Back To 1995: Chapter 997 Starting price

  Chapter 997 Sitting on the ground and starting the price

If you want to say who has impressed Todd, Greg Maffey and the other Microsoft executives the most in recent years, or hated them, it must be Netscape and Jim Clark up.

  Who would have imagined that Microsoft would be almost tossed up by this Internet company.

  As for Todd, the president of public relations, in the past few years, what he has done the most is to fight openly and secretly with Netscape everywhere.

  It’s not that Microsoft hasn’t encountered rivals for so many years, but those rivals, even if they are as strong as Apple and IBM, will at most add some obstacles to Microsoft, and they will not kill Microsoft.

But only Netscape really taught Microsoft a lesson. When he was alive, he had a big fight with Microsoft. Before he died, he even sacrificed a wave. Did not give Microsoft a second.

The most annoying thing for Microsoft is that Netscape is obviously cold, but it still lingers, like a dark cloud hanging over Microsoft's head. From time to time, it comes out to jump around, like a toad lying on its feet, Does not bite but responds to others.

  Hearing Jim Clark's voice, Todd and Greg Maffei's expressions changed slightly, and they looked at each other, and they both saw a look of vigilance in each other's eyes.

   Jim Clark, who has already retired, didn't mess with his own sailboat, but came to Song Yang. Todd and the others don't need to think about it, they all know that this guy is probably here to stir up trouble.

   "Song, I heard that your San Jose estate is almost finished, congratulations!"

Jim Clark put a set of exquisite and unusual sailing ship models in front of Song Yang. Even if he didn't have a deep knowledge of sailing ships, Song Yang could still see the exquisiteness of this sailing ship model. Look at the look on Jim Clark's face The look of flesh pain can also see the value of this thing.

"I invited the top hand-made masters to imitate the sailing ship of the Spanish Armada in the 16th century according to the ratio of 1:40. This is definitely the best sailing ship model in the world, no more than the "Mayflower"" The "Royal Sun" and other sailing ships look poor. When it was completed, it received an invitation from the Metropolitan Museum of New York!

  I feel that it is more appropriate to put it in Song's San Jose estate! "

  Jim Clark introduced this lifelike silver sailing ship model to Song Yang. The main body of the sailing ship model is made of silver, and the reliefs on the bow and stern are also wrapped in gold. Just one glance will tell that this thing is expensive.

  The key is not the cost, but the time it takes. According to Jim Clark, the design and production of this sail model is no worse than building a real sailboat, and it takes more time.

Since Jim Clark established Netscape, he invited people to start designing and building this model, which was completely hand-built and completely built according to the scale of the sailing ships of the Spanish fleet. It took several years to build it. .

  Looking at the sailboat in front of him, Song Yang couldn't help sighing, Jim Clark and his gang know how to play, and it's nothing more than building a sailboat worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and it takes so much work to make a model.

  Song Yang glanced at Jim Clark, and saw that he moved all these things here, obviously for a purpose.

   "In the future, it will definitely become the top artwork in America. I will build a private collection in the manor to store it!"

  Song Yang said bluntly, Jim Clark was delivered to the door, and Song Yang didn't accept it, it really couldn't be justified!

The main body of the San Jose manor has just been built and is still being decorated. As an existence comparable to Bill Gates’ Seattle mansion, Bill Gates has a private library, collects art, raises sharks, and collects things on the periodic table of elements in the mansion. , It almost filled Bigger up.

Song Yang's San Jose manor is naturally impossible to be empty. After a while, at Sotheby's, Christie's, Nagao and other top auction houses, it is expected that there will be frequent scenes where the Bruno family spends a lot of money to **** it. The collection must be filled.

Seeing Song Yang unceremoniously accepting the sailing ship model, Jim Clark felt a pain in his heart. This sailing ship model is no better than others. It can really be used as something that he sees at home every day, so he just gave it away, Jim Clark. Clark also felt a little pain in his heart.

   But he was reluctant to let the child not be tied to the wolf. Jim Clark came today, and he also had business to do.

  Sent out the model, and after a few words with Song Yang, Jim Clark began to talk about Netscape, "Song, congratulations for winning Time Warner. I didn't expect that Netscape would end up in your hands..."

Mentioning this, Jim Clark was full of emotions, and his heart was also full of mixed feelings. Back then, when Netscape was in full swing, Song Yang was still a fledgling rookie, and he needed to hold a letter from Kevin Kelly, the editor-in-chief of "Wired" magazine. To be able to meet Jim Clark.

  But who would have thought that in just a few years, things have changed and people have changed, and Netscape went around and went around, and it actually fell into Song Yang's hands!

   Selling Netscape, Jim Clark has completely realized the freedom of wealth, but as the founder of Netscape, Jim Clark still feels a little sad.

  “No one will forget what Netscape has done. It ignited the light of the Internet. In the future, there will be people who will remember what Netscape has done, as well as you and Anderson…”

  Song Yang flattered Jim Clark. Anyway, Netscape is over, and Jim Clark has also retired. A few good words can do nothing.

  It’s like how many people in later generations still say a few words about Big Bear from time to time, but if Mao Xiong’s fake corpse comes back to life, see how many people scolded Mao Xiong, and then give Mao Xiong a brick to death and bury him quickly!

The same is true for Netscape. The current Netscape is gone. Naturally, it is regretted by the Internet industry. But if it had won Microsoft in the first place, it is estimated that Netscape’s reputation on the Internet will be based on the character of Jim Clark. , not much better than Microsoft.

  Only a dead bear can be a good brother, and only a dead Netscape can become a hero in the Internet industry!

   "But Song, Netscape disappeared like this. Isn't it a pity that Netscape made mistakes and received unfair competition at the beginning, and now it can be changed!

You have ICQ, Google, PayPal, Fortinet Antivirus, and Xueleshan game platform, which can completely make Netscape pay again. Even though portals, search platforms, etc. have appeared, the browser will still be the most important thing in controlling users to access the Internet in the future. One of the channels! "

Jim Clark is an old man with a vicious vision. The Internet is surging now. There are so many new companies and new technologies popping up every day, but he can still see that browsers that still don’t seem to make much money will still be on the Internet. There is a place for us in the Internet arena!

I have to say that Jim Clark's vision is really powerful. Whether the browser makes money or not is another matter, but it has been fighting in the Internet arena since its appearance. It still exists, and may always exist in the future.

For the current Internet industry in America, it has gradually entered the era of resource monopoly. The scene where hundreds or thousands of companies competed in the past is difficult to appear. , Yahoo, Microsoft, and IBM giants are fighting each other, and it is difficult for rookies to emerge.

  Whoever has more channels and has the most users will be able to make money more easily, and the advantage will be greater and greater. It’s okay for the browser to not make money, but whoever uses the browser belongs to is the problem!

   "PC browsers will indeed not disappear, but the browser industry already has IE browser..."

  As soon as I said this, a voice came out, "Song, Microsoft has no intention of going to war with you. We have always been allies, haven't we?!"

  The two Todd, who just heard that Jim Clark tricked Song Yang into making the Netscape browser come back, couldn't help but said hastily.

The enemy was extremely jealous when they met. Although they had "reconciled" in name, it was Jerry Levin who settled with Microsoft and charged Microsoft hundreds of millions of dollars in settlement fees. Jim Clark, the founder of Netscape, did not Settle with Microsoft!

Jim Clark looked angrily at Todd and Greg Maffei who interrupted him, and Todd also looked at Jim Clark who was stirring up the flames with a hostile expression. It was torn up.

   "Todd, you seem to have come to the wrong place. This is not Seattle, not where you should come!" Jim Clark sneered.

  Todd replied unceremoniously, "But Silicon Valley doesn't seem to belong to Mr. Jim Clark either!"

   Listening to Todd's insinuation that Jim Clark is an old thing, his era is completely over, Jim Clark is so angry that he is about to stand up.

  Song Yang stretched out his hands to appease the people on both sides, "Jim, Todd, I don't think you guys came here to quarrel with me today, did you?"

   "Of course not, but some people will never recognize the reality and always like to provoke a war, even if they have already lost!" Todd said, staring at Jim Clark.

  At this time, there is no grace at all, the two sides just want to tear Bi, change the place, it is possible to fight, facing the deadly enemy, it is good to want to pinch the opponent to death, so there is no grace to speak of!

  Song Yang rubbed his brows, looking at Jim and Todd who stared wide-eyed, feeling a headache.

   "So, Microsoft is also here for the Netscape browser?!"

Song Yang said directly, looking at the two groups of people at odds, Song Yang felt a headache, but felt that now is a good opportunity to cut leeks. With Jim Clark, a staunch anti-Microsoft person, he is afraid Can't raise the price? !

Greg Maffei nodded, "Song, President Ballmer and Microsoft's board of directors authorized us to come. In the past few years, Microsoft and you, Song, have always been the best partners. We have faced many opponents... "

When he said this, Greg Maffei glanced at Jim Clark. It was obvious that Jim Clark looked a little ugly. Back then, Song Yang sold Hotmail to Microsoft instead of Netscape. It was also one of the famous scenes of the Internet at that time.

   Of course Song Yang could hear that this was Greg Maffey trying to drive a wedge between Song Yang and Jim Clark, but Song Yang didn't care.

It is said that when Song Yang selected buyers for Hotmail, Netscape wanted to eat Hotmail mailboxes at the price of cabbage, but only wanted to use some Netscape stocks to fool Song Yang, and did not even want to give out cash, but Microsoft took out five real money. With $100 million, who does Song Yang sell Hotmai to? !

Besides, when Netscape was in decline, who still invested a lot of advertising money in Netscape to help him hold on, but Double-Click Company gave the advertising money until Netscape sold it to AOL, and then ended the cooperation, and Netscape sold it. At that time, it was also Song Yang who made consecutive bids, helping Netscape to sell for a sky-high price of 4.7 billion US dollars, killing a wave of AOL. Without Song Yang, Jim Clark and the others would have won the US dollars that they could not spend in several lifetimes. knife? !

   For the grievances and grievances between Netscape and Netscape, Song Yang absolutely does not owe Netscape and Jim Clark anything. Netscape helped Song Yang at the beginning, and the return of billions of dollars was not enough? !

   "That's all in the past, isn't it?!"

  Song Yang smiled and said a pun to Greg Maffei, which surprised Todd and Greg Maffei.

  This has two meanings. It means that the grievances between Song Yang and Jim Clark have long since disappeared, and there is another meaning. Is the alliance between Song Yang and Microsoft also over? !

  Todd felt a little tingling in his scalp. He wasn't sure what Song Yang meant. Thinking about it carefully, who is Song Yang now stronger than Microsoft? !

  A few years ago, Microsoft was definitely in the upper hand. Even a year ago, before the Internet collapsed, Microsoft could crush ICQ and other companies, but now, the weakened Microsoft, can it still suppress Song Yang...

Todd is a bit afraid to speculate. In the Internet industry, Microsoft has a firm foothold. It has IE browser, Hotmail mailbox, MSN portal website, MSN instant messaging and other things, but against Song Yang, Todd can't see Microsoft's chance of winning at all. On the contrary, Song Yang can attack Microsoft's most profitable businesses such as operating systems, office software, and databases at any time!

The current market value of ICQ is still not as high as Microsoft, but with the addition of Double Click, PayPal, Fortinet and even Alcatel mobile phones, etc., it is definitely able to surpass Microsoft. In fact, the combined cash flow of these companies has already surpassed Microsoft. Microsoft The biggest magic weapon, the banknote ability has already failed.

   "Song..."

Todd moved his lips, "We have always cooperated very happily in the past, even now, all the parts of the Xbox console are supplied by Sammy Sega, Microsoft has invested in companies such as ICNC TV, and Microsoft has always supported you! "

   "But Microsoft has also got enough returns, hasn't it?!" Song Yang directly blocked Todd's words.

  Looking at Todd and Greg Maffei who had changed their faces, Song Yang felt that the heat was almost ready, and he didn't really want to make things difficult for Microsoft today, and driving them away would not be worth the candle.

  “ICQ doesn’t want to enter the browser industry, but Netscape’s brand should not be buried!”

   In the past two days, I have something to deal with, so the update is a little bit less, I am really sorry.

  

  (end of this chapter)