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Chapter 122 Duplicity
Listening to the busy tone coming from the phone, Jim Clark was annoyed but helpless. He remembered the scene when the Internet industry bowed down to Netscape when Netscape first went public half a year ago, and then thought about the scene after the war with Microsoft. The situation at Netscape.

Jim Clark deeply felt the influence of Microsoft, a behemoth. Even if a company called SUN claimed to have defeated it just now, no one dared to offend Microsoft easily.

"He didn't agree, did he? I knew that this small farmer in Houston couldn't be trusted at all!" Anderson said cursingly. He had always disliked Song Yang, and now he had a reason to vent his anger.

Jim Clark felt a sense of crisis, and Song Yang's attitude made him vigilant. Although there was no news yet, Jim couldn't help but feel worried now.

"According to the plan, we need to let the Internet industry see the strength of Netscape, and make Bruno Song and Hotmail pay the price!"

Jim Clark finally said that he felt it was time to show the strength of Netscape to the Internet industry, so that no one could be confused about the situation!
After Song Yang hung up the phone, he started to catch up on sleep. As for what Netscape would do, Song Yang didn't care much.

Just like what Albert said, unless Song Yang is willing to give up his property and become a puppet of Netscape, only Netscape’s head is a saddle, then conflicts can be avoided, otherwise, as long as he is still grabbing food in the Internet slot, Sooner or later there will be a conflict.

No matter how nice Netscape may say, it is still secretly developing its own branded mailbox. Sooner or later, Netscape will establish its own advertising department, and kick Double-Click away!

Even after the release of ICQ, Netscape will definitely get involved in the social industry. This has nothing to do with the relationship between Jim Clark, Anderson and Song Yang, but the investors behind Netscape, Wall Street, constantly asking Netscape to chase hot spots , raising the stock price.

Already ready to stand in line and find a big sponsor for the Hotmail mailbox, Song Yang will naturally not have any scruples. He accepted the invitation from Microsoft openly and publicly announced that he will attend this year's Microsoft Developer Conference!
As usual, this year's developer conference is still chosen to be in Seattle, Microsoft's hometown, where it accepts audiences from global software companies.

I didn't bring too many people there. This time, I was basically looking for news, so only Song Yang and Irene rushed to Seattle in Washington State with light clothes.

As the home of Microsoft, Microsoft’s influence in Seattle is almost pervasive. The technological strength here is not much worse than that of Silicon Valley. It is true that there are two founders, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, who can be chosen by Microsoft as the home. , all have a background in Seattle, but there are also many supporting industrial chain companies here.

In addition, a large number of companies in popular industries such as software, biology, and the Internet gather here. During the decade when Microsoft dominated the technology industry, it attracted a large number of talents to Seattle. The population of Seattle has increased by more than 50 over the years, far exceeding other American cities. The growth rate of the population of each city.

There is also the investment of Bill Gates, a super rich man. Nowadays, companies of all sizes in Seattle are more or less invested by Bill Gates. You must know that Bill Gates' value has grown so fast, not only because of Microsoft He also invested in a large number of industries and companies.

Overseas, Bill Gates also owns a huge industry, such as the largest individual shareholder of the Canadian Federal Railway, the Four Seasons Hotel, etc., can sit on the throne of the richest man, not only by virtue of the Microsoft stock in his hand.

For Song Yang's arrival, Microsoft provided high-standard treatment, and Todd, the president of the public relations department, came to welcome Song Yang in person.

To be honest, when I heard that Song Yang came to Seattle in person, Microsoft was a little confused. I really didn't expect Song Yang, a key figure in the "Netscape Department", to arrive.

"Song, welcome to Seattle!" When seeing Song Yang, Todd, a big figure in the technology industry, said with a smile on his face. He was quite warm to Song Yang, and even Irene was very polite.

In the past, Todd, a Microsoft executive, was rarely seen by most people, let alone came out as a receptionist in person, but now, Microsoft is desperately trying to win over people in the Internet industry, let alone Song Yang, a powerful Internet industry. No. [-] person on the list.

Todd asked his assistant to arrange the accommodation for Song Yang and Irene, and then said apologetically to Song Yang, "Song, if Gates knows you are coming, he will definitely come to see you in person, but he is waiting with President Ballmer. Now that an important meeting has started, I really can't get away, but when the developer conference ends tomorrow, Gates will definitely meet you in person..."

When Song Yang heard this, he said with a little interest, "It seems that President Bill Gates must have met a big man?!"

Tuode was very tight-lipped, and when he heard this, he didn't reveal any information at all. He just said to Song Yang, "Song, if you have any request here, you can raise it, and Microsoft will definitely satisfy it."

After meeting with Song Yang, Todd left in a hurry. Tomorrow is the time for the developer conference. There are many people who come to Seattle today, and there are not a few people who need to be received by Todd. It is already a pleasure to come here to meet Song Yang. Expressed the importance he attached to Song Yang.

Song Yang was arranged in the center of Seattle, a mansion along the shore of Lake Washington. This is also a part of Microsoft's many investments in Seattle. Only Microsoft knows how much industry Microsoft has in Seattle.

However, as early as a few years ago, Microsoft teamed up with the Washington State Housing Commission and began to build a house in Seattle for nearly 2 Microsoft employees to live in. It is conceivable how much influence it has on Seattle.

The place that could be chosen by Bill Gates to build a mansion would naturally have the same scenery. When Song Yang stepped into the balcony, the sight of Lake Washington, not far away, was like a blue mirror. Lake Washington is covered with exquisite mansions, and yachts are parked at the pier along the lake. This is where the richest people in America live!
Hearing footsteps behind him, Song Yang pointed to a mansion on the other side with a huge land area that was obviously different from other mansions, and said to the people who came, "It should be the mansion of Bill Gates, I heard it is Best luxury home in America!"

Bill Gates got this mansion in Seattle, covering an area of ​​more than 6.6 square acres. The area is just ordinary, equivalent to the size of dozens of standard football fields. It took seven years from the start of construction to its completion. , It cost nearly 7000 million US dollars, um, this is more than the combined net profit earned by Yahoo, Netscape, Double Click, Hotmail, Lycos and other Internet companies this year.

As for the interior of this mansion, it is rumored that it is extravagant to the extreme. The facilities are different. There are rooms for multiple people, 24 bathrooms, a library, a home theater, a large living room, etc., everything you can think of.

If we want to say something special, it is this mansion. I think Lake Washington is not enough to see, so I forcibly created an artificial lake in the mansion.

Song Yang looked back at Irene, thinking of Bill Gates's collection, Song Yang couldn't help but click his tongue, and sighed the happiness of the richest man. Others really couldn't understand it, it was so plain and boring, just I can play with the periodic table of elements, but I don’t know if Bill Gates has the guts to play with a gram of radioactive uranium. You must know that Bill Gates invested in a company that produces nuclear reactors...

"I heard that Bill Gates made a set of element cycles in this mansion as a collection, as well as Da Vinci's original "Leicester" manuscript, Napoleon's love letter to Joseph, and Hickok's movie" The first draft of the script for "Psycho", "The Polo Crowd" worth $2000 million, "Lost in the Grand Banks" for $3000 million..."

After hearing this, Irene was also a little greedy, but she still shook her head and said, "America can have a few mansions like Bill Gates."

Looking at the mansions in front of him, Song Yang said, "No way, we will build a mansion like this in Houston in the future, and there will definitely be one of them for you..."

Just like Bill Gates chose to build this mansion in Seattle, putting it in other places in America may not welcome Bill Gates to build it. A few, such as Michael Jackson, the Neverland he built, the locals did not welcome him at all, and the local prosecutors and federal police detectives were not in his camp at all.

If he really wants to build a mansion, then Song Yang will definitely choose to go back to his hometown Houston, which is Song Yang's base camp.

Irene couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard Song Yang Jinwu Cangjiao's words. With Song Yang's current worth, let alone building a mansion like Bill Gates, it is estimated that buying land is enough. Prices and labor costs are estimated to be several times more than Bill Gates' original cost.

Interrupted by Song Yang, Irene almost forgot what she was going to say just now, "I just saw that there are not a few companies coming to the Microsoft Developer Conference this time, and there are not a few companies in the Internet industry!"

He said that he swore to be irreconcilable with Microsoft, but his body was very honest. Just now, Irene saw that several small Internet companies that had a relationship with each other came secretly this time. These companies are all like this, One can imagine how lively tomorrow will be.

Hearing this, Song Yang couldn't help shaking his head. Netscape's foundation is destined to be too shallow. It seems that it is the leader of the Internet today, but its influence is far from enough.

In addition, Netscape's control methods are too rough, just like how Yahoo is treated. It could have pulled Yahoo into Netscape's chariot, but in order to earn millions of dollars in browser search engine fees, Yahoo has been forced to give up. run away!
After a night's rest, Song Yang got into the Microsoft vehicle arranged by Todd and arrived at Microsoft's base camp that looked like a small city.

(End of this chapter)