Back To 1995

   Chapter 113

After    hung up the phone, Song Yang raised his head and saw a room full of people looking at him.

  Song Yang just shook his head slightly. Song Yang had no interest in the idea of ​​Yahoo, AOL and other companies making him a cannon fodder.

   "I believe that Netscape will not let the Internet industry down!"

  Song Yang said something casually. Anyway, he expected him to stand up for the entire Internet industry to stand up to Microsoft and let Yahoo, AOL, SUN and other companies take advantage of it. Song Yang did it because he was crazy.

   For the fictitious name of an Internet leader, in addition to being ambitious and wanting to unify the Internet, Netscape needs this title, but Song Yang is a chicken rib.

The negotiation time between Microsoft and Netscape was beyond the expectations of the outside world. From the time the news broke, and nearly three hours have passed, they are still negotiating. Song Yang is a little hungry, not to mention other people. .

   The gang of journalists who were squatting at the Netscape headquarters just now started squatting there and nibbling on bread, but most people in the Internet and Silicon Valley have no mind to eat.

   On Song Yang's side, the meal was specially ordered from a restaurant in San Jose. After it was delivered, except for Song Yang and Ulf, the rest of the people had no interest.

  Irene, Greck, Xie Qing and others couldn't eat it, Song Yang could understand it, but if Gallo couldn't eat it, Song Yang couldn't understand it.

   "Song, you said, will Microsoft acquire DoubleClick and Hotmail?!"

   Gallo squatted beside Song Yang and asked Song Yang in a low voice, that was Microsoft, the behemoth that America was most familiar with.

Gallo can't imagine what impact Microsoft's entry into the Internet industry will have on Song Yang's side, but what he can think of is that if Microsoft also wants to acquire Song Yang's side of the industry, wouldn't the Bruno family be worth the same amount? Soaring a lot? !

  Song Yang glanced at Gallo, as long as he mentioned the beautiful knife, Gallo's brain seemed to be equipped with a small motor, and it was spinning like crazy.

   "Eat your meal!" Song Yang saw the group of people in the room who were all pricked up to him, and pushed a piece of spaghetti in front of Gallo, not wanting to mention it at this juncture.

Whether you like it or not, Microsoft's entry basically signifies that America's Internet industry has added a big player. The future Internet industry, especially for companies with a little strength in the Internet, will face the choice of camp. Of course, If Netscape knelt down today, all that would need to be said.

However, if Netscape did not kneel and carried the banner of anti-Microsoft on the Internet, then the Internet industry would have two camps in a short period of two or three years. Netscape on the front lines, the entire anti-Microsoft alliance, large and small, will stand on Netscape's side.

The second largest camp is naturally Microsoft. If nothing else, the wealth and wealth of this alone can make countless Internet companies bow down, bow down to Microsoft's gold dollar offensive, and are willing to charge for it, just like America is now In the software industry of China, it is impossible for big companies to appear again, but small software companies, personal software studios, etc. are all bathed in the glory of Microsoft's empire.

   As for those companies that don’t want to be cannon fodder for Netscape, and don’t want to be controlled by others with Microsoft, they will become the third camp.

   But countless past experiences and lessons have shown that when the industry giants go to war, it is often those small companies that are unwilling to stand in line, who die the fastest, because the boss and the second child do not kill the third child, how can they have the heart to fight? !

  Waiting until the evening, when countless people had been waiting for the restlessness, chaos began to appear on the TV again.

Song Yang and the people beside him were also shocked. Looking at the TV, they saw a group of people headed by Greg Maffei and Todd who went to Netscape for negotiation. They all came out of Netscape, but their faces There was no smile at all, but a few people frowned.

   did not accept the interview. The Microsoft staff, escorted by security personnel, only left a sentence that Microsoft would announce the news to the public, and then the group hurried away by car, as if they didn’t want to stay on Netscape’s site for a moment.

   "It seems that the talks between the two sides are not going well!"

   Irene, who has gained more experience recently, carefully stared at the reactions of everyone at Microsoft on the TV, her heart moved slightly, and she said.

   The Netscape group who then appeared in front of the camera verified Erin's guess.

After more than four hours of negotiation, Netscape was exhausted, but Mark Anderson, who appeared in front of the camera, still maintained the demeanor of a Silicon Valley hero.

   "Netscape will not succumb to barbarians!"

Mark Anderson's first sentence made the audience and the crowd in front of the TV agitated, and then there was a sudden round of applause, which shows that Microsoft's reputation is simply disgusting, of course. It is not ruled out that there are many media who want to watch the lively scene.

"Netscape will not be sold. This is not in line with the original intention of Netscape. Before, now, and in the future, Netscape will not be sold to Microsoft!" Facing the camera, Mark Anderson was almost equivalent to saying a decisive battle declaration. It is necessary to fight to the death with Microsoft on the Internet to see who can become the hegemon of the Internet.

   Looking at Mark Anderson on TV, surrounded by countless media, Song Yang knew that at this moment Mark Anderson had basically reached his personal peak.

   In fact, this is indeed the case. Almost immediately after Netscape announced that it would refuse to sell Netscape to Microsoft and that there would be no cooperation, major media and newspapers began to report overwhelmingly.

  Mark Anderson and Netscape officially became the symbols of the American Internet. Anderson's personal reputation and influence also reached the peak at this moment.

   "The Intertron of the Internet!"

   This is Silicon Valley, cheering for Anderson's rejection of Microsoft's acquisition, touting that Anderson is not afraid of power and intimidation, and Anderson represents the true will of the Internet industry.

On Song Yang's side, along with Irene, Xie Qing, and the others, they also let out a sigh of relief. They watched on the TV, the head of SUN Corporation McNealy, Oracle boss Larry Ellison, and others appeared one after another. The bigwigs of the anti-Microsoft alliance appeared in front of the media cameras to welcome little brother Mark Anderson to their camp.

Song Yang also clapped his hands a few times, thanking Netscape for everything he had done, but unlike Irene and the rest of the Silicon Valley, fortunately Netscape blocked Microsoft, Song Yang thanked Netscape and would force a desperate shot. Microsoft, in order to win the war with Netscape, I am afraid that Microsoft is going to smash the knife like crazy...

As for why Netscape rejected Microsoft's acquisition, is it really as righteous as Anderson said, in order to maintain the fairness and justice of the Internet industry and prevent Microsoft from monopolizing the Internet industry, so it refused Microsoft's acquisition, or the conditions were not negotiated, etc., then It is unknown...

In a subsequent interview, Mark Anderson declared, "What we saw was not like a negotiator, but a mafia sent by the godfather to collect protection fees. All we heard was the threat to Netscape. Fortunately...Netscape Resist the fear!"

This Bosnia and Herzegovina incident can be said to be full of details. The financial news of major TV stations in America has been quoted in succession. Todd, the president of Microsoft's PR department, had to respond temporarily. Microsoft has never threatened any company, but some companies, Not as good as it looks...

   After just responding, Microsoft did not respond again. There are rumors that Bill Gates held an emergency board meeting at the Seattle headquarters.

   Later, more insiders and revelations appeared, including insider stories of negotiations, mainly from Anderson's side, and Microsoft's conditions were quite overbearing.

   Microsoft proposed to either acquire Netscape or invest in Netscape, and would provide Netscape with technical support so that the Netscape browser could run more smoothly on Microsoft systems.

But accordingly, Netscape should give Microsoft a seat on the board of directors, and Netscape's technology should be allowed to be used by Microsoft. Netscape's browser upgrades or new products should be notified to Microsoft in advance, and the most critical point is Netscape's browser. , Temporarily cannot run on Microsoft's newly released Windows95 system, or in other words, it must be approved by Microsoft!

Netscape really cannot accept these conditions. Once accepted, the technology is given to Microsoft, and the product is subject to Microsoft. Netscape is like a tiger with its teeth and claws pulled out, becoming a dog raised by Microsoft. Anderson, who is arrogant, and Jim Clark, who is unwilling to be controlled by others, will not allow it anyway.

   So after more than four hours of fierce battle, almost nothing was reached, patronizing and quarreling. In the end, let alone acquisitions and investments, and even cooperation did not reach any point. The two sides broke up after scolding each other.

   There are also all kinds of insider leaks, even Jim Clark's black material. The whistleblower claimed that Jim Clark was a hypocrite. Today, it was just unfair distribution of the spoils that he did not reach a cooperation with Microsoft.

The whistleblower claimed that, in fact, at the end of last year, before the listing, Jim Clark sent a letter to Bill Gates and Ballmer through an intermediary, proposing to join forces with Microsoft to scrape the Internet, and even enter those industries that Microsoft is not allowed to enter. It's just that in the end, Microsoft really didn't like Netscape, which was still a weak chicken, so they didn't agree to cooperate...

   It's hard to say whether this revelation is true or not, but it's unfounded, and it can be revealed that Netscape is not a white lotus. At least Jim Clark, who Song Yang knows, is by no means a good person.

  Song Yang turned off the TV and looked at the crowd in front of him, "Netscape, don't worry about it being acquired by Microsoft, Microsoft will definitely have a browser war with Netscape next!"

With Bill Gates' current character and Microsoft's past brilliant achievements, it is omnipotent to deal with competitors. If you don't kill the opponent, you will never give up. The browser war between Netscape and Microsoft is already visible to the naked eye. .

   "As for companies such as DoubleClick, Hotmail, Fortis, don't worry about them for the time being, and proceed according to the original plan!"

   (end of this chapter)