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   Chapter 563 If ​​you can't get it, it will be destroyed

   In the eyes of Jim Clark, Baxter nodded helplessly. Netscape and Microsoft's lawsuit, after the first court session, began to fall into a tussle.

   Now, in America, Europe and many other places, there are loud voices against Microsoft, either clamoring to fine Microsoft or breaking up Microsoft, it seems that Netscape has the upper hand.

But I understand my own business, Netscape has now been driven to a dead end by Microsoft, and now there is a lawsuit on both sides, but Microsoft is not soft at all. Let the software manufacturers that cooperate with Netscape switch to the IE browser!

   It is possible for Netscape to overthrow Microsoft, but that is only possible. What Netscape is facing now is that, if they haven’t overtaken Microsoft, they will not be able to sustain themselves.

   "The market share of the IE browser has surpassed that of Netscape, and Netscape's current browser market share is less than 40%, and there is a risk of further decline.

   Netscape's revenue in the new quarter has already lost more than 30 million US dollars, and this year may lose more than 100 million US dollars. The time left for Netscape is running out! "

Jim Clark directly said that if he dragged it on, he was afraid that Netscape would be worthless at all. Now Netscape still has the name of the Internet leader, as well as a lot of market share and users. These things are still valuable now, wait until the market share. When both users and users were taken away by the IE browser, that was when Netscape was worthless.

"Now," Jim Clark held up the newspaper Anderson read, "is the best era of the Internet, maybe not for Netscape, but if Netscape is sold now, if Netscape can sell it now It may be the best choice for us to sell at the market value!"

   Jim Clark finally said it. Now is the frenzy of the Internet. Song Yang's ICQ, Yahoo, AOL, etc. will definitely be interested in Netscape.

Now we will sell Netscape and find someone to take over the offer. According to Netscape's current market value, it is still famous. Maybe it can sell for more than five billion dollars. The longer it drags on, the more Netscape's market value shrinks. Go out for a good price.

   Saying this means that Jim Clark has made up his mind, and neither Anderson nor Baxter can change his decision.

   "Baxter, if Netscape is acquired, if you want to leave, I can ask the new company to provide you with compensation for the golden parachute plan!"

After Amelica generally acquires the other party, if it does not want the management of the other party to continue to stay in the company, it will pay a large sum of US dollars to let the original management get out of the way. This is the golden parachute. Give those executives a large sum of money, and tell them to get out of the way, stop messing around.

   "Of course, if you want to stay in Netscape, then I think the new acquirer will definitely be happy to see it happen!"

  Jim Clark is arranging a way back for Baxter. No matter what, it is an acquaintance. Jim Clark still pays attention to a bit of morality and did not throw Baxter directly to the road.

   In the entire Netscape, Jim Clark arranged a way back for Baxter, and he didn’t care about the others. As for him and Anderson’s master and apprentice, with billions of dollars in knives, where would they go? !

   Baxter knew that things had already happened, and the man leaned back on the chair all of a sudden, and the momentum of his whole person dissipated all of a sudden.

   "Who will Netscape sell to?" Baxter asked.

Jim Clark shook his head, "Not sure, except for Microsoft, everything is possible, maybe Yahoo, ICQ, maybe Lycos, even Disney, News Corp, etc. They always want to enter the Internet, we need Cash, whoever gives the most cash, Netscape will sell it to whoever!”

Anyway, up to now, the bottom line of the Netscape trio has reached the point of selling Netscape, but they are still unwilling to reconcile with Microsoft, even if they know that if they sell themselves to Microsoft, they will get more beautiful knives, but Jim Clark is Death, are not willing to cooperate with Microsoft!

   "AOL is also possible?"

   Baxter said something that didn't look very good. Hearing that Jim Clark did not exclude AOL from the acquirer, Baxter's face was a little ugly.

Netscape and AOL had torn their faces before. AOL stabbed Netscape in the back and cooperated with Microsoft. Baxder scolded AOL President Case as a chameleon in the media. In front of Microsoft, he would only see the wind and wag his tail. The nickname of the chameleon, now But if it sticks to Case's face, as long as someone scolds him, it will definitely bring up this nickname.

  If Netscape was sold to AOL, then Baxter would stay in AOL, and if Case would take care of it, I would understand with my toes.

Jim Clark also understood Baxter's thoughts and said with a headache, "Funk, Baxter, you are no longer a rookie, you know, Netscape is in this situation now, we need to get out, no matter who the buyer is, As long as he can make a beautiful knife, we will sell it!"

Baxter was silent for a while, and finally he could only sigh suddenly. He can't change anything now. He has not defeated Microsoft's IE in the browser market. He has lost his influence in Netscape and the Internet industry. If you want to get something that you can't get from the negotiating table, that's not bullshit.

   "But even if we want to sell Netscape, we have to give Microsoft a surprise!"

   There was a smile on Mark Anderson's face, but in Baxter's eyes, there was a bit of sternness. It was obvious that Anderson already hated Microsoft.

   "Before selling to Netscape, we must open up the source code of Netscape browser and license it to everyone!

   We want everyone and all companies to be able to enter the browser market in the future! "

   Anderson gritted his teeth and said, Baxter was stunned, and some did not know whether the man in front of him was the little fat man he used to know.

   If you don't get it, it will be destroyed. Microsoft can play the trick of bundling the system, and Anderson is also going to play a game. Microsoft will not let Netscape eat, then everyone should not eat the browser.

   Once Netscape publishes the source code, even if Netscape is gone, other companies can easily enter the browser market. They can use Netscape's source code directly, and they can go online with a different skin!

This is a table-turning. Think about it, it’s true that the Sword Manual for Evil Exorcism is a martial arts secret. People all over the world are rushing to grab it. But one day, it was printed and distributed by millions of copies. This thing is still valuable. Well, millions of people have this stuff, don't practice, what should the enemy do if they practice?

After Netscape released the source code, this is basically the effect, which makes Microsoft less than a dime in the IE browser. As long as it dares to charge, a large number of free Netscape browsers will appear in an instant. Anderson To let Microsoft win a loneliness.

For Anderson's proposal, Jim Clark did not object. If he didn't add some obstacles to Microsoft, not only Anderson could not let go, but he was also a little uncomfortable. Why should Netscape be sold? If they don't find something to do for it, wouldn't they have tossed for nothing!

"Who shall we talk to about the sale first?" Baxter asked. Netscape needs to make arrangements for such a big event. This is not Chinese cabbage. Just get the news out and attract the attention of the big money lord.

   Jim Clark turned his eyes and saw the ICQ news on the newspaper at hand, and pressed his finger directly on ICQ, "ICQ!"

   "When ICQ goes public, Netscape will announce that it will be acquired. I have an agreement with Bruno Song, and he will never object to this!"

   Jim Clark affirmed that after ICQ went public, the hype was beneficial to both parties, and ICQ could rely on the popularity of its acquisition of Netscape to boost its share price.

   In the same way, Netscape can also use this popularity to attract the attention of big money owners, and use ICQ to raise the price for Netscape. This is almost what they want. Jim Clark can't think of Song Yang's reason for objection.

Anderson and Baxter nodded and agreed with Jim Clark's proposal. No matter what their impression of Song Yang was, they did not deny one thing, that is, Song Yang did not say anything to their allies, even Anderson did not deny this. a little.

Just like now, all the cooperating companies, under the pressure of Microsoft, began to cut off cooperation with the Netscape browser, and Double-click still fulfilled the original agreement, and every quarter, they invested a large amount of advertisements for Netscape, Without the double-click advertising fee, Netscape's life would be even more difficult, so Anderson could still trust Song Yang's promise.

  New York International Airport, a flight from Asia landed at the airport. Zhou Bailin accompanied his parents Song Huiqiong, Zhou Guochang, and his sister Zhou Baihui's family to pull down from the plane of this international flight.

Before coming here, Zhou Bailin thought about everything here, whether it was as tall as the domestic media reported, with high-rise buildings and high-tech everywhere. After seeing it for the first time, not to say I was disappointed, but to talk to Zhou Bailin. Imagine, but there are some differences.

As soon as they left the airport, a dark-skinned North American Latino taxi driver came up and said something to Zhou Bailin and the others. By the time Zhou Bailin still had no response, he couldn't help but curse.

  This Latina taxi driver looked at Zhou Bailin and the others in front of him, wondering where they came from. Even the few Japanese and Bangzi that he had spent a long time learning could not be used.

Most of the Asian faces who come to America now come from these two places. Nippon has been sluggish in recent years, but they are still the Asians who come to America for shopping and tourism the most. Taxi, hotels, shopping malls and other industries in America, If I didn't order Japanese in the past few years, I would have lost a lot of business.

   Of course, like this driver, there are also many people who like to take the work of these Asians, because it is convenient... slaughter a knife, and those people also "do as the locals do" and give quite a lot of tips.

   (end of this chapter)