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   Chapter 388 Sneak Attack

   When the news came out, the whole Silicon Valley was silent, and all the people in the American technology industry had only one thought, Microsoft was going to be unlucky!

This time, Netscape has given everything, and the goal is to bring down Microsoft. Everyone understands that Netscape has already established a luxury lawyer group. Jim Clark has given all his contacts in America. Jing stood with the Federal Department of Justice, and started a lawsuit and investigation against Microsoft at the same time in more than 20 states dominated by the Donkey Party in America!

  Andy Lake was also surprised to watch the news on TV. From South Carolina to New York, and then from California to Washington, beacon towers were lit, all horns of attack against Microsoft.

   This time was the largest indictment in the history of Microsoft, and Netscape single-handedly blew the entire America's dissatisfaction with Microsoft!

   "Microsoft is really in trouble, the Federal Department of Justice, on Netscape's side!"

Andy Lake said with a dignified expression, he was more concerned with looking at this matter from the perspective of media people. After reading the news, he hurried out and called the reporter of ICNC TV station. One thing, experienced media people know that this lawsuit is not so easy to end, and it will become a hot spot for news chases for a long time.

   After all, this is Microsoft, the world's second-largest company with a market value of more than $300 billion. Once the lawsuit comes true this time, if Microsoft really changes, the entire technology industry will probably undergo great changes!

"When Netscape went public, its stock price dropped from a high of $171 to $64, and it is still falling. The competition with Microsoft's IE browser has allowed Netscape to gain market share, but it has now fallen to $64. About 50%, some Wall Street analysts believe that Netscape's market share in browsers will be overtaken by Microsoft in the next quarter, and it may fall into its first loss since its listing.

Wall Street and Silicon Valley investment institutions have also continued to reduce their holdings of Netscape stocks for two consecutive quarters. The value of important Netscape shareholders such as Jim Clark and Mark Anderson has shrunk by about 35%, becoming one of the few in the Internet industry in America. A lot of damaged people..."

On the TV station, the miserable experience of Netscape was also broadcast. It was a show of people and ghosts. Only Netscape was beaten. Now the Internet industry is hot, and the listed Internet companies, big and small, are making a lot of money. Only Netscape was stabbed, and the worth of Jim Clark and others had shrunk a lot.

   In this case, Netscape doesn't hate Microsoft, and it doesn't make sense if it doesn't work hard with Microsoft. If it doesn't work hard with Microsoft, it will really stop.

"Affected by the anti-monopoly lawsuit, Microsoft's stock price plunged by more than 6% in intraday trading today. A Microsoft spokesman declared that Microsoft is not involved in a monopoly, and the IE browser is part of the Microsoft system, not a separate software, so it does not constitute a monopoly. , expressing regret that the Ministry of Justice authorized the Columbia State Court to hear the Microsoft antitrust case, and Microsoft will respond!"

   When Song Yang saw that Microsoft was arguing that the IE browser was part of the Microsoft system, he had a new understanding of Microsoft's ability to confuse black and white, and it was estimated that Netscape would be blown away.

Taking a deep breath, Song Yang watched the news on TV and saw Netscape bite Microsoft. Song Yang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. With Netscape pestering Microsoft, in the one or two years before the lawsuit ended, there was no need to do so. Worry about Microsoft.

   To deal with Netscape's mad dog bite, Microsoft may also be exhausted. If it wants to get rid of the possible split, it has no time to expand on the Internet!

Whether Microsoft's influence in software or the Internet is unimaginable, it is like a mountain that weighs on the heads of all companies in these two industries. Now, Microsoft is entangled. Without Microsoft, the technology industry, It's like being stuck in a vacuum, and it's an opportunity for other tech companies.

   seized this opportunity, grabbed more markets when Microsoft had no time to take care of it, and when Microsoft recovered, the entire technology industry basically ushered in a major reshuffle!

   For Song Yang's side, it must be a good thing. Don't worry about it, it's not a good thing with Microsoft's side.

   After seeing the news that Netscape is fighting against Microsoft, and it is a lawsuit of this scale, it is possible to tear down Microsoft. After the shock, the entire technology industry is instantly caught in the celebration.

   It feels a bit like a whale falling for all things. Microsoft's rivals, Oracle, SUN, AOL, etc., all rose sharply at the same time, and even Apple, which lost a mess, was stimulated and soared at the same time!

  Some people are happy and others are sad. When Microsoft wins its opponents and falls into a carnival, Microsoft is a little gloomy at this time.

  Bill Gates looked very bad and asked a group of executives, "So, there is no way to stop the antitrust investigation against Microsoft?!"

At this time, Bill Gates had no intention of quitting, or had the idea of ​​going behind the scenes. He sat in the first place and looked at the executives of Microsoft. The executives who were seen by Bill Gates were silent. Don't say anything.

   Chief Financial Officer Greg Murphy, President of PR Todd, President of Technology Myhrvold, Head of Software Elop, and CEO Ballmer, who is speculated to be the next head of Microsoft.

There is also Microsoft's general counsel, who has allowed Microsoft to evade numerous antitrust investigations for more than ten years. Brad Smith, who defeated opponents in court, also sat below, but Smith was also frowning at this time. Looking at the list of legal lawsuits, he felt that his head was big!

   "This is a conspiracy, a complete conspiracy!"

Myhrvold, the president of Microsoft technology, suddenly said loudly, attracting everyone's attention. Seeing Bill Gates' gaze, Myhrvold said excitedly, "It's Bruno Song, he calculated Microsoft, he Let Microsoft bind the IE browser to the system, and all this is possible, this is Bruno Song's conspiracy, he has long predicted everything!"

   Microsoft, which has been at the center of conspiracy theories for many years, made a roar of conspiracy this time. Myhrvold believed that Microsoft had been calculated by Song Yang, and wanted to kill two birds with one stone and kill Microsoft and Netscape at the same time.

   When Microsoft previously acquired Hotmail, Song Yang, through Greg Murphy and Todd, "suggested" to Microsoft to bind Microsoft's system to the IE browser, in order to defeat Netscape.

Hearing Myhrvold's accusation, Greg Murphy and Todd couldn't help it. If this was Song Yang's "conspiracy", they would have to follow suit. After all, the Hotmail mailbox, but They led the acquisition, and that binding strategy was also brought back to Microsoft.

   "Bruno Song already mentioned the consequences at the beginning. He has done everything a collaborator can do. He reminded Microsoft to let Microsoft implement a free strategy. It turns out that Bruno Song was right!"

Greg Murphy glared at Myhrvold and said that Song Yang had made it clear at the beginning, and gave Microsoft three strategies, the best strategy is the slow development of the IE browser, the continuous acquisition of products such as Hotmail mailboxes, and finally a dull knife. Cut the meat and slowly consume Netscape.

  The middle strategy is to implement a free browser to grab users. The last strategy, that is, the last resort, is to play bundling. This trick is the fastest, but also the most risky.

Song Yang said clearly at the beginning, that he was digging a hole to see if Microsoft jumped. In the end, Microsoft really jumped. Faced with the aggressive Netscape, Microsoft panicked and just wanted to hack Netscape. on other.

   You can't cross the river or fall into the pit. Blame the people who built the bridge. Without Song Yang's "help in the snow", Microsoft would have been beaten by Netscape at this time, and it would have been impossible to gain a foothold in the Internet!

But when people get unlucky, they always grab the straw. There is no doubt that Song Yang has become the straw for Microsoft today. After Myhrvold proposed the conspiracy theory, another person, Elop, who was in charge of the software department, also spoke at the same time. Dao said, "But Bruno Song is definitely one of the promoters of this Netscape lawsuit. Since this year, the Double-click company in his hands has been putting large amounts of advertisements on Netscape, and now the advertising revenue has become Netscape's One of the most important income!"

As the president of Microsoft's software department, Elop naturally does not deal with Song Yang's side. Microsoft also has instant messaging projects MSN, portal websites, game departments, etc. There will definitely be competition between the two sides in the future. Elop does not want Microsoft. , is too close to Song Yang, otherwise Microsoft will cooperate with Song Yang, the software department in his hands will not be cold, how will he get the funds?

  Todd sneered at Elop at this time, "Then you think that a Netscape is not enough trouble now, and it's enough to provoke Bruno Song, right?!"

As soon as I saw it, I started to go off topic. From solving Netscape's troubles to Microsoft, to whether it was trapped by Song Yang. Although Bill Gates also has a feeling of being trapped, he has a kind of trapped in the game. It felt as if Song Yang had grabbed his mind and put Microsoft on the line.

But Bill Gates knows better, whether or not it was calculated by Song Yang, this is not the time to care about these, the most important thing is to solve Microsoft's trouble, unless Microsoft is really tired of living and wants to come. Fight on two fronts and open a dungeon with Song Yang. Otherwise, no matter what the truth is, Microsoft will never be able to provoke new opponents at this time.

   "Enough, today is not the time to talk about this!"

   "Smith, what do you mean by your side, how is Microsoft going to resolve these lawsuits this time?" Bill Gates still asked the people in the legal department.

   "This time is very troublesome!"

Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, rubbed his hair with a severely receding hairline, "The timing of Netscape's selection is too special and too sudden, Netscape has obviously been preparing for a long time, everything is too fast , there is no doubt that Microsoft was attacked on Pearl Harbor!"

   (end of this chapter)