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Chapter 128
Netscape sacrifices to the heavens, and its magic power is boundless. As for whether Microsoft will sacrifice Netscapes to the heavens, it is not up to Song Yang to think about it. He just gave Microsoft a "small" opinion.

It was less than a few days away from Christmas, and the night in San Jose was a bit more chilly, but the media and reporters gathered around the ICQ office building were not only not less, but more and more gathered.

Cameras were shooting in front of the building, hoping to capture the history-making acquisitions this year and even in the history of the Internet industry.

Although there is no news yet, but with Microsoft's deep pockets, and its willingness to defeat Netscape at all costs, coupled with Hotmail's unlimited popularity in the Internet industry, the combination of the two sides gives people unlimited imagination.

The news channels of the major TV stations in America have already invited various experts to analyze the matter within a few hours after the news broke out.

As for the significance of the acquisition, there is no need to mention it. If you look at the major investment banks on Wall Street and work overtime overnight to investigate Microsoft urgently, you will know how much impact this incident has.

Whether it is an investment bank analyst or an expert in the industry, they all believe that the acquisition of Hotmail, even if it cannot turn IE browser around immediately, will largely help Microsoft reverse its decline in the Internet. Hotmail brings Microsoft Tens of millions of users are enough for Microsoft to gain a firm foothold in the Internet industry!
Of course, there are also voices of doubt, secretly speculating whether Microsoft’s acquisition of Hotmail will create a monopoly, that is, Microsoft, which has not really entered the Internet industry, is considered to be likely to be involved in monopoly in the future. One can imagine what Microsoft’s public opinion is Style it.

On Song Yang's side, there are also many media reporting that Song Yang's "Internet vision" is insufficient. Seeing that Hotmail mailboxes may become popular, Song Yang actually wants to sell Hotmail.

But no matter how you comment, when Song Yang, Greg Maffey, and Todd walked out of the building together, a large number of white camera flashes sounded, making it almost like daylight.

Facing the reporters who gathered around, Greg Maffei, who was full of smiles, faced the camera and said what Baxter had just said a few hours ago, "Today is a memorable day for Microsoft. day!"

"President Greg Maffei, how much did Microsoft pay for Hotmail?"

Seeing Greg Maffey's smile, the interviewing reporter immediately understood that the rumor had once again become a far ahead prophecy.

"Oh," Greg Maffey exclaimed at the mention of this, "Standing here, I'm still surprised. Even I can't believe what happened today."

"Let me introduce to you, Microsoft's best ally, standing in front of you is a true Internet genius in America, maybe you need to change your name, Mr. Five Billion Dollars!"

Greg Maffei embraced Song Yang, assuming that Microsoft and Song Yang were inseparable. He took all the money, and Song Yang also cooperated with Netscape in publicity. For the Microsoft camp, the US knife is absolutely indispensable.

When the media and reporters at the scene heard Greg Maffey's words, they were silent for a few seconds, and then, like pouring a pot of water into a boiling oil pan, the pan exploded with a bang!

Five hundred million U.S. dollars. Hearing this figure, even the media and reporters who are mentally prepared still feel dizzy. What kind of concept is this? A small Internet company with less than [-] months of establishment and less than [-] employees, unexpectedly It was sold for a price of [-] million US dollars.

As for Song Yang in front of him, how long has it been since his debut, from the first time the media reported on him, how long did it take him to become Mr. Well-informed journalists can't help but feel envious at this time.

Envy, not to mention jealousy, these reporters understand that some people can be envious, but they can't be jealous. At this moment, the reporters and the media at the scene realized for the first time what the myth of Internet wealth creation that the media has been advocating this year is like. That's right, a person who has moved from Internet myth to reality suddenly appeared in front of him!
Song Yang naturally sang praises for Microsoft on this occasion, "I think this is a fair deal, I don't know the nonsense of monopoly, I only see a company that wants to provide the best service for Internet users company, for which I would like to help..."

Talking about nonsense that Song Yang himself didn't believe, Song Yang blew a wave for Microsoft, and even installed the title of "Internet Arbiter" for Microsoft, boasting that Microsoft can help American Internet users Do justice and free them from exploitation...

A large group of reporters surrounded Song Yang, even if Irene and Greg were in the way, it was still useless, as if Song Yang would never let them go until he answered their questions.

Wulf, who was in charge of Songyang's security, stared at the crowd of reporters in front of him, fearing that something might happen to the newly promoted "Mr. Five Billion Dollars" and let the security personnel enter the venue before separating the reporters.

But those reporters still surrounded Song Yang, and Song Yang had no choice but to answer a few questions when he saw this. The one who asked the most was naturally Netscape.

"Jim, Anderson?!"

"Of course we are friends. Double-click provided the world's first digital advertisement for Netscape. A quarter of Netscape's revenue last quarter was supplied by Double-click!"

Song Yang blocked the nonsense that these people wanted to say that they owed Netscape in advance.

But the reporter doesn't intend to let Song Yang go just like that, "Then Bruno Song, have you considered Netscape's situation when you sold Hotmail to Microsoft? It is at war with Microsoft!"

Song Yang glanced at the aggressive reporter in front of him. He didn't remember where he offended him, but looking at the reporter's attitude, he almost called this acquisition a betrayal of Netscape. media.

Song Yang's expression became serious, "Whether it's Double-Click or Hotmail, they have fulfilled all the cooperation agreements without any violations. As for this sale, it is also a normal cooperation. On the contrary, what you said is that you don't care about the situation of the partner. Ask the right person!"

As soon as the words came out, the reporter became even more excited, like a shark smelling blood. Song Yang's words meant that there was something hidden behind the sale of the Hotmail mailbox, which made the reporter's heart itch even more.

He asked Song Yang a lot of questions, "Song, what happened between you and Netscape?"

However, Song Yang did not answer. Under the escort of Wulf, he left the scene. Anyway, it was enough to plant a nail. Netscape dared to blame Song Yang for the Microsoft camp, so Song Yang directly colluded with Netscape. The Federal Communications Commission, persecuting Hotmail's shit pot is buckled on Netscape.

Even though it was getting late at night, the news of Microsoft's US$[-] million acquisition of Hotmail e-mail was still like a thunderbolt, and it exploded throughout the entire American technology, financial and other industries, and countless people's scalps were numb.

The major TV stations started broadcasting this news in the first place. For people in Silicon Valley, this is a sky-high price acquisition, let alone ordinary viewers.

On the TV screen, there was a photo of Song Yang standing with Greg Maffei and Todd, and the hostess on the side said in an excited tone, "Microsoft just announced that it has reached an acquisition agreement with Hotmail, and the acquisition amount will reach [-] million US dollars, this is by far the largest acquisition in the global Internet industry!"

"Microsoft stated that it will use US$[-] million in cash and shares worth US$[-] million based on Microsoft's closing price today to complete the acquisition. Bruno Song also stated through a spokesman that this amount is worth two If you get Microsoft stock for $[-] million, you will hold it for at least half a year, and may even hold it for several years!"

"Bruno Song is a technological genius born in Houston. He is also the youngest founder of the Internet. The completion of this acquisition will make this Internet genius one of the most valuable people in America..."

Across the screen, you can see the eyes of the hostess shining when reporting Song Yang's news. That Hollywood-level face, plus the worth of a super diamond king, is enough to make countless women fly to the flames .

Turning off the TV, Brady in the Yahoo headquarters couldn't help shaking his head, and looked at the two founders of Yahoo, Zhiyuan Yang and Filo, and the president of Yahoo, who were sitting beside him.

"It's unbelievable, this kid Song actually got [-] million dollars. I still remember the scene when he came to Yahoo. It was in the original office. I was eating a hamburger. He walked in and proposed To serve ads to Yahoo..."

Brady recalled the previous scene, just like a dream, in the blink of an eye, Song Yang's net worth soared by hundreds of millions of dollars overnight.

Yang Zhiyuan also looked at the figure on the TV and heaved a sigh of relief. It must be impossible to say that he didn't feel anything in his heart.

"Yahoo needs to speed up its listing!" Yang Zhiyuan said to Coorg before leaving.

Seeing the figure of Yang Zhiyuan leaving, Coorg felt relieved. Yang Zhiyuan's changes showed that he didn't want to be just a fringe figure of the Internet. In this way, watching Microsoft and Netscape fighting, and Song Yang and others who are fishing in troubled waters are doing things.

Yahoo is now building high walls, accumulating food and slowly becoming the king. While Netscape is at war with Microsoft, Gou is desperately developing on the sidelines!
In an apartment in Silicon Valley, Bledsoe Jayden, who was drunk after drinking, first went to the bathroom to throw up, and then turned on the TV staggeringly.

For Jayden, the days when he came to Silicon Valley were basically in the dark. When he first arrived in Silicon Valley, with the self-proclaimed double-click founder status, many Internet companies regarded him as a big cow, invited speeches, and the absence of consultants. few.

But after such a long time, Silicon Valley has already figured out what Jayden is. Now, except for those companies that compete with Double-click, they deliberately disgust Song Yang, and invite Bledsoe Jayden to give a speech, mainly to scold Double-click Except for Song Yang, others have almost forgotten about Jayden.

Coupled with the fact that he had to file a lawsuit with Double-click, those vulture lawyers were trying their best to squeeze the oil from him. Now Jayden's life is already stretched. The original villa can no longer be rented, and he began to move into a small apartment. He spends his days drinking, and only expects those vulture lawyers to help him win the lawsuit, and then he can make another sum of money from Double Click.

Turning on the TV, Jayden pulled a blanket and was about to watch TV to sleep. He flipped through a TV station at random, and heard the voice from the TV. A host was arguing fiercely with several guests whether Song Yang should Time to sell Hotmail.

Jayden looked at the "[-] million dollars" on the huge title, only to feel his eyes go dark, and he fell directly to the ground.

(End of this chapter)