Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 896 Don Says This Is Noise
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Even the most junior employees at Netscape now know that the company's operational shortcomings lie in the tree of browsers.

It is imperative and imminent to expand new business areas, and the direction Jim Barksdale chose is the enterprise intranet application market.

Just like having their own telephone network, large corporations have their own internal computer network.

Take Fangyuan and Zheru under Tang Huan's command as an example - the backbone network is composed of optical fibers, and even through satellites, nodes scattered around the world are connected together to open up the data channels in the huge organization.

It can be said that in the current booming Internet wave, most of the applications are exploratory in nature and a bit imaginary, while the enterprise intranet is a valuable and real thing.

On this architecture, there are too many applications that can immediately serve the existing business processes of large enterprises, such as email systems, collaborative office software, and so on.

Jim Barksdale is a typical example of picking good meat. Unfortunately, in this field, there have already been strong players entering the market-in addition to Zheru Software, there is also IBM, which has entered into it through the acquisition of Lotus Software.

After Tang Huan heard about this news, he sarcastically said: "Jim Barksdale is so ambitious that Netscape is not dying fast enough--enterprise intranets have high requirements for solutions. It is not suitable for a novice like Netscape, let alone competing with Zheru Software and IBM!"

Brad Swahlberg, CEO of Zheru Software, said: "Netscape's new operation in the old business of the browser is also a stupid move."

"You mean, Netscape repackaged the browser product from Netscape_Navigator to Netscape_Communicator?" Tang Huan pondered: "I think they are considering this. The starting point should be to further position its own products - after all, the original Netscape_Navigator refers to both the browser itself and the entire product suite including browsers, email clients, address books, etc., which can easily cause There was confusion in the marketing concept; but after changing its name to Netscape_Communicator, it became clear at a glance.”

"Even if Netscape's original intention is like this, they should not launch a paid version at this juncture." Brad Swahlberg said with a smile: "You know, since the kernel and interface of our browser Polestar , After spreading to partners, with the skin technology, 'new' browsers on the market continue to emerge, which can be said to push browser products down from the altar, and the free model is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

"But Netscape bucked the trend and deliberately came up with a fancy excuse for charging - from charging to free, it was just a one-sentence decision; but from free to charging, it was simply a carnage."

"Right now, the Internet and traditional media's comments are full of cynicism for Netscape_Communicator, which has not yet been officially launched - its prospects are really not optimistic."

Tang Huan nodded slightly, turned over the topic, and emphasized: "Netscape's products pose a very limited threat to Zheru software. What really makes people vigilant is that it ignorantly and fearlessly stirs up wind and rain. Let the industry become restless."

Brad Swahlberg understood, his face became serious, "Recently, the allusion of the IT version of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' has spread wildly, although on the surface it only made people laugh, But invisibly, the absolute dominant position of Zheru Software in the industry has been portrayed in the minds of ordinary people, and a dangerous consensus has been formed-we are a hateful monopoly."

"Your analysis is very reasonable." Tang Huan nodded appreciatively, "However, we must first suppress the arrogance of the NC and Java alliances."

Brad Swahlberg replied helplessly: "How can we say that the allusion of the IT version of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' is a disaster? In the industry's perception of our monopoly, The sense of crisis is increasing, and it is natural to join the two alliances of NC and Java."

"Then let the market decide which one is better." The richest man waved his hand lightly, "You have to do two things in front of you - first, the Zheru Spring Developers Conference, which has a history of more than ten years, absolutely You can’t be ruined by others, you know, it is already a very iconic sign; then, Zheru Software must reach a consensus within the hard-fought battle and come up with an aggressive marketing plan.”

Speaking of this, Tang Huan sneered, "Didn't the NC Alliance advocate that its products are 'low in price and functional enough', so that it will become an embarrassingly positioned e-waste."

"Zheru Software will do its best to escort Zheru Spring Developers Conference!" Brad Swahlberg promised, and then probed: "Then what is the minimum goal of this marketing plan?"

"It's very simple..." Tang Huan stretched out his finger and said, "A Fangyuan personal computer that costs US$3000 now will cost only US$1500, or even US$1200, and you can take it home with you."

Brad Swahlberg gasped when he heard that, and said with a wry smile: "If the cost is allocated to the operating system, then even if StudiOS is free, it will not be able to lead to such a large price reduction."

"The price reduction of Fangyuan personal computers is of course a multi-party joint action. It is impossible for Zheru software to undertake it independently, and there is no need to feel the pressure." Mr. the richest man said lightly: "For example, including Zheru and Intel. Suppliers of microprocessors and peripheral chips will also cut prices, and everyone will make room for Fangyuan PC manufacturers to cut prices—in the final analysis, the current Fangyuan PC is not a cash cow for the Fangyuan company alone, and it is impossible for many people to look at it from the sidelines. Watch it fall."

"I see." Brad Swahlberg thought for a while, and then suggested: "Give too much, and it will be difficult to receive--it's better to refer to Netscape's practice of making excuses for charging, StudioOS The mainstream operating system on this Fangyuan personal computer platform has undergone a major upgrade, but we do not charge for it.”

Tang Huan smiled and said, "I won't ask about the specific operation."

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At the time of the turmoil in Silicon Valley, the richest man did not forget to attend the 3th Academy Awards Ceremony held at the Dorothy Chandler Hall in Los Angeles on March 25 as Tycoon Tang.

In the past 1995, the most representative result of the marriage of Silicon Valley high-tech and Hollywood film art was the release of the world's first computer-animated feature film - "Toy Story", which achieved good reputation and box office.

However, Daheng Tang's appearance this time is mainly to support "Braveheart" - the protagonist in the movie, William Wallace, shouted "Freedom!" with his last breath before dying - "Freedom!" The scene is so sensational, it is of great significance not only to the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, but also to the current booming Internet.

In addition, Tang Daheng also brought some private goods - he helped Sophie Marceau, who played the role of Princess Isabella of France, get a nomination for Best Actress.

Thanks to Tang Huan's guidance, Sophie Marceau did not take a detour, and her career achievements have caught up with her predecessor Isabel Adjani, so Hollywood does not reject such a female star who has a huge influence in Europe to come to be gilded.

Of course, "Braveheart", which was inspired by the epic works of the 15th-century bard Harry the Blind, is unlikely to receive overwhelming praise like "Toy Story", and its most criticized place, It is a lot of historical mistakes.

At least, the scandal between William Wallace and Princess Isabella of France is impossible--Gein, the movie arranges the time when the two meet, the French Princess Isabella in real history is 3 years old That's all.

Especially the UK's reaction to "Braveheart" is very intriguing-thinking about the original time and space, when Scotland was tossing the independence referendum more than ten years later, you can know this without hesitation by using the influence of this historical legendary movie. What a fun relationship there is.

In this regard, the attitude of the richest man who has been in love with the UK for many years can only be described as "haha".

But no matter what, "political correctness" is the biggest, and "Braveheart" is destined to be the winner at this Oscars.

The political attribute of the Oscars has never been set to "0". Almost every session is affected by this aspect, and this year is no exception.

Just days before the Oscars, Black Baptist pastor Jesse Jackson led the activist group Rainbow Coalition to plan a protest against issues facing African-Americans and other minorities in the film industry.It opposes the negative artistic portrayal of minorities in film and television, and protests the low employment of these groups in the entertainment industry.

In fact, this year's Oscars, the degree of reuse of black people has been tacitly understood - the famous black music producer, Michael Jackson, who won the Jane Helsort Human~Dao Spirit Award at last year's Oscars One of the classic collaborators, Quincy Jones, was favored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and served as the producer of this year's Oscars.

And after Quincy Jones took office, he immediately decided to hire Whoopi Goldberg, a black actress and talk show host who became famous for her work on "Ghosts" and "Nuns Are Crazy". Served as the host of the party for the first time.

This kind of "cronyism" approach really can't fault it-a "Ghostly Love" made Whoopi Goldberg win the Oscars, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress and other famous awards, which were so popular at the time; coupled with the Grammy Award already won; and the good reputation of being the host of the Oscars last time, the qualifications are enough!

Besides, Jesse Jackson, who "leads people to make trouble", is not in vain.He is a well-known black civil rights leader and Baptist pastor in the United States. He was the candidate for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.He is now the shadow senator of the District of Columbia, and he also hosts a program on CNN, and his eldest son, Jesse Jackson Jr., is currently a member of the US House of Representatives.

Seeing that Jesse Jackson is coming aggressively, Quincy Jones must of course prevent the other party from messing up the situation-there is widespread discrimination in all aspects of the United States, why only focus on the film industry?The Oscars is not the right place for such protests!

Jesse Jackson was very kind to his family, and immediately reached an agreement that the venue of the protest would be changed from outside the Dorothy Chandler Hall to the broadcast facility of the adjacent ABC subsidiary KABC-TV.

It has to be said that compared to the size of the black elite group, the Chinese ethnic group is not ranked at all - the more Tang Huan goes up, the more he feels that "the heights are too cold", and the most powerful weapon he can rely on is that he has the general trend under his control among.

In this delicate balance, there was no trouble at the Oscar Awards Ceremony, and various awards were awarded one by one - "Braveheart", which led the way with 10 nominations, won awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Five awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, and Best Sound Editing, became the biggest winner in this year's Academy Awards competition, and also became the ninth film in the history of the Academy Awards that did not win any award in the actor category. Awards, but ultimately won the best picture award for the film.

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Tang Huan only had a good time in Los Angeles for a few days, and then left without hesitation. He took the California high-speed rail and returned to Silicon Valley, where the battle clouds were overwhelming.

The richest man, who quickly switched from the status of "Tang Tycoon" to the status of "Tang IT", first attended the high-level meeting of Zheru Software Company and listened to the discussions of his subordinates on the current industry competition.

In this process, the allusion of the IT version of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" will inevitably be mentioned again.

Tang Huan said slowly: "Compared with this IT fairy tale, I prefer to use another way to explain the current pattern of the software field."

"The most arrogant Netscape - Netscape, Oracle, IBM, SUN - Sun Microsystems, and Else - other competitors, formed an alliance of NOISE - noise, yelling at us all day long, let us There is no peace for people!”

(End of this chapter)