Chapter 650: Accomplices "Seeking Monthly Votes"
"Mr. Fan, don't you know?" Jiang Tong was a little surprised, but he still told Fan Wubing the origin of BSA.
In mainland China, Microsoft has an important agency BSA. Previously, the BSA could also be seen in various cases involving Microsoft software piracy and infringement. The BSA stated that it was entrusted by the rights holder to lodge complaints with the National Copyright Administration and the Ministry of Public Security regarding the infringement activities of relevant parties, and the rights holder is Microsoft.
BSA's members include many software companies, and BSA is also known in the industry as Microsoft's spokesman for combating piracy.
In fact, BSA is the abbreviation of Business Software Alliance. It was founded in 1988 and has branches in 80 countries and regions in major regions around the world. BSA established a representative office in China in 1997, and also established a domestic 800 reporting hotline for pirated software.
Whose interests does the BSA represent?
BSA's own statement is that BSA is currently the spokesperson for the world's leading software developers, and its members include well-known companies such as Microsoft, Intel, and Dell. BSA educates computer users to establish the concept of software copyright, promotes government policies that encourage innovation and expand trade opportunities, and combats software piracy.
Jiang Tong talked eloquently to Fan Wubing, "But in fact, there are only a dozen or so official members of BSA globally. Including Microsoft, BE, Apple, K, Bentley, rland, Symantec, etc., among which Microsoft's turnover accounts for more than 90% of the total revenue of all its members."
"In other words, BSA cannot represent the global software industry at all. Among the thousands of software manufacturers in the world, BSA actually only represents about a dozen of them?" Fan Wubing immediately grasped the key issue, Said thoughtfully.
"That's right, Mr. Fan, you are really smart and you immediately saw the crux of the problem." Jiang Tong said with a smile, "If it weren't for my studies, I had done an investigation on the international software piracy industry and If you know some of the inside stories, you will probably be confused by the BSA’s statement.”
Fan Wubing nodded, thinking that if this is the case, BSA is actually pulling the banner like a tiger's skin. It cannot represent the entire world's software industry at all. In fact, it is just a spokesperson supported by Microsoft. At the same time, in order to expand its influence, Only then did he bring in several of his partners who had no conflicts of interest to build momentum.
Thinking of this, Fan Wubing immediately thought of a problem. If the BSA negotiated with the domestic government under the banner of industry spokesperson and put forward some conditions on the issue of pirated software, it would naturally be protecting the interests of a few large groups. interests, rather than representing the interests of the global software industry alliance as they claimed.
It is absolutely impossible for such an organization that has obvious commercial interests at the beginning of its establishment to stand impartially in safeguarding the interests of the software industry, and it must have very obvious interest demands.
Nowadays, several pirated corporate users in China who have been accused are actually operating through BSA. However, the government's response to this matter is very slow. Just like Fan Wubing, he was kept in the dark and did not think of it. There has always been a problem of overestimating losses from piracy in China.
Jiang Tong saw that Fan Wubing was more concerned about this matter, so he continued to explain, "In fact, I have also researched that BSA has maintained a piracy rate of more than 90% in China for two consecutive years. This is impossible. . Here, the BSA's data is not correct, but the concept is changed. According to BSA statistics, the market size of China's software industry should reach 2 trillion this year. Twenty-five? This is obviously problematic.
It's a matter of BSA's own position. I once conducted a survey on the software piracy rate in China. The piracy rate in China is not that high. Last year, the piracy rate in the entire software industry was about 20%, causing losses of about 50 billion yuan. "
Fan Wubing nodded and thought about it for a while. In this case, Microsoft's losses in China due to pirated software throughout the year will definitely not exceed one billion yuan. And this algorithm is based on the assumption that if these pirated users Everyone will buy one based on Microsoft's operating system.
In fact, if Microsoft really cracked down on piracy from the beginning, instead of allowing pirated operating systems to flood the market, there would still be many free operating systems that would be suitable for everyone, and it would be impossible for them to use this method. Other operating systems are suppressed to the point where they have no room for survival and cannot fully develop.
In this case, Microsoft's ND series operating systems will never have the market share they have now.
It can be said that Microsoft used extremely despicable means to defeat its opponents and made itself the dominant player. In this process, there are naturally many accomplices serving him. For example, B is just a lackey raised by Microsoft.
"For now, if all domestic pirate users use Microsoft's genuine operating system, the revenue Microsoft can earn will not exceed 10 billion yuan, not the 200 billion yuan they advertise." Jiang Tong said.
Fan Wubing nodded and said, "Well, I understand. In fact, B has been misleading domestic government decision-makers, making them think how much money Microsoft has really lost in mainland China. The specific reason behind this is that Microsoft is an intellectual property rights provider between China and the United States. It is a tool to suppress China, and I hope that my bargaining power will be more important in exchange for protecting some of my own interests.”
After listening to this, Jiang Tong thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Mr. Fan's idea has gone a step further. From this point of view, Microsoft's anti-piracy action is not simply to increase its market share in mainland China." "
Recently, domestic accusations against Microsoft's monopoly status have been established in the United States. If the court's opinions are followed, Microsoft is likely to be divided into four or six parts to ensure that they will no longer monopolize the market. Threat allows other software manufacturers to get a fair chance to develop.
But Bill Gates is not a vegetarian. As soon as he thought about it, he immediately thought of intellectual property negotiations between China and the United States. By compromising with the government, his company could act as a general's chess piece in the negotiations between China and the United States. , in exchange for the government not to break up Microsoft, allowing it to continue to maintain its market monopoly.
Of course, this negotiation may only be known to the highest level, but from the actions shown in his series of market operations, coupled with the analysis of the overall international situation and the situation of the software industry, it is necessary to find It can still be done if there are clues.
Fan Wubing figured this out and immediately smiled. He thought that this time, he had a way to resolve the senior management's dissatisfaction with his involvement in the corruption case of Vice Mayor Chen of Shanghai. He did not expect the nephew recommended by Jiang Lue. , I was able to let my mind wander and figure out such a thing.
"Very good, I'm very optimistic about you!" Fan Wubing said to Jiang Tong with a smile, "Well, our company's affairs are nothing else, you just have to do them well, even though I'm giving you a name now But if you do a good job, there is hope for you to become a real high-level person. All in all, it’s all up to you.”
Jiang Tong expressed his gratitude to Fan Wubing for his appreciation, and then asked, "Are there any taboos in the company?"
"Taboo?" Fan Wubing thought for a moment and didn't think there was any taboo in his company. He just looked at Jiang Tong and felt that he looked like a pretty boy, which would inevitably arouse the interest of some female employees, so he replied seriously, " There’s nothing else, just remember that rabbits don’t eat grass around their nests.”
Jiang Tong was not too surprised after hearing Fan Wubing's words. After all, office romance is taboo in many large companies. Such a thing is required to appear in a large company like the FANS Club, so there is nothing to criticize. , after all, this time I was directly promoted to the top position of the company, although now it is only in name.
Jiang Tong believes that as long as the company's rewards and punishments are clear and fair, he will have a good chance of becoming a real high-level person with his own ability and strength. It seems that Mr. Fan is also a very happy person. Man, I have heard people say before that I have not heard of any nepotism within the Fan Investment Group. The bosses of several branches are all employees who came up through the entrepreneurial period based on their ability.
Of course, there is one exception, that is, Mr. Fan seems to like to support some young and beautiful girls in the company, and he often promotes them out of the norm, but he doesn't think there is anything wrong with this.
After all, if you don't have a nice little girl hanging around in front of you, why don't you have some ugly old men in the house that are an eyesore? That's not the way to be a boss.
However, after thinking about this, Jiang Tong also reminded himself that he should not get carried away with his pride, listen to others' advice, and eat enough. Since Fan Wubing warned him not to eat grass from the side, he should follow his words. Otherwise, once Mr. Fan's boots are cut off one day, he will be asking for trouble. Even if Jiang Lue comes, he will not be able to find any reason to defend himself.
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