still has no signs of turning around and entering the Internet field to compete, Netscape will continue to make great strides forward, at least doubling its employees, and investing in software and hardware as well. A large part of the money will go through various mergers and acquisitions in order to maintain a leading position in the Internet industry.

"APLUS, what do you think?" Mark Anderson noticed that Song Ya was holding her forehead in a daze on the seat.

"Oh, me? I don't mind. I'm fine with Mr. Baxter and Jim."

Just now when Gates clicked on the Windows 95 start menu demo, Song Ya had a wonderful sense of familiarity again. Will windows still exist in the future? But you are also familiar with Netscape's browser and JavaScript? That is to say... everyone is a winner?

Since Microsoft will not disappear, do I still want to reduce my holdings of Microsoft stock...

"Don't think too much, everyone go buy a copy of Windows95 and study it carefully." Jim Clark announced the end of the meeting.

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