Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 428 The richest man in the United States is nothing more than that
Hearing this, Gates asked curiously, "The relationship between Apple and Tang is so close, and Zheru's software development capabilities are second to none. Why doesn't Mac ask them to cooperate?"

"You don't have to worry about this issue, my decision is justified." Jobs looked very impatient.

Tang Huan's close relationship with Apple is well known. His first aura as a billionaire comes from the listing of Apple. His second aura is EA, the video game overlord, and then the third aura as a lucky man in Hollywood. The listing of Fangyuan Computer will add a fourth halo to him.

But there is one thing, the more Tang Huan's success climbed, the more unconvinced the extremely competitive Jobs was. He even stomped on Woz, the entrepreneurial partner who built the Apple II, not to mention Tang Huan, who was born halfway. Bite gold.

In Jobs' subconscious mind, he might not be able to catch up with Tang Huan in terms of the speed of wealth accumulation alone.But being rich does not mean being great. The Mac that I have been pursuing is the magic weapon to surpass Woz and even Tang Huan.

How could he let Tang Huan, who was classified as a competitor in his heart, intervene in something of such great significance.

Proposal to go to PARC to visit the graphical user interface, advice from the Mac project team after being expelled from the Lisa project team, a suggestion to upgrade the Motorola MC6800 microprocessor originally used by the Mac to Motorola MC68000...

Tang Huan exerted enough influence, which made Jobs feel very uncomfortable every time he recalled it, and had to consciously forget it.

"A Mac can only be branded with its own brand!" As the project progressed, Jobs' obsession became stronger and stronger.

In contrast, when he saw the establishment of the Apple IIGS project and the extensive use of Fangyuan computer standard technology, Jobs was very disdainful, and felt worthless for Woz, "Apple II is your invention, and now it is mixed with Tang Huan's blood , What's going on here? Isn't your sense of existence being cut in half by others."

Of course, this kind of subtle psychology is not easy to publicize and talk about on the stage, and Jobs understands that Woz and Markkula will not listen to him.

The three founders of Apple, all of them obtained the shares of Zheru America in their own names in the equity swap transaction between Apple and Zheru America, and with the development of Tang Huan's career, they became A shackle of interests that cannot be broken away.

No one has trouble with money, and Jobs, who often behaves weirdly, is no exception. He is more shrewd in dealing with money issues. The legal issues surrounding the daughter Lisa who was born out of wedlock are a testament to this.

It can be said that Jobs and Tang Huan did not deal with each other, but that was only internal.If someone targeted Tang Huan, he would still choose to side with this opponent. Some members of Apple's board of directors once made troubles against Tang Huan but ended without a problem, which was the result of the tacit cooperation of Markkula, Jobs, and Woz.

With such an entangled relationship with Tang Huan, how could Jobs tell Gates, he stared at the follower sharply, "You can also see that what we are doing is great, and we don't really need you guys. , after all it is still under secrecy.”

Tasting the implication of Jobs' "I don't need you, but I may let you participate", Gates felt very uncomfortable and couldn't help but mutter in his heart, "Fart secret, Apple is developing a graphical user interface operating system It’s not that no one talks about it in the personal computer industry, and Zheru’s support for certain graphical user interface features in commercial software such as spreadsheets has gradually made this concept deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.”

They are also emerging billionaires in Silicon Valley. Jobs and Tang Huan have too different styles of dealing with people. Gates is more willing to work as a follower for the latter.Even Charles Simeone, who had been wary of his spying on technical secrets, would not speak so hurtfully.

Thinking about the possible benefits, Gates still endured it, and said along the lines of Jobs: "Such a great thing, I am naturally willing to participate in it. Microsoft has very rich experience in software development for spreadsheets and word processing. , but databases are still a relatively new field.”

"It doesn't matter." Jobs waved his hand, "However, I want to state a condition, that is, within two years after the Mac is officially released, Microsoft cannot provide IBM-PC with the exception of developing graphical user interface software for Mac. Wait for other hardware platforms to develop similar programs."

"Then when will the Mac officially meet the world? This time point is not clear. Microsoft can't wait forever." Through the game with IBM, Gates, who has fully developed his negotiating skills, pointed out this loophole.

Seeing that Gates questioned the research and development capabilities of the Mac project team in a disguised form, Jobs gave him an annoyed look, "Next year, that is, July 1983, 7."

"Then, these two time points, whichever comes first." Gates bargained rigorously, "In addition, the two-year time limit is too harsh, and it should be shortened to one year."

"Yes." Jobs nodded. Based on his confidence in the Mac project team and his contempt for Microsoft and Gates, he was generous. "But Microsoft will immediately form a research and development team."

"Of course. And both of us want to strengthen the cooperative relationship. I invite members of the Mac project team to visit the Microsoft headquarters in Seattle." Gates, who attaches great importance to the Mac with a graphical user interface, proposed that the two parties visit each other in order to prevent the cooked duck from flying away. Advice on moving around.

"I'm planning to go to Microsoft headquarters to check your current strength." Jobs readily agreed.

"This slider can achieve such a smooth effect on the screen, it should be supported by special hardware." Seeing that the cooperation intention was finalized, Gates' eyes fell on the Mac prototype again.

"No, we realized this function entirely by software programming." The engineer of the Mac project team replied proudly.

"How is it possible? There must be special hardware support." Gates, who has become a master of stealing, stubbornly objected to further formulate.

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With the vigorous promotion of Malcolm Forbes, the owner of Forbes magazine, the Forbes 400, a list of the richest Americans carefully prepared by him, was finally released to the public in September. .

This also marks that the attention of public opinion on wealth has begun to shift from enterprises to individuals.

The evaluation standard of "Forbes 400" is net worth. On the first list, there are a total of 14 people who have reached the billionaire standard.The total wealth of the entire list is equivalent to 2.8% of the US GDP.

Among the candidates, 77 are from New York and 49 are from California. Their occupational composition is as follows: 22.8% belong to the petroleum industry, 15.3% belong to the manufacturing industry, 9% belong to the financial industry, and only 3% belong to the technology-driven industry.

However, Tang Huan, who tops the list with US$40 billion in assets, is precisely from this slightly shabby 3% ratio.

Being able to enter this list seems to be a very honorable thing, but Tang Huan, who is in it, has a deep understanding-the so-called rich list is actually the same thing.

First of all, "Forbes 400" illustrates the fact that with a rich dad, it is easier to enter this ranking. For example, Gordon Getty, who ranks third with a personal wealth of 14 billion US dollars—Gordon Getty, is from the oil tycoon Getty family.

Secondly, "Forbes 400" also let everyone see that some rich people are really low-key. Daniel Ludwig, who ranks second with a personal wealth of 20 billion US dollars-Daniel Ludwig, is such a person.

The shipping tycoon, with operations in 23 countries, has rarely appeared in the media since the 1950s, so that the name sounds unfamiliar.

In addition, the important basis for the ranking is the information from listed companies, as well as some supplementary information.

Take Tang Huan’s net worth of 40 billion US dollars, EA contributed more than 30 billion US dollars to him; his mansions in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and other places, as well as his private jets and other assets also contributed a certain proportion.

As for Fangyuan Computer, Zheru Company, and properties outside the United States, it is impossible for the investigators of "Forbes" magazine to grasp all of them accurately.

Tang Huan, who knows his own net worth best, smiled playfully after reading the ranking of "Forbes 400"-the richest man in the United States, but that's all.

In any case, the official announcement of "Forbes 400" finally made Tang Huan, a Silicon Valley nouveau riche who took advantage of the two listing opportunities of Apple and EA, to become the richest man in the United States. After all, there are different opinions , there is no clear standard.

At this stage, the benefits that this gimmick can bring will indeed be more than the terrorist threats that Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Larry Exxon and others suffered decades later in the original time and space.Tang Huan, who felt indifferent, just accepted it with a smile.

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"Do you have any questions?" Tang Huan smiled gently, but asked in a calm tone.

"No, thank you for your cooperation." The investigator of the U.S. Department of Justice, who came here specially for the so-called monopoly Hollywood incident, got up politely and said goodbye.

After dismissing these guys, Tang Huan, who put down his airs, hurriedly asked his subordinates to prepare a car and go to Baozang Hospital.

The halo of the richest man in the United States has provoked a new round of media pursuits for Tang Huan. This has added a lot of trouble to him who is devastated by the chaos of his personal life. Personal matters always need to be specially arranged.

For aunt Tang Yun, the halo of the richest man in the United States has no protective effect. When the old man wants to reprimand his nephew, he has absolutely no scruples.Tang Huan, who originally wanted to run away and return to the mainland, was abruptly pushed to the side of the United States.

Zhao Yazhi came to San Francisco to raise her baby. The due date was very close, and some difficult conflicts could no longer be postponed.

Aunt Tang Yun should have been very happy to see that Tang Huan's team was thriving, but the problem was that Tang Huan's way of branching out was really ridiculous.

In the eyes of her aunt Tang Yun, Lin Fengjiao, who is well-behaved and forbearing, is the real daughter-in-law, and she gave birth to twins just like Deng Lijun.The old man who embraced the "full ownership" grandson couldn't be more satisfied.

But Zhao Yazhi, who has a big belly, let his aunt Tang Yun make troubles. It was all the fault of his nephew. The old lady was not mean, so she couldn't do anything cold-faced, so she had to pretend to be confused for the time being.

Lin Fengjiao's attitude is very calm, and he even visits Zhao Yazhi often, the two get along very well.

Seeing this scene in the eyes of aunt Tang Yun, the old lady felt more and more tolerant of Lin Fengjiao, and felt more guilty.

There is no way, for such a mess, one party must be willing to be wronged in order to calm down, otherwise the world will be in chaos, and Lin Fengjiao obviously sacrificed a lot.

Now that the baby is about to be born, aunt Tang Yun can no longer pretend to be confused, and directly calls the nephew who is wearing the forehead of Jin Guang, the richest man in the United States, to give a lecture.

"Your old man is just worrying, what's the mess, and what can the mess be like?" Tang Huan, who was being called around, muttered unconvinced.

"Bastard! After all, you are also the father of several children, how can you still have the random thoughts of a bachelor." Aunt Tang Yun almost picked up the water glass and threw it at it, "There are no rules, you don't think about what is called family style?" ?”

"I don't bother to think about it so much. I have arranged my own sphere of influence accordingly. Azhi has her own business, and even the child has been agreed by Zhou Mi in advance to be her godson. They don't usually see each other at all. There's no need to have conflicts. You old man insists on making do, isn't it just asking for trouble?" While Tang Huan was eloquent, he moved out on the sofa secretly to make a safe distance.

"You really have a special idea. Then do you think that I also have a sphere of influence, and my hand is too long?" Aunt Tang Yun still picked up the water glass and slowly interrogated her nephew.

"Why do you have a sphere of influence, old man? You belong to the highest authority and take charge of the overall situation. Wherever you want to take care of, you can take care of there. There are no dead ends." Tang Huan, who was laughing with him, quickly answered flatteringly.

"Don't you think that Gillian has sacrificed so much, and she is very wronged?" Aunt Tang Yun glanced at Tang Huan, "My old man wants to uphold justice and ask her for some compensation."

"Just ask, which piece of this pot of meat do you like?" Tang Huan stated boldly without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)