Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 172 Private Jet Silicon Valley One

There is no doubt that when the relationship between Tang Huan and Christina has made substantial progress, it will inevitably herald the union of a new consortium and an established consortium.

Everything on the trip from San Francisco to Seattle was arranged by Christina's men. Tang Huan only had to enjoy the benefits of being an uncle.

Tang Huan couldn't remember how many times he took the Boeing 747 in the past year, but he was used to it anyway.

However, this plain feeling obviously cannot be compared with the satisfaction of owning a private jet of your own.

The Boeing 747, also known as "Jumbo Jet" or "Jumbo Airliner", also has the reputation of "Queen of the Sky".

At first, Tang Huan was not interested in these comments, but it was obviously different now. He walked around the plane, and the more he looked at it, the more he couldn't help nodding and praising, "Sure enough, there is a kind of queen."

As a rich man's toy, luxury cars are no longer a problem; although he has no yachts yet, he has a salvage fleet, which is obviously bigger; now with this private jet officially in service, Tang Huan can't help but feel high-spirited I thought to myself, I should be considered to be full of five poisons.

"Honey, hurry up and give this plane a name." Christina finished suggesting excitedly, and then said an idea, "Why don't you call it Tang Huan?"

"No momentum." Tang Huan shook his head, he turned his head to ask Christina, "Do you know the name of the special plane of the President of the United States?"

"Of course, Air Force One. Could it be that you also want to imitate the title of No. [-] or something like that." Christina's eyes revealed a sense of deep interest.

"Smart, that's the way of thinking." Tang Huan clapped his hands and smiled, "You see, I started from Silicon Valley, and my business is also rooted in Silicon Valley. In order to express the commemorative meaning, it's just right to call this plane Silicon Valley One."

"Honey, you are always so creative, and the title of No. [-] in Silicon Valley is indeed more imposing." Christina, who was full of admiration, expressed her admiration as if no one else was around.

This pair of wealthy men and women are not afraid of being criticized by the name "Silicon Valley No. [-]".

Although the pilot Tang Huan found from Xiangjiang Cathay Pacific Airlines has not yet been in place, Christina has already thought about it, and some pilots have already become familiar with this plane.

In fact, among Tang Huan's hodgepodge of memories, the captain's share is naturally included. The foundation of flying a plane is still very solid, but he doesn't need to make himself so hard.

Next, Tang Huan had to go through a series of handover procedures with Boeing, so he paid a visit to Microsoft.

At this time, Microsoft is not a joint stock company, but a partnership company, with a total of dozens of people.

It can be said that if Microsoft develops according to the current model, if it does not embrace IBM's thigh, it may eventually become as obsolete as most other companies in this period.

It can be seen from this that factors such as opportunities and noble people are really important, and it is not difficult to understand the mood of some people who admire Feng Shui after their fortune.

When Tang Huan saw Bill Gates and Paul Allen, he also found another familiar face——Steve Ballmer. Huan still recognized him at a glance.

It seems that in this time and space, Gates, feeling the pressure, invited Ballmer out of the mountain in advance. Tang Huan murmured to himself that he was naturally very familiar with such a famous IT boss in his previous life.

As early as the freshman year at Harvard University, Ballmer established a deep friendship with his classmate Gates. The two are also bridge friends. Such a best friend relationship is also the main reason why Tang Huan has never tried to recruit each other.

Later, Gates dropped out of college in his sophomore year, left Harvard University, and established his own software company, Microsoft, while Ballmer continued his studies.

After graduating from Harvard University in 1977, Ballmer worked as a product assistant at Procter & Gamble for two years, and then entered Stanford Business School to study for an MBA.

In the original time and space, on June 1980, 6, under Gates' flickering, Ballmer also dropped out of school like his best friend, left Stanford, and entered Microsoft.Became its 11th employee and the first commercial manager hired by Gates.

In order to win over Ballmer, Gates initially promised him an annual salary of $5, which was exactly one percent of the company's capital.

When Microsoft became a corporation in 1981, Ballmer owned [-] percent of the shares, and he was the first employee to become a billionaire only through his share of stock allocated by Microsoft.

Of course, friendship cannot withstand the impact of long-term conflicts.

In July 1998, Ballmer was promoted to president and became CEO in January 7. After Gates fully retired in 2000, he officially took control of Microsoft.

During this period of time, Gates, as the founder and with supreme prestige, can naturally point fingers at the company. For example, the widely criticized operating system Vista, while wasting Microsoft's resources, also missed competing with Apple and Google. best time.

These charges have to be borne by Ballmer. Even if he starts to change Microsoft's business strategy, the big ship is difficult to turn around, the progress is slow, and he completely loses the trust of the board of directors, so he can only retire sadly.

At the end of this series of corporate power struggles, Ballmer had effectively broken up with Gates.

Fortunately, as the longest-serving employee of Microsoft, Ballmer has not gained nothing. His assets of more than 200 billion US dollars are enough to make up for his wounded soul.

Among the millionaires who left Microsoft, it can be said that each has its own pursuit. Simeone spent tens of millions of dollars on space tourism at his own expense, while Ballmer spent 20 billion dollars, defeating all competitors at the time, starting with Donald who was banned for life by the NBA. .Sterling got the ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Looking at Gates and Ballmer in front of him, who are very close brothers, Tang Huan couldn't help but look slightly at the corner of his mouth.

He remembered a rumor that these two old men had a habit at their current age, that is, when encountering difficulties and thinking hard, they would sit on a chair and sway their bodies. The difference was that one was forward and backward, and the other was left and right.

Think about it, how intoxicating the scene would be if these two big guys cooperated so well during the meeting.

Seeing that Tang Huan was very concerned about Ballmer, Gates introduced: "This is my college classmate Steve Ballmer, who is currently working as a manager."

Tang Huan's current status is higher than that of the other three. Naturally, there is no need to put his posture too low, and he soon began to talk all over the place.

In Tang Huan's view, as the current two leaders in hardware and software in the personal computer market, it is impossible for IBM to cooperate with Apple and Zheru. The historical trend will basically not change, and Microsoft will definitely benefit from it.

That being the case, some layouts are better done early.

　The first day of the new year is coming soon, happy new year!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)