Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Compared with the investor and media appreciation meeting in New York, the reason why Tang Huan described the celebration banquet held in San Francisco as a family banquet is because this is his base camp. Ultra-fast and stable update novel, this article is written by . . First release (The best novel reading experience is in 【】)

The Shennong Foundation, which throws money everywhere and is like the Virgin, is headquartered in San Francisco.

Pacific Telecom, the jewel of the American communications industry acquired from AT\u0026T for a huge sum of money, is also headquartered in San Francisco.

Yanle Entertainment Group, which controls ea, Hasbro, United Artists, MGM, Orion, ktvu, Oakland Raiders, Oakland Athletics, and Golden State Warriors, is also headquartered in San Francisco.

As for the distance between Silicon Valley and San Francisco, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are close at hand.

It is precisely because of such a powerful influence that the celebration banquet held at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel gathered almost all the celebrities in the San Francisco Bay Area, and there were not a few guests who came from Los Angeles and other places.

To Tang Huan's slight surprise, the biggest competitor in the personal computer market, Don Estridge, who is in charge of ib-p, also came all the way here.

You must know that the reason why Tang Huan sent invitations to many colleagues, including competitors, was that he did not expect them to respond positively one by one. His main purpose was nothing more than to assume a condescending leadership posture.

But the result was that all the invitees showed up, regardless of whether they were friends or foes. This can only be explained by his strong position in the industry.

Don Estridge, who had a reason to come, was depressed. He originally planned to hold an ib-p platform industry conference at the beginning of the year, but everyone went to San Francisco to support Tang Huan, which made Don Estridge Feeling very uneasy, I had to hurry to see the scene.

After greetings. Tang Huan smiled playfully, The management of ib is quite generous, so they let Compaq Computer go. Presumably when you chose to disclose the specifications of ib-p, your intention was not to make wedding dresses for others in vain. , an ib-p compatible machine without any restrictions. Undoubtedly, it will become a ferocious white-eyed wolf, and the ib-p will be overwhelmed by the cost performance alone. They may help the ib-p platform expand its market share, but it has a relationship with you Is it?

Hearing Tang Huan's discord between the ib-p and the compatible machine, Don Estridge's expression became ugly.

The decision to let go of Compaq Computer was a decision made by the headquarters based on the overall interests of ib. Not from his original intention. And the purpose of the ib-p platform industry conference that is going to be held is to strengthen his leadership over ib-p to make up for his previous poor consideration.

In front of a discerning man like Tang Huan, he kept a secret,

It will only weaken the momentum. So Don Estridge said directly: The decision of the headquarters is reasonable. I believe that Fangyuan Computer Company, whose product line covers supercomputers, servers, and personal computers, will also make development plans for the personal computer business. At that time, it was constrained by the factor of overall interests.

Your vision is very accurate. Tang Huan laughed loudly with an admiring look on his face, Maybe there is something like what you said, but Fangyuan Computer Company does not have such a big historical burden as ib.

It has to be said that Don Estridge saw the key.

In the original time and space, the reason why Big Blue made all kinds of stupid decisions in the personal computer industry that outsiders thought was unbelievable was that the management of ib considered issues from the perspective of the overall interests of the company. computer. It will impact the traditional mainframe computer business, which is the main source of profit.

Fangyuan Computer Company, whose business scope is not limited to personal computers, will of course encounter such troubles inevitably.

But it is different from the situation that ib has a large number of mainframe users and needs constant maintenance. Fangyuan Computer's high-end products such as servers and workstations are in the stage of active expansion. Tang Huan will not deliberately set a performance limit for these products and personal computers for the purpose of avoiding competition for market share.

The current era is an era in which you chase after me, no matter inside or outside the company.

Naturally, it was impossible for Tang Huan to express these plans to Don Estridge. He finally just patted each other on the shoulder. After saying Anyway, thank you for coming. Please enjoy this banquet, and then turned to entertain others.

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When I saw the Microsoft trio of Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and Steve Ballmer. Tang Huan smiled and said, It's really rare that you are all here. Take some time and let's all sit down and play bridge together.

Looking back from the direction of Mitchell Kapoor of the Lotus Company, Gates nodded with a forced smile, Of course.

The reason why Gates can't lift his spirits is mainly because Microsoft has encountered a difficult problem recently-the spreadsheet software with high hopes has no resistance in front of the new similar product ltu1-2-3, and it quickly loses Come on.

It can be said that Gates is definitely a veteran in the field of personal computers. As early as the mid-1970s, when the first batch of personal computers such as Altair came out, he began to mix in this circle.

However, because of this, Gates was constrained by his initial success. Although he recognized the importance of software for personal computers early on, he still believed that the programming language needed by every computer would be Is everything up, thus missed a lot of opportunities.

Microsoft's launch of spreadsheet software is a proof that Gates has come to his senses and made amends.

It's a pity that it was a bit untimely, and just tasted a little sweetness in the market, ltu1-2-3 was born out of nowhere.

This software written in assembly language has almost no bugs, just like the version of the spreadsheet software released by Tang Huan. It was a great success as soon as it appeared on the ib-p platform. He mercilessly stepped on the seniors of , , , and others.

You know, at this stage, Microsoft's profit point is mainly dependent on.

The $1 million deal between Gates and ib. Among them, $400,000 is paal, bl, rtran, the assembler fee of the four programming languages, another $400,000 is the prepayment of the operating system license fee of $1 for each ib-p using -d, and the remaining $200,000 is the one-year labor cost of the adaptation required to make -d work correctly on ib-p.

Among them is an important agreement. As long as ib preinstalls Microsoft's in the basic structure of the machine, he can use -d in a limited way without having to pay for licensing.

In other words, Gates is using the method of giving away the right to use -d for free to expand a new market for himself.

But after all, it belongs to an abstract programming language, and its applicability is not as wide as application software such as spreadsheets. So it became a very important addition to Microsoft's product line.

But now that ltu1-2-3 has been tortured to death, it is tantamount to giving Microsoft a stick head-on. Gates' heart is bleeding, and it is strange to be happy.

Don, you know what. The rapid popularity of ltu1-2-3 gave a shot in the arm to the sales of ib-p. Steve Ball said with emotion.

It doesn't matter whether I know it or not. It's not me who should be the most worried. Tang Huan smiled slightly, Why, after being hit by ltu1-2-3 with a sap, some of you can't find the north.

Steve Ballmer showed embarrassment and coughed lightly, Aren't you afraid of such a dark horse? Although ltu1-2-3 is not as powerful, as long as it enters the Fangyuan computer and platform, it can still stir up trouble It's raining.

Are you talking to me? Gates and Paul Allen looked over together. Tang Huan made a joke.

Of course I asked for advice. Steve Ballmer quickly complimented.

To be honest, there is currently no obvious conflict of interest between Microsoft and Tang Huan. Both parties tacitly respect each other's territory, just like Gates' and Gary Kildare's p/well water does not violate river water.

In particular, Tang Huan, who is on the strong side, not only has no coveted market, but also generously introduces it into the Fangyuan computer platform and DBae database environment.

otherwise. The Microsoft trio would not be so convinced in front of Tang Huan, and even shamelessly asked about the illness.

I've never been afraid to fight face to face. And this is also the most decent way to defeat an opponent, but with proper skills, you won't give up needlessly. Tang Huan made a gesture, The side that masters the platform and rules resources, I will most likely have the last laugh.”

Speaking of this, Tang Huan left after saying I'll go to Compaq Computer first, don't forget to play cards together at night, got up and left.

What does Tang mean? Paul Allen asked suspiciously.

Thoughtful Gates slowly replied: He is reminding us that if we want to defeat the ltu1-2-3 attack, we still need to work hard on product development, and don't forget that we have the operating system in our hands-d The advantages.

But today's programmers can completely bypass our -d and directly call the function of ib-p, and we can't restrict it at all. Paul Allen scratched his head regretfully.

But these software still run in -d, don't they? Gates raised his glass and took a sip. The point is that -d is still too simple at present. If it can be as powerful as ree-d on the Fangyuan computer, with complete Programmers are unwilling to bypass the operating system and frequently call obscure underlying system functions.”

ib is developing a new personal computer based on the intel80286, and... Steve Ballmer lowered his voice, we are also developing an operating system with a graphical user interface, which is an opportunity to change the platform and the rules, We can quietly make adjustments to our advantage while ensuring forward software compatibility. However, in this way, we can no longer listen to ib's words.

Paul Allen snorted, ib's imposition of a maximum memory capacity limit of 256kb has made us suffer, and of course we can no longer trust ib that much.

I think that's what Don means. Gates nodded in agreement, But this is a long-term prospect. The spreadsheet battle in front of us must not be given up, and we must continue to fight.

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In fact, there is one point that Tang Huan has not had time to clarify, that is, with the emergence of ib-p compatible machines such as Compaq Computer, -d will inevitably usher in great opportunities like selling to various manufacturers.

Seeing Don Estridge walking to the Lotus company and chatting happily with Mitchell Kapoor, Tang Huan saw the opportunity, left the Microsoft trio, and walked quickly to the nearby Compaq computer group.

The two companies, Lotus and Compaq, have a common venture capitalist, Benjamin Rosen, as a bond, and they are virtually close to each other.

While shaking hands with Rod Kenyon, the CEO of Compaq Computer, who got up and greeted him respectfully, Tang Huan laughed loudly and said, I have seen Compaq's portable personal computer. It is a very good product. No wonder it is very popular in the market.

Rod Kenyon was blushed by the praise, and quickly invited Tang Huan to sit down and discuss the prospects of the personal computer industry attentively.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the eyes of many people, Tang Huan is now similar to Warren Buffett who auctioned off the opportunity to have dinner together in the original time and space. He has profound industry insight, and every word may indicate a business opportunity.

How about it? Are you interested in making a compatible computer for Fangyuan Computer? Based on your strength in developing ib-p compatible computers, it should not be difficult. Tang Huan found a space and asked sincerely.

Of course I wish for it. But at present Compaq is still busy digesting the technological achievements of the ib-p compatible machine, and is unable to take care of the compatible machine of Fangyuan Computer for the time being. Rod Kenyon replied with a wry smile.

Their high-spirited talk quickly attracted the attention of Don Estridge not far away.

Because judging from the development momentum of ltu1-2-3, it is only a matter of time before the market position it replaces, so Don Estridge had to change the object of support and was busy wooing Mitchell Kapoor.

Unexpectedly, Tang Huan was also doing a similar job. Seeing this scene, Don Estridge was so angry, he thought that you are a new billionaire, so why go out and poach the wall yourself? There is really no lower limit, and you are not afraid of price drops!

Don Estridge walked over quickly, and interjected lightly: Compaq obtained all the technical specifications and authorizations of ib-p for 1 million US dollars. Can Fangyuan Computer also achieve such preferential terms?

It's up to people. Tang Huan shrugged, said more contact to Rod Kenyon, and got up to leave.

The seeds of suspicion had been sown, and he was too lazy to continue performing. (to be continued)

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