Chapter 44: Yellow mud fell into the crotch
“Microsoft is the pioneer of America’s computer age. Bill Gates created an era. No one can deny his contribution to America and even the entire civilized world. Even though there are some flaws in DOS that built the Microsoft empire, countless people still firmly believe in Bill Gates’ contribution. He gave the cold computer machine a brain and wisdom. After Microsoft went public, he became the richest man in America and the idol of countless young people. He is the next Bill Gates. This sentence has become the best compliment to evaluate a person's talent and talent. ”
New York! The Times opened its article by praising Bill Gates and Microsoft. However, anyone who has read media reports knows that the more harsh the praise at the beginning, the harsher the criticism will be later. Only in this way can a strong contrast be formed. How can you convince people if you start by scolding?
Sure enough, after the initial praise, the subsequent report suddenly changed its tone, "However, since the listing, Microsoft and Bill Gates have undergone too many changes.
We have reason to believe that a person's success will make him proud and complacent. This is human nature, but there will always be a day when he wakes up, but these cannot be the reasons for doing "evil"!
Since the war between Microsoft and Lotus began in 1983, Microsoft once allowed users to choose between Microsoft and Lotus. In the end, Microsoft completely defeated this most powerful opponent by bundling sales. .
After Lotus, IBM, Apple, Sun Systems, Oracle and other companies successively fought with Microsoft in systems, office software, etc., but in the end they failed to frustrate Microsoft.
After entering the hardware industry, Microsoft began to compete with companies such as Logitech and German Cherry Keyboard.
Microsoft has never really lost a single defeat or lost a lawsuit in these years, but has Microsoft really never engaged in malicious competition or even violated federal laws? ! ”
The New York Times did not directly convict Microsoft. After all, it is a major newspaper media and must be responsible for what it said. If it were directly convicted, Microsoft would be sued. But now it is just raising questions, and Microsoft has no way to sue, or even In response, it is the rarest thing to prove one's innocence. After all, only those who have wronged you know how wronged you are, not to mention that Microsoft itself is not clean, with a pile of rotten yellow mud under its butt.
There was no direct conviction, but the New York Times used a series of questions to ask those who got the newspaper. Microsoft has never lost a lawsuit in recent years, but this can prove that it is White Lotus. , never made any mistakes?
Once the seeds of suspicion are planted, they will continue to take root and sprout until they grow into towering trees.
As soon as the New York Times' introduction came out, many media outlets began to expose Microsoft's black material. For example, Microsoft usually uses three methods to attack competitors such as Lotus. First, it is a copycat, what products Lotus has developed, Microsoft immediately copied and pasted, and then poached away Lotus's core technical staff. In the end, if it still couldn't beat them, it would bundle the software with the Microsoft system and sell it together. If you want to buy the Microsoft system, you have to buy it. Microsoft software!
Relying on these means, Microsoft is almost unstoppable, defeating opponents one after another.
Starting from the New York Times, one media after another continued to expose Microsoft's shady story, and various news that was difficult to distinguish between true and false continued to appear. At first, Microsoft did not pay attention, but after Lotus CEO Mitchell was interviewed by the media, Microsoft sensed something was wrong.
“I sympathize with what happened to the company that developed the mechanical Silver Sable mouse, but I’m not surprised at all!”
Facing the media, Mitchell said with a helpless smile, “Back then , when we competed with Microsoft, Microsoft wrote instructions into DOS, allowing users to choose between DOS and Lotus software. Either Lotus would not run, or DOS would not start!
We finally solved the problem, but There are no more users!”
After Mitchell, many Microsoft victims have come forward, but most of those who have come forward now are software companies, accusing Microsoft of copying their software, and even cheating. With their deep pockets, they poached all the technical staff of the entire project team.
Grant, the head of Microsoft's public relations department, also stood up to refute the rumors at this time, "I want to state that the current public opinion about Microsoft is just malicious remarks from competitors. The federal court has already made a ruling on disputes with these companies, and Microsoft has no right to do so." Sin! "
"Damn it, wipe your butts clean, don't let me wipe your hardware department's butts. Now the public opinion outside has begun to affect Microsoft's stock price. I'll come and talk to you then. Well, it won’t be me. Explain it to the board of directors yourself!”
Grant found Spencer angrily. A broken mouse only made a few dollars for Microsoft in a year, but it caused such a big deal! Every time Microsoft's stock price falls by 1%, more than four billion US dollars are wiped out.
If the stock price falls because of Microsoft's hardware division, then Microsoft's board of directors, Wall Street institutions, and investors large and small who have bought Microsoft stocks will all have to settle accounts with Spencer.
Spencer was also a little embarrassed. He didn’t expect that Li Dongling’s interview could cause such a big stir. He actually felt aggrieved. Not all Lotus’ opponents were caused by the software department. This time, however, the blame was placed on the hardware department. Spencer felt that he was more unjust than Dou E. He didn't even get a bite of meat and was beaten repeatedly.
"Now the Manhattan Court in New York has just accepted the lawsuit from Tanglin Hi-Tech. We need time to fight this lawsuit. Unless we directly admit defeat now and settle with Tanglin Hi-Tech out of court and pay compensation, this lawsuit cannot be ended now!"
Spencer said helplessly, "Do you want Microsoft to That company from a technology desert area is going to admit defeat?”
Grant was also speechless when asked. There is no way he could let Microsoft really admit defeat to Donglin Hi-Tech, that old face of Microsoft, Where to put it? With Bill Gates's character, after knowing this, he will definitely settle the score with them.
"You handle this matter well!" Grant could only throw a word to Spencer in the end, and then waved away and left. Now Microsoft is in an embarrassing situation. With the lawsuit against Tanglin Hi-Tech, those public opinions are also in this way.
The lawsuit has just entered the federal court process, and it will be a few months before the trial is held at the earliest. If you want to terminate the trial, either Microsoft will admit defeat or let Tanglin Hi-Tech withdraw the lawsuit. With the attitude shown by Li Dongling, how can it be possible to withdraw the lawsuit and admit defeat? Even if Tanglin Hi-Tech goes bankrupt, You have to be disgusted with Microsoft.
As for public opinion, if Microsoft doesn’t explain it, the media will paint it in a darker and darker light. Explain it, and you will be beaten down. Since you are not guilty, what do you explain? The explanation is a guilty conscience...
Yao Luoying was lying under a sun umbrella in an open-air garden restaurant of a hotel in New York, holding a fashion magazine, but her mind was not on that. From time to time, she glanced at Li Dongling, who was sitting with Larson.
“Two million US dollars have been spent, and I have repaid more than 400,000 US dollars!”
Larson wolfed down the steak, not caring about his image. I've been flying all over America these days, spending money on public relations and media, so that the media seems to be criticizing Microsoft everywhere.
"If you can win, you can earn back dozens of times the money you spent!"
Li Dongling said to Larson, and then asked the most critical question, "The media and the federal judiciary will follow. How about the Ministry? ”
At the moment, it seems that the media is criticizing Microsoft, but in fact it is just a warm-up and does not pose much threat to Microsoft.
According to the countermeasures of Li Dongling and Larson, the current public opinion is just an appetizer, and the next step is the key to causing trouble and killing people with a knife!
“The Chicago Daily News will make the next report. It depends on whether companies such as HP, Dell, Apple, and Intel accept the move!
As long as these companies accept the recruitment, the head of the federal and state Department of Justice in California that I contacted will accept media interviews to express his dissatisfaction with Microsoft, but he will only accept one interview. "
After finishing the last bite of steak, Larson drank a full glass of red wine, "Li, we have done everything we can do! ”
Li Dongling stood by the glass window of the open-air garden, looking at New York City below his feet. This war with Microsoft, the war between ants and elephants, whether they lose or win, this week is basically It’s time to decide the winner!
“How far is Microsoft from dominating the computer industry? ! "
The Daily News, one of the top 20 most circulated newspapers in America, suddenly published on its homepage, "The profits of the mouse are not high, but Microsoft's tough attitude towards mouse products has shown us Microsoft is determined in hardware products!
Microsoft has almost dominated the computer system and software industry, with more than 80% of computer systems already occupied by Microsoft.
Microsoft has already launched computer peripheral accessories such as mice, keyboards, and screens. If Microsoft launches chips in the next step, then Microsoft will be able to launch its own brand of computers!
Microsoft's system, coupled with Microsoft's own brand of computers, and even continuing the "past" sales method, then Microsoft will become one of the most powerful empires in the technology industry in history! ”
What does it mean to follow the "past" sales method? Isn't that bundled sales? This is what Microsoft is best at.
The speaker has no intention, the listener has the intention, according to the Daily News The report shows that Microsoft has a huge advantage in the computer industry. It really only needs the core chip. Microsoft has assembled all the components of computer hardware. If it launches a Microsoft-branded computer and then bundles the system and office software for sale, then Which computer brand, including Intel, can be Microsoft's rival?
Originally, Microsoft and computer hardware manufacturers were at odds with each other. Major computer brand manufacturers have always been wary of Microsoft entering their territory. As soon as this report came out, it became even more difficult to tell whether this was someone deliberately trying to hack Microsoft or whether it was. Microsoft is testing the outside world's reaction again. If there is not much opposition, it may really launch its own product.
The direct consequence of this is that the news that Microsoft is launching its own brand of computers was suddenly reprinted by various media. Some TV stations even reported and analyzed on the financial channel. That day, a number of stocks in the computer sector were picked up from computer brands. As for parts manufacturers, their stock prices have plummeted!
(End of this chapter)