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Damen’s expression didn’t ease because of this, but he was a little excited, and unconsciously raised his voice: “But you should also know, Simon, Microsoft has just launched Windows NT, you are disrupting the situation!”

"Unix is ​​already open enough, but there are still many people who have serious concerns about this product. Bill, do you think everyone can accept a completely closed-source server operating system?"

"Why not, as long as we can provide a more stable service?"

"Without absolutely stable services, any operating system will inevitably encounter various problems. What everyone needs is to find the source of the problem very conveniently and quickly, and then solve it. A closed-source operating system, Like a car whose hood is completely welded off, even if you say this operating system is reliable, users will have a lot of concerns.”

Damen seems to be a little impatient: "How to sell the welded car is our business, Simon, you must stop the development of Linux, don't forget, you are also the major shareholder of Microsoft, the second largest shareholder."

"Sorry, Bill, I can't promise you."

Damen stared fiercely at the young man on the opposite side, only to realize after a while that he didn't seem to have much to do with him, which made him even angrier: "Okay, then, promise me that Igret will not continue to publish in the future Source code for Linux."

This 1.0 kernel, although the original version of Billinas Torvalds has made great progress, but it still needs to be continuously improved if it wants to compare with other widely used operating systems.

Simon was very straightforward: "Well, I can promise you this."

Bill Gates was speechless for a moment.

Simon also did not explain to the other party that Igret has supported Linus Torvac to set up the Linux Foundation to coordinate free software development volunteers around the world to continue to improve this operating system.

Even if Eagletek no longer releases the latest Linux source code, the Linux Foundation will continue to launch operating system versions above 2.0.

Of course, there is still the participation of the Linux development team under Eaglet, in order to guide the development of this operating system in the direction that Eaglet wants.

Bill Gates also knew that Simon was hiding something from himself, but he couldn't continue to get to the bottom of it for a while, so he could only change the subject: "I think we can talk about the pre-installation of IE browser."

Simon smiled and said, "Bill, you can discuss this with Jeff."

At the beginning, Simon wanted to pre-install the IE browser directly on the Windows operating system, but was rejected by Damen classmates. He had no choice but to settle for the second best, and instead cooperated with OEM manufacturers such as Compaq, HP, and Dell.

With the further popularization of the Internet, whether the IE browser software is pre-installed has also become one of the influencing factors when consumers purchase personal computers.

Therefore, even if each computer pre-installed IE browser costs an additional $10, major mainstream OEM manufacturers have successively launched cooperation with Eaglet, even Apple is no exception.

Now that the mainstream OEM manufacturers have been basically settled, there is no need to cooperate directly with Microsoft.

After all, doing so would entail greater monopoly risks.

Simon also knew why Damen students suddenly changed too much.

Microsoft's MSN portal was recently launched.

The conditions that can be given to AOL, Igret company basically gave Microsoft.

Microsoft is also imitating America Online, cooperating with other Internet service providers in North America to launch Microsoft's news box to increase the traffic of MSN portal.

The news box, which is similar to the pop-up window of the advertisement later, can be regarded as a window opened by Ygritte for the two competitors.

Compared with many other sites, AOL and Microsoft have been lucky enough.

It's just that the classmates at Damen are obviously not satisfied.

If the IE browser becomes the pre-installed software of the Windows operating system, Damen probably thinks that Microsoft should be able to use this as a condition to require the homepage of the IE browser to preset rights, thereby further increasing the traffic of Microsoft's MSN portal.

This is actually quite a big investment.

Even if Igret can provide Microsoft with a certain price discount for pre-installation, according to the annual sales of Microsoft's operating system, it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

However, the Internet wave has begun to surge, and even Microsoft is inevitably worried about being left behind in this industrial transformation, so it believes that as long as it can win enough online traffic, the expenditure is completely worthwhile.

If Simon, he would actually be so decisive.

Therefore, at this time, it is even more impossible to agree to the request of the students in the gate.

Igret's dominance in the Internet field cannot be challenged. Even knowing that Microsoft has suffered a crushing defeat in the Internet industry, Simon does not intend to open this hole to Microsoft.Who knows if there will be other variables in history.

第574章 冷眼旁观（修）

Bill Gates felt that this meeting with Simon today was a complete mistake.

If it weren't for the sudden birth of this young man, he felt that he should be the richest man in the Federation now.It's a pity that his wealth of US$105 billion on the "Forbes" list this year can only be looked up to compared with the US$1200 billion of the young people in front of him.

The feeling when the two get along now reminds Gates of the contact with Jobs in the early days of Microsoft's development.

At that time, Jobs was already a new business star with a net worth of over [-] million, and Microsoft was only an office software supplier for Apple. Because of various differences between Apple and Microsoft, he and Jobs had quarreled more than once.

Or, to be more precise, he was being reprimanded by Jobs at the time.

The current Jobs has long lost the brilliance he once had, and the rise of Microsoft is also unstoppable.

However, Gates found that there was a guy more disgusting than Jobs unknowingly above his head.

This young man doesn't yell like Jobs once did, and doesn't even bother to show a wave of emotion in the face of his anger.For Gates, this is a more serious contempt.

It seems that the other party is standing on another level completely, looking down at all living beings.

This may be the case, but Bill Gates is unwilling to admit it anyway.

The meeting was an unhappy one.

Regarding the two issues of Linux and IE, the conditions given by Simon are basically the plans that the other party has already made up their minds. This meeting did not bring him any room for maneuver.

Bill Gates already had some calculations in his heart when he left.

After all, IE is going to run on the Windows platform, so it's not difficult to figure it out.

Simon doesn't care about Da Damen's thoughts, his current attitude is to stand on the sidelines, and the specific game is operated by the executives of the companies under his control.

This is actually like raising Gu.

No matter which side wins in the end, the Westeros system will have a large share of interests in it.

Moreover, Simon can probably imagine what kind of tricks Gates will play. However, if it is urgent, the Eaglet team may really launch a free Linux desktop operating system.

The rise of Windows has been advanced due to the rise of the Internet wave, but there is still a certain distance from a complete monopoly.

Launching a free Linux desktop operating system now is not without opportunities to redefine the operating system market.In the past, Android came from behind after Apple’s iOS had been launched. The key operating system software ecological problem, at this stage, Microsoft also has no absolute advantage. Eaglet just has the corresponding strength to coordinate various software manufacturers to develop for Linux. software.

Of course, doing so is definitely a lose-lose strategy.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, the Ygritte team will not do this.

Microsoft has been hit hard, and Simon, the second largest shareholder, will also suffer serious losses.

Returning to Los Angeles on Monday, the most important news is that Canada's Seagram Group officially announced the acquisition of Paramount Communications.

Prior to this, the two companies had been secretly negotiating for more than three months.

In fact, it is no longer a secret.

In recent months, gossip about the Seagram Group’s upcoming acquisition of Paramount Communications has been in the newspapers. The stock price of Paramount Communications has risen by more than 5% compared to the end of May, and its recent market value has reached 25 billion US dollars.

Now that the news is public, the two sides have basically reached an agreement.

Seagram Group will acquire Paramount Communications for $66 per share, with a total value of approximately $80 billion, all in cash.At the same time, Seagram Group will also assume Paramount Communications' $12 billion in debt, with a total transaction amount of $92 billion.

On the day the news was announced, Paramount shares rose another 11%.

In the next period of time, as long as no other bidders emerge, the transaction will be officially closed after a vote of Paramount's board of directors and approval by federal authorities.

In the eyes of many, the possibility of a bidder appearing is already very low.

Compared with the initial negotiation, Seagram Group’s offer of US$66 per share is equivalent to a 70% premium. The most important point is that this transaction is still completely paid in cash, such as Barry Diller’s QVC or Sam Redstone’s Even if Viacom intends to acquire Paramount, it simply cannot offer such a price.

With the announcement of the news, the hot topic of discussion in the federal media once again focused on whether the regulation of the media industry should be deregulated as soon as possible.

Because of the ban on public TV networks not being able to merge with large content producers, the three major federal TV networks that are strong enough to integrate with major Hollywood film companies have been unable to participate in the acquisition of Hollywood studios over the years. MGM fell into the hands of foreign investors successively, and Universal Pictures was almost acquired by Panasonic.

Now, another established studio in Hollywood, Paramount Communications, will also become a subsidiary of overseas capital.

The "New York Times" believes that similar acquisitions have threatened the cultural industry in the United States, and the federal government should prohibit Seagram from acquiring Paramount.

Such appeals are hardly effective.

Now that Sony has been able to complete the acquisition of Columbia Pictures, and Australian capital has also acquired MGM, according to existing laws, the federal government has no reason to prevent the Seagram Group from merging Paramount Communications.

Unless the media control is relaxed immediately, the three powerful public television network groups are allowed to join the acquisition.

The lobbying of various media giants for the lifting of the ban on industry regulation has continued, and this matter has also become a consensus at the federal level.However, it is not a matter of overnight to abolish the original bill.

At least this time, the Seagram Group's acquisition of Paramount Communications was inevitable.

Point Dume Manor.

The time is October 9th, Wednesday.

Tonight, Simon was invited by the president of Paramount Pictures, Robert Rehm, to attend a reception hosted by him at his home in Beverly Hills, and he left early after nine o'clock in the evening.

Back home, Janet hadn't rested yet, and was discussing something with Girl A in a living room of the villa.

Simon sat down beside Janet and asked about the little guy. Janet said that the child was already asleep and that Miss B was taking care of it herself, so she looked curiously at the document in the woman's hand.

Janet handed the folder directly to Simon, and said, "The list that was just sorted out, what do you think?"

Simon took the folder, and there was a thick stack of resumes on it. He flipped through it randomly, and found that they were all college girls aged 18 to 22, from North America, Australia, and Europe, and they were all top-notch names from all over the world. School students.

ABCD, who is the most convenient around her, is gradually leaving her post, and Janet has recently started looking for a new batch of personal maid candidates.

Simon originally thought that there was no need to look for girls who were too smart. However, judging from the fact that there were always 'accidents' among the girls brought out by the housekeeper Alice, smarter girls were more reliable. Smart people usually know what to do. what to do.

Looking through it casually, Simon said: "I think, or you can choose a younger grade to start from scratch, these ages are a bit old."

Janet moved her body, leaned next to Simon and read the resume on the document together: "I also know that it is better to cultivate it from an early age, but how do you plan to find a little girl, you can't buy it directly, right? It's easy to cause trouble."

Simon raised his arms around Janet to make her lean more comfortably, flipped through the documents on his lap with one hand, thought for a while, and said, "This one is easy, choose from Latin America or Eastern Europe."

Janet was still a little puzzled: "Huh?"

Simon said: "You know, in Latin America and Eastern Europe, there are model scouts everywhere who select girls with excellent qualifications and provide them to major brokerage companies. We only need to select the ones we want from this channel."

Janet put her head on Simon's shoulder: "Is that what you want?"

Simon smiled and said, "Yeah, you don't need it."

Janet hummed a few times pretending to be dissatisfied, and said to girl A who had been sitting quietly beside her all the time: "A, um, let B do this, it's her last job before she leaves."

Alison nodded to mark it down.

Janet turned around again, gestured to the folder on Simon's lap, and said, "What about these?"

"Choose a few and try to cultivate them."

As Simon said, he continued to turn a few pages, and was suddenly attracted by a piece of information.

This is a girl named Marisa Mayer who just entered the computer department of Stanford University this year.I took another look at the photo in the upper right corner of my resume, yes, it was Marissa Mayer in my memory.

Now that the information can be sent to the Simons, the work intention has been negotiated in advance.

Simon hadn't imagined that the famous Silicon Valley executive she remembered would want the job.

However, since this is the case, Simon is not polite, and directly pulled out Mayer's information, saying: "This is not bad."

Simon didn't hide his preference in front of Janet, and Janet didn't care, took a look at the information curiously, and said: "It's only a freshman, but two years is enough for her, in fact, she can't get it It doesn't matter if you get a Stanford degree."

Simon nodded, and continued to browse, but found no other familiar names, so he discussed with Janet and selected seven from a total of more than 60 resumes. After targeted training, half of the human group may be filtered out in the future, leaving four.

A, B, C, and D were selected in this way.

The current maid team of the Westeros family, in addition to the ABCD that has been dispersed, also includes the Indian girl Aaliyah and Zoe Parks and Isabel Dunn from the housekeeper Alice team. This is the most personal Several maids.In addition, some girls in North America and Europe who are responsible for managing many properties under Simon's name will basically not appear around the Simons.

According to the frequency of ABCD's departure, when these girls retreat, Marissa Mayer and others are enough to take over the former position.

In the future, it will probably be the girls selected by Latin America and Eastern Europe.

In fact, Stanford also hides a goblin, Simon's third Jenny, Jennifer Bray.However, Little Jenny is positioned as another female assistant of Simon, and she needs to wait another two years.

After discussing this matter, they sent girl A to rest, and the couple went to see the sleeping little guy together before going upstairs to rest.

The next morning, she was hugged by Janet and refused to let her leave. She didn't get up until after eight o'clock.

On the contrary, the little guy had already woken up early and was playing in the manor accompanied by girl B, looking very independent.

The family of three had breakfast together, and Simon accompanied Janet to the Westeros Family Hospital for a routine pregnancy check-up, and accompanied her to a pregnancy course, and returned to Cape Dume Manor for lunch at noon.

The pregnancy schedules of the two Jenny are actually so simple and boring. After all, it is not a real vacation. With a baby in the belly, many things cannot be done at all. The female assistants are even more restricted, and they cannot even appear in public.

After lunch, Janet and the little one went to take a nap, but Simon didn't feel sleepy.

Taking advantage of the warm sunshine in the afternoon, I went to the open-air swimming pool near the sea for a while, and when I left the pool, Girl B handed over the towel. Simon wiped it briefly, went to sit on the deck chair by the pool, and took it with him. Picking up the juice on the table next to her, motioned for girl B to come over, and asked, "How is your financial information platform getting ready?"

Girl B sat down on the recliner on the left side of Simon, subconsciously looked at her boss's tough and muscular body, and closed her eyes without any trace, and said: "The software development team has been formed, Goldman Sachs, Morgan and others Cersei Capital agreed to cooperate, and Yahoo Finance also agreed to provide us with news content, and I am currently in contact with some traditional financial media to negotiate cooperation matters.”

Simon smiled and said, "Is there any trouble with this matter?"