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Chapter 214 here we come
"President Case, long time no see!"

Keith and the AOL gang all had sullen faces, but Song Yang was all smiles, as if nothing had happened.

When he came to the meeting room and sat down, Song Yang said with a sigh, "The last time I met President Case in Seattle, I didn't expect to meet again, it would be here."

"I didn't expect that either!"

Case finally opened his mouth and said, if he had known that there would be such a day, last year, AOL would have joined hands with Netscape, Microsoft, Sun and other companies to suppress Song Yang, but there was no Regret medicine, saying that those are all afterthoughts, and now it is American Telecom that is adding to AOL.

We only need to give AOL three or four years to wait until AOL becomes the largest Internet service provider in America, and then slowly upgrade the broadband. Case is sure to kill all the opponents including American Telecom, but it is not now, AOL has no energy now , Go to war with American Telecom.

Repressing his temper, Case glanced at Song Yang, "Song, congratulations to you, Double-click company will be listed soon!"

Congratulations, but Keith and the AOL gang are all gloating on their faces. Who doesn't know that double-clicking is a bit troublesome now. As soon as it went public, the stock price doubled or tripled.

Song Yang was still unmoved by his disgusting words, with a smile on his face, just like looking at a fat sheep that was about to be slaughtered, which made Case feel uncomfortable.

He didn't have a verbal fight with Case, and he was ready to kill AOL, and it was right to let Case talk about it!

"Thank you, President Case, for your kindness. I invite President Case to participate in the listing ceremony of Double-Click. AOL is the founder of American Internet. If you can be a witness, Double-Click is lucky."

Song Yang also praised AOL, threatening that AOL is one of the founders of the Internet, which made Case look a little better. AOL has always regarded itself as such, just like Microsoft has always been known as the savior of the software industry. Without Microsoft system , How could there be a computer software industry today.

But Song Yang's words later made Case's face become weird, "Double-click the company, and Microsoft, Yahoo, Sun, and Netscape have been invited to participate together!"

Case narrowed his eyes slightly, put his eyes on Song Yang, and looked him up and down. He didn't know if Song Yang was disgusting him on purpose, or said it inadvertently.

Everyone knows what the relationship between Netscape and AOL is now. Anderson's big mouth has never stopped scolding him from last year to this year. It has given Case the titles of "Chameleon" and "Judas of the Internet". It can be said that he has changed his tricks Cursing, AOL and Case's current reputation is not very good, and most of it is due to the credits of the few talkers at Netscape.

Case smiled slightly, but there was a sense of oppression on his body, "I will participate, and I am also looking forward to meeting Netscape!"

"Song, believe it or not, I have always been very supportive of the Internet industry, whether it is Netscape, DoubleClick or other companies, if one day these companies encounter trouble, AOL will lend a helping hand!"

Case said calmly, with a sense of domineering in his words. Although he didn't say it clearly, what Case said was equivalent to telling Song Yang that someday in the Internet industry, Netscape, Double Click and other companies, life If it can't survive, then AOL doesn't mind and will buy these companies.

Iger and other executives of American Telecom, when they heard this, their faces were a little ugly. This is equivalent to saying harsh words, they can't get along in the future, they can join AOL, and Case will reward them with a bite of food.

Looking at Case with a cold expression, Song Yang knew that Case's words were really not a joke. AOL, who had reached the peak, might really pull Netscape to prove that Case was not merciless ungrateful person,
After all, the more a person lacks something, the more he will show off. This is human nature. It is inevitable in all ages and in all countries...

"President Keith, I think we have more important things to discuss when we meet today, the matter between AOL and Netscape, I think you should talk to Anderson!" Iger said.

Ted Leonsis, an AOL executive who came with Case, saw that the verbal battle between his boss and Song Yang had finally come to an end, so he brought up the matter.

"Mr. Bruno Song, President Iger, I don't know why America Telecom did this. AOL has never thought of competing with America Telecom. Keith has always praised you Song. He believes that Song you have changed the Internet, but Now American Telecom is at war!" Leonsis said.

When Song Yang heard this, he almost didn't laugh. He said that Keith wanted to kill Double-click, ICQ, Hotmail, Microsoft and other opponents.

Take a look at what services AOL is still selling to users besides providing dial-up services, such as e-mail, news, chat rooms, e-commerce, education, entertainment, etc. I wish all Internet users would use AOL's products and not use them any more. Third-party software is good. If it is not for playing with the computer system, Microsoft will be anxious. Maybe AOL will even build the system.

If AOL really wanted to unify the Internet industry, it would probably be no better than Microsoft. The cooperation of browsers shows how strong AOL's desire to control the "family bucket" provided to users is!

Looking at Song Yang, who was holding back a smile, Iger waved his hand at Leon Siss, correcting his mistake, "The dial-up Internet business is not a patent of AOL, and AOL is not the first company to enter this industry. His company is called CompuServe, and I think AOL didn’t get permission from CompuServe when it entered the dial-up Internet industry.”

America Telecom's side couldn't help but chuckle when they heard this. Song Yang also looked at Iger with admiration, and at this moment, he wanted to applaud Iger.

I don't know if it's because of his mother-in-law, but Song Yang feels that Eiger's lip service has improved by leaps and bounds!
"Song, I'm not here today to tell you things that don't make any sense now. If you just want to quarrel, then today's meeting is unnecessary."

Case said with some dissatisfaction that even Netscape couldn't do anything to AOL, and Microsoft bowed to AOL, bowed their heads to AOL, and ended up repeatedly hitting walls at Song Yang, which made Case very dissatisfied.

"Song, is American Telecom trying to compete with AOL in the dial-up Internet industry?" Case asked, staring at Song Yang.

Song Yang also looked directly at Case, "It depends on President Case, how to decide!"

At this time, there is absolutely no way to back down, otherwise the opponent will be crushed and defeated. Regardless of whether you can beat AOL in the dial-up Internet industry, anyway, you must not admit defeat in terms of momentum.

"America Telecom has no intention of targeting AOL, but for America Telecom, it now needs dial-up Internet access business, which is very important to America Telecom!" Song Yang didn't mention the words of whitewashing the performance and then going public, but AOL also understood the meaning of Song Yang's words.

But the more this is the case, the more uncomfortable it is for Case, Leonsis and others. AOL can't stop America Telecom from going public, no matter how overbearing it is, it can't be overbearing to this point.

"But now the dial-up Internet service in America belongs to AOL. Everyone knows this well. America Telecom's entry into this business is a war for AOL!" Leon Sis finally said.

Song Yang and Eiger looked at each other, and Eiger also replied domineeringly, "But we are here!"

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As soon as this was said, AOL really couldn’t find fault with it. What can they do? What can they do if they talk about it? American Telecom, which acquired CompuServe, already has 600 million dial-up users. On the telephone line of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, once America Telecom starts the explosive force mode, it means that it will attract more than 1000 million dial-up Internet users next year, and then directly enter the NASDAQ wave, AOL will believe it!

This was the last thing Case and AOL wanted to see. Pulling the tie aside, Case stared at the group of American Telecom. He had never been so shunned by others, and now he experienced it.

"Song, I mean, what if America Telecom gets out of the dial-up business?"

"America Telecom continues to do broadband business, and the dial-up business belongs to AOL. Now you have seen the changes in the telecom industry. If America Telecom continues to compete with AOL, we will all be kicked out of the telecom industry!"

The point is that Case and AOL are unwilling to fight with America Telecom at this time. America Telecom is only a few dollars at this time, and AOL’s market value has exceeded 500 billion dollars, which is equivalent to more than half of IBM. At this time, America Telecom Fighting, whether you win or lose, AOL suffers.

Iger and America Telecom, when they heard this, immediately "showed" dissatisfaction. Isn't this just a fool? Who doesn't know that dial-up Internet access is just lying down and making money, but AOL didn't let America Telecom Lie down, insist on letting them gnaw on the bone of broadband.

"The broadband business cycle is too long, and the competition is too great. If we want to build a broadband line network, America Telecom will not be able to go public in at least two or three years. As for the dial-up Internet business, America Telecom may have more than [-] million users next year and complete the listing!" Iger shook his head straight. Said, all the tricks have been done.

Keith's teeth ached when he heard this, Leonsis had to say at this time, "If AOL buys CompuServe, if America Telecom is willing to withdraw from the dial-up Internet business, AOL is willing to give a "appropriate" purchase price!"

This is spending money to buy Ping An. AOL, which is about to have a good life, is really unwilling to fight with the tattered American Telecom.

(End of this chapter)