Chapter 1028 iMac

The next day is Wednesday, September 11. Simon rushed to San Francisco early in the morning. At the same time, Dinkobeier also held a press conference at 9 o'clock in the morning, officially announcing the acquisition plan with Apple Inc. involving a total amount of 4 billion US dollars.

There was an uproar in public opinion.

Apple's current state of collapse is well known. In the past two years, it has even become a company that the industry media likes to criticize and ridicule the most. I don't think that Apple, which relies on the erpc architecture and the backward Macintosh system, can turn the tide against the trend.

Unexpectedly, Tin Kebeier, who has risen up in recent years, will suddenly come to this trick.

With the convening of the press conference and the release of press releases on various platforms, a large number of targeted comments first appeared on the Internet, and most professionals or non-professionals were almost overwhelmingly optimistic about the acquisition of Tincobair, believing that it Is actively recruiting a burden.

You know, although Apple's market value as of yesterday's close was only $2.1 billion, it is, after all, an old American electronics giant that has been established for 20 years. At present, Apple's annual revenue still reaches the level of 10 billion US dollars. It also involves more than ten product lines such as servers, printers, tablet computers, and digital cameras.

Even if the success of irec this year and the continued surge in sales of its ica and ipyer products make Tinkobel's annual revenue growth expected to reach 60%, the company's annual revenue is only about 20 billion US dollars. In terms of market value, two companies that differ by more than 100 times actually have only twice the difference in revenue.

It's also enough to say that Apple's skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

It is generally believed in the industry that Tinkerbell's acquisition of Apple is likely to expand its product line in the shortest possible time.

This is definitely a trick.

Because Apple has reached today, in addition to serious mistakes in the core personal computer business, another important reason is uncontrolled expansion. It seems that a hundred flowers are blooming, but in fact, most of the peripheral product businesses that are eager for success are in a state of loss.

With the decline of the core PC business, other peripheral product lines have become a burden to the domino effect.

Of course, there are also smart people who think of the real purpose of Tinkerbell or the Westeros system eating apples, for patents, and the entire PC industry. Even though Westeros is one of Microsoft's major shareholders, the friction between the two sides is no secret.

Therefore, many professionals have also written articles to analyze the acquisition of Apple by Tinkerbell, which is likely to join forces with Igret to enter the PC industry and avoid Microsoft's constraints on Internet terminal equipment. Similar discussions have also aroused widespread heated discussions, but most of the inclination conclusions are still not optimistic. After all, Microsoft's advantage in the operating system market at this time is really too great. All this turmoil is directly reflected in the North American stock market.

When the news of the West Coast acquisition was officially announced, it was already noon on the East Coast. As of the close at 4:00 p.m. EST, Apple’s stock price soared 19% in one day, and the closing market value reached 2 to 400 million US dollars. The acquisition offer was only because the market was generally not optimistic about the acquisition, and Tincobair's share price fell by 27%, closing with a market value of $2.7 billion. Although the stock price has shrunk by only 27, the market value has evaporated by 75.5 billion US dollars due to the huge size of Tinkobeer itself. According to the closing market value of the day, it is almost at the same time. Due to the analysis of the purpose of this acquisition by the media , Microsoft has also been affected.

At the close of the afternoon, Microsoft's stock price fell 25% in a single day, with a closing market value of $269.7 billion. Microsoft shareholders also lost $6.9 billion in one day.

In fact, during this period of time, Tinkber's overtaking of Microsoft's market value has also been one of the hot topics in the media's discussion, because the market value of the two is similar in size, showing a tug-of-war state, and both are rushing. I have to say that the original time and space are originally Microsoft, which should lead the wave of new technology, has been robbed of so much luck by the Westeros system this time that it is difficult for the next market value peak to break through the 60 million mark as it once did.

Now, although the real intention of this acquisition has not yet been revealed, Microsoft has been affected, and it is easier than the outside world to guess that Simon's goal of the acquisition is suddenly difficult to calm down. After the lunch on the west coast, Simon and C girl just waited. When the person left the restaurant, the other party's phone called.

After connecting to the phone, Simon did not avoid Lady C and the others, and continued to walk to a conference room in Tinkerbell's headquarters building, and said into the microphone: "Hi, Bill... Of course, otherwise I will buy Apple to do business. What... I certainly didn't forget that I'm also a major shareholder of Microsoft, but Bill, do you think it's a good thing that Microsoft has complete control over the operating system market... Let's not argue about this, you understand that I'm not overly suppressing Microsoft's Network business, because I know that an industry wants to develop and progress, competition is the best catalyst, so what you have to do is to wait for the challenge, not try to make others not to compete with you.”

Putting away the phone that he voluntarily hung up over there, Simon just smiled, and the group also came to the conference room.

Several leaders of the desktop lu operating system development team on Igret’s side also arrived at the same time. Everyone sat down in the conference room and started the afternoon topic: combining the upcoming Apple and Igret’s accumulated operations for several years As a result of system research and development, the lu version personal computer of the Tinkber brand was developed. Simon sat down at the conference table, naturally took the initiative in the meeting, and first said: "Everyone already knows the content of this meeting, about Tink after the acquisition of Apple.

Bayer's personal computer development program, tentatively named the iac series, is one of many trademarks that Tincober has applied for. I'll just say two points, first, the iac series will use Igret's lu desktop operating system, and second, this personal computer abandons Apple's original erpc architecture and uses a tel processor. "

Simon's voice fell, and more than a dozen executives from the three companies of Tincober, Apple, and Igret in the conference room suddenly discussed, and there was a buzzing sound around.

Gently knocking on the table a few times to attract everyone's attention, Simon looked at the people around him and said in an unquestionable tone: "This is the final decision, and, from now to next year's Easter Tinkbell spring conference, you guys It's only seven months, and I don't want to hear your objections, this meeting, I just want to hear you discuss how to get this done."

"But, Mr. Westeros," said an Apple executive, "it's impossible to complete a PC with a new operating system and a new processor architecture in seven months. ."

Simon glanced at Peter Bakar, Apple's vice president in charge of the R&D business of the PC department, and shook his head: "Not just 7 months, to be precise, 5 years and 7 months, because Igret's research and development of the lu system It can be said that it has been started 5 years ago, and the desktop operating system version of the graphical interface is based on the 86 architecture from the beginning. Before that, Igreit has completed the prototype. If you want, you can watch it tomorrow. arrive."

"Mr. Westeros, I still think you are overthinking the problem," Peter Bakar still shook his head and said, "If you want, a senior computer engineer can spend a few years developing the operation from scratch by himself. System design a set of prototypes, but this is a different concept from a personal computer that can be sold to the market. The development of a mature personal computer is a systematic and huge project, for example, how to solve the software, Mr. Westeros, you consider Have you been?"

This meeting did not even attend Apple's chairman and c, but invited Peter Bakar, not without reason.

The other party was an unsolicited candidate for promotion who had been carefully screened by Lady C and then handed over to Simon himself.

Therefore, Simon was very patient with Peter Bakar, nodded again, and smiled: "Of course I thought about it, Peter, also from a few years ago, Igret has quietly cooperated with Sun to develop java The software platform is planned to be used for the development of lu system software. I think you are very clear about the advantages of the java language. Next year, when iac is launched, the mainstream application software in the market, especially the Internet-related software under Igreat, will Launch the lu version."

Peter Bakar heard Simon say this, and was speechless for a moment.

Also suddenly a little sad.

If the recent leaders of Apple can have the vision of this young man, how could Apple, which has served it for more than ten years, have fallen to this point.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man in his forties with thick rimless glasses suddenly couldn't help but want to say something from his heart, so he said, "Okay, Mr. Westeros..."

"Peter, you can call me Simon."

"Well, Simon, I actually wanted to say, although this is out of date, Microsoft has left us too far, and instead of... maybe it's better to use Microsoft's Windows system directly."

"From a purely commercial point of view, this is of course the best choice," Simon nodded slightly and said, "But, Peter, I bought Apple to open up a completely Westeros system in addition to the Windows system. The operating system platform. In order to avoid the possible constraints of Microsoft and retain the platform position of the user terminal, this is what Igreit and Tinkerbell must do.”

Although Peter Bakar is obsessed with technology, he is not ignorant of corporate strategic considerations. Simon explained this and quickly understood. Since the young man has taken this into consideration, he doesn't say anything anymore.

7 months is 7 months, nothing more than a fight.

In the next few hours, everyone started to talk freely about the iac plan, such as R&D budget, team size, product positioning, and so on.

When the meeting ended, everyone realized that it was past six o'clock in the afternoon, and the meeting lasted for more than five hours.

Simon simply invited everyone to have dinner together, and then took the two girls a and c to leave the Eaglet Park in Mountain View and rushed to the mountain villa in Woodside on the other side of the city.

Inside a black Mercedes Benz.

The two girls a and C sit on both sides of Simon, one on the left and the other on the right. Lady C is holding Simon's arm affectionately and leaning against the man, with a bit of coquettish expression in her expression: "Boss, you haven't congratulated me yet."

Simon felt the fragrance of the woman around him and asked with a smile, "Congratulations for what?"

Claire revealed a half-truthful grudge: "Congratulations on becoming the third richest man on the Forbes list last month!"

"Well, congratulations, Miss C, the super rich."

"Um."

Lady C was immediately satisfied, her head still resting on Simon's shoulder, and she quickly said, "Boss, I went to B's wedding last Saturday, and D."

"Did you get the bride to throw flowers?"

Claire moved her head, but did not leave Simon's shoulder, she seemed very dissatisfied: "Boss, do you want me to grab it?"

"Yeah, there are too many women around, I want to drive some away so that I can find a new girl."

Claire finally raised her head again and looked at Simon: "Boss, do you want to drive me away?"

Simon stretched his arms around the girl's waist and patted

Pai: "As long as you both are fine, and remember to find a boyfriend in the future, be sure to look after your wallet, don't be deceived, and remember to sign a prenuptial agreement if you get married. I don't want to see myself making so much money for you guys. Money, only to be defrauded by another man, it's maddening."

Girl C pouted slightly: "Boss, you still don't believe in people's hearts."

Simon nodded: "Yes, I don't believe it, so I don't force it."

Lady C leaned back on Simon's shoulder and said carefully: "Then, boss, where are you and your wife?"

"Me and Jenny," Simon said without shyness, with a smile on his face, "Actually, I'm the passive one, very passive."

Lady C blinked, and suddenly smiled again: "I understand."

Of course Simon knew what Claire was thinking, shook his head slightly, and smiled: "No, you don't understand."

"Of course I understand."

"Do not."

"certainly."

"..."

On the other side, Lady A, who was quietly listening in, unknowingly raised the corners of her mouth.

Back at the mountain villa in Woodside, in addition to the team of waiters who arrived in advance, Lady D also came over after get off work, and there was little Jenny who just got off the car and rushed forward to ask for a hug. The girl entered Stanford in 1991. , not only took five years to complete the undergraduate and master's studies, but also became the right-hand man of D girl in Stagra in the past two years.

It's just that the old girl was only 155 cm tall when we first met, and she is still such a small person now.

Simon easily hugged little Jenny in his arms, and held it up and weighed it, teasing: "I still haven't grown taller, it just seems like I'm getting fat."

Jennifer Bree wrapped around Simon with hands and feet like a little koala, kissing Simon's face while acting like a spoiled child: "It won't grow any longer, and my type can also make you change your taste, Simon, and fat A little bit, it's actually more of a feeling."

Simon pretended to be disgusted to avoid the little mouth where the girl kissed him on the cheek and then came to ask for a kiss, came to the living room, threw the girl on the sofa, and then greeted Girl D.

It's been a long time since I left the United States for more than half a month.

So this night was a little ridiculous.

Although he pretended to be disgusted, Simon still felt more about the women who had been with him for many years. In the middle of the night, she also depicted a little Chinese poem that was taught to the women by the fair-skinned and naked girl C.

The White Rabbit walks east and west. Clothes are not as good as new, and people are not as good as old.

After explaining it, it was accompanied by a fictional story. After listening to the story, Jenny, who was tearful, said that she wanted to get a tattoo on her body. Simon recommended the sole of the foot, saying that the rest of the area belongs to Westeros, and it is forbidden to scribble. .