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   Chapter 128 Cloud Movement

  Netscape sacrifices to the sky, and the mana is boundless. As for whether Microsoft will sacrifice Netscape to the sky, it is not something Song Yang needs to consider. He just gave Microsoft a "little" opinion.

   It is less than a few days before Christmas, and the night in San Jose is a little bit colder, but the media and reporters around the ICQ office building are not only not few, but more and more gatherings.

   One camera after another, shooting in front of the building, I want to take pictures of the acquisitions that made history this year and even the history of the Internet industry.

  Although no news has come out yet, with Microsoft's deep pockets, and at all costs to defeat Netscape, coupled with Hotmail's unlimited popularity in the Internet industry, the combination of the two gives people unlimited imagination.

  The news channels of major television stations in America, in the few hours after the news broke, have invited various experts to analyze this matter.

   As for the significance of the acquisition, it is not necessary to mention it. Take a look at the major investment banking companies on Wall Street and work overtime overnight to investigate Microsoft urgently, and you will know how much impact this incident has.

Whether it is an analyst of an investment bank or an expert in the industry, they all believe that the acquisition of Hotmail, even if the IE browser cannot be turned around immediately, will largely help Microsoft reverse its decline in the Internet. tens of millions of users, enough for Microsoft to gain a firm foothold in the Internet industry!

Of course, there are also voices of doubts, secret speculation, whether Microsoft's acquisition of Hotmail will create a monopoly, that is, Microsoft, which has not really entered the Internet industry, is considered to be involved in a monopoly in the future. One can imagine what Microsoft's public opinion is. style up.

   On Song Yang's side, there are also many media, all of which are reporting that Song Yang's "Internet vision" is insufficient. Seeing that Hotmail may be very popular, Song Yang actually wants to sell Hotmail.

   But no matter how they commented, when Song Yang, Greg Murphy, and Todd walked out of the building together, a large white flash of camera flashes suddenly sounded, making the place seem like daylight.

Facing the surrounding reporters, a smiling Greg Murphy, facing the camera, said something that Baxter had just said a few hours ago, "Today is a memorable occasion for Microsoft. day!"

   "President Greg Murphy, how much did Microsoft buy Hotmail for?"

   Seeing Greg Murphy's smile, the reporter who interviewed immediately understood that the rumor had once again become a far-reaching prophecy.

   "Oh," Greg Murphy first exclaimed when he mentioned this, "Standing here, I'm still surprised, even I can't believe what happened today."

   "Let me introduce you, Microsoft's best ally, standing in front of you is America's true Internet genius, maybe you need to change your name, Mr. $500 million!"

Greg Maffei held Song Yang in his arms, as if Microsoft and Song Yang were inseparable. They took all the money. Song Yang also cooperated with Netscape for publicity. In the Microsoft camp, the US knife is absolutely indispensable.

   When the media and reporters at the scene heard Greg Maffei's words, they were silent for a few seconds, and then like a pot of water was poured into a boiling oil pan, the pan fryed with a bang!

500 million US dollars, hearing this figure, even the media and reporters who are already mentally prepared, still feel dizzy. What is this concept? A small Internet company with less than 100 employees, which has been established less than ten months ago, unexpectedly Sold for $500 million.

As for Song Yang in front of him, how long has it been since his debut, how long has it been since the media reported him for the first time, and how long has it taken him to become Mr. "500 million US dollars", and then think of Song Yang's current age, even if it is this group of people? A well-informed reporter can't help but feel envious at this time.

Envy, not to mention jealousy, these reporters understand that some people can be envious, but they can't get jealous. At this moment, the reporters and the media at the scene realized for the first time what the media has been preaching this year about the myth that the Internet makes wealth. Oh, there is a person who has gone from Internet myth to reality!

On this occasion, Song Yang naturally sang praises to Microsoft, "I think this is a fair deal, I don't know any nonsense about monopoly, I only see a company that wants to provide the best service for Internet users. company for which I would like to help…”

Talking about nonsense that Song Yang himself didn't believe, Song Yang bragged hard for Microsoft, and even installed the title of "Arbiter of the Internet" on Microsoft, boasting that Microsoft could serve the Internet users in America. Do justice and keep them free from exploitation…

   A large group of reporters surrounded Song Yang. Even if Irene and Greck were blocking them, it would still be of no avail. Song Yang would never let anyone go without answering their questions.

  Wolf, who was in charge of Song Yang's security, stared at the crowd of reporters in front of him, for fear that something would happen to the newly promoted "Mr. Five Billion Dollar Knife", so he let the security guards in and separated the reporters.

   But those reporters were still crowding around Song Yang. Seeing this, Song Yang had to answer a few questions. The one who asked the most was naturally Netscape.

   "Jim, Anderson?!"

   "Of course we are friends. Double-click provided Netscape with the world's first digital advertisement. Netscape's revenue last quarter was supplied by Double-click!"

  Song Yang blocked this group of nonsense that wanted to owe Netscape in advance.

   But the reporter didn't intend to let Song Yang go like this, "Then Bruno Song, you sold Hotmail to Microsoft, have you considered the situation of Netscape, it is at war with Microsoft!"

Song Yang glanced at the aggressive reporter in front of him. He couldn't remember where he had offended him, but looking at the reporter's attitude, he almost described the acquisition as a betrayal of Netscape. He clearly had his heart on Netscape. 's media.

Song Yang's expression became serious, "Whether it's Double-click or Hotmail, all the cooperation agreements have been fulfilled without any violations. As for this sale, it is also a normal cooperation, but you say that you don't care about the situation of the partner, but it needs to be done. Ask the person who should ask!"

   As soon as these words came out, the reporter was even more excited, like a shark smelling blood. Song Yang's words meant that there was a hidden reason behind selling Hotmail, which made the reporter even more itchy.

   threw a lot of questions to Song Yang, "Song, what happened between you and Netscape?"

However, Song Yang did not answer. Under the **** of Ulf, he left the scene. Anyway, it was enough to bury a nail. Netscape dared to use Song Yang to talk to the Microsoft camp, and Song Yang directly colluded with Netscape. The FCC, the **** pot of persecuting Hotmail goes to Netscape.

   Even if it was already late at night, the news of Microsoft's $500 million acquisition of Hotmail e-mail was still like a thunderbolt, and it exploded in various industries such as America's technology and finance. Countless people were numb.

  The major TV stations even started to broadcast this news for the first time. For people in Silicon Valley, this is a sky-high acquisition that they can’t even think of, let alone ordinary audiences.

In the TV screen, there is a photo of Song Yang standing with Greg Murphy and Todd, and the hostess on the side said excitedly, "Microsoft has just announced that it has reached an acquisition agreement with Hotmail, and the acquisition amount will reach 500 million US dollars, this is by far the largest acquisition in the global Internet industry!"

"Microsoft said that it would use $300 million in cash, and based on the closing price of Microsoft today, it would use $200 million worth of stock to complete the acquisition. Bruno Song also said through a spokesman that the value of the acquisition was $200 million. The billion-dollar Microsoft stock will be held for at least half a year, and may even be held for several years!”

   "Bruno Song is a tech genius born in Houston. He is also the youngest founder of the Internet. The completion of this acquisition will make this Internet genius one of the most valuable people in America..."

Across the screen, you can see the female host's eyes shining when she reports on Song Yang's news, that Hollywood-level face, plus the super diamond Wang Laowu's worth, is enough to make countless women fly into the flames. .

   Turned off the TV, and at Yahoo headquarters, Brady shook his head and looked at the two founders of Yahoo, Yang Zhiyuan, Ferro, and Yahoo President Kuger.

"I can't believe it, this kid Song actually got $500 million. I still remember the scene when he came to Yahoo. In the original office, I was eating a hamburger when he walked in and asked To serve ads to Yahoo..."

  Brady remembered the previous scene, it was like a dream, in the blink of an eye, Song Yang's worth skyrocketed by hundreds of millions of dollars overnight.

   Yang Zhiyuan also looked at the figure on the TV and let out a long sigh of relief. It would be impossible to say that he didn't feel anything in his heart.

   "Yahoo needs to speed up its listing!" Before leaving, Yang Zhiyuan said to Kuger.

Seeing Yang Zhiyuan leaving, Kuger felt relieved. Yang Zhiyuan's change showed that he didn't want to be just a fringe figure of the Internet. He wanted to be the real chief of the Internet and be able to decide the fate of the Internet in America, not as it is now. In this way, watching Microsoft, Netscape fighting, and Song Yang and others who are fishing in troubled waters are doing things.

   Yahoo is now the king by building walls and accumulating grains slowly. Taking advantage of Netscape's war with Microsoft, Gou is desperately developing on the side!

  In an apartment in Silicon Valley, the drunk Bledsoe Jayden first threw up in the bathroom, and then staggered to turn on the TV.

For Jayden, the days when he came to Silicon Valley were basically dark and dark. When he first arrived in Silicon Valley, with the self-proclaimed double-click founder identity, many Internet companies regarded him as a big cow, and invited speeches and consultants. few.

But after so long, Silicon Valley has already figured out what Jayden is. Now, apart from those companies that compete with DoubleClick, they are deliberately disgusting Song Yang, and they will invite Bledsoe Jayden to give a speech, mainly to scold DoubleClick Apart from Song Yang, others have almost forgotten Jayden.

In addition, the vulture lawyers are desperately trying to squeeze the oil and water from his body. Now Jayden's life is already stretched, and the original villa can no longer be rented, so he began to move into a small apartment. He spends his days drinking, hoping that the vulture lawyers can help him win the lawsuit, and then make another money from Double Click.

Turning on the TV, Jayden pulled a blanket and was about to watch the TV to sleep. He flipped through a TV station at random and heard a voice from the TV. A host was arguing fiercely with several guests about whether Song Yang should Time to sell Hotmail.

  Jayden looked at the "500 Million Dollar Knife" on the huge title, only to feel the darkness in front of him, and fell directly to the ground.

   (end of this chapter)