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Chapter 317 Scepter
Kevin Kelly and Jim Clark have been acquainted for a long time. The two years when Netscape was in full swing were also the two years when "Connection" magazine grew into the top magazine media in the technology industry relying on the Internet.

Wired Magazine was the first to report on Netscape. As the trumpeter of the Internet industry, Netscape can become the leader of the Internet industry, and Wired Magazine also contributed a lot.

On the other hand, as the vanguard of the Internet industry, Netscape is the representative work of Internet companies listed on Nasdaq. Jim Clark is also a veteran of the technology industry. He is a figure who connects Silicon Valley with Wall Street as a general.

Now Netscape is trying to find ways to drag Microsoft into the quagmire of monopoly lawsuits. You must know that so many companies have fought against Microsoft, and countless companies wish to tear down Microsoft. Microsoft is cornered, and Netscape is still the only one.

What this needs is not only the evidence on the surface, but also the game on Capitol Hill, with a large number of congressmen and state congressmen behind them, and Jim Clark is one of the few in the Internet industry. Song Yang can't compare to people with connections and strengths now!
Placing Netscape and Jim Clark at the top of Wired's Internet Power List is largely infallible.

And Kevin Kelly placed second on the Internet power list, and it was Bill Gates!

To describe the status of Microsoft and Bill Gates in the American Internet industry in one sentence, it is that others are not in the arena, but there are still legends about him in the arena.

Microsoft is not the first person to eat crabs on the Internet, but it is the one that has the most profound impact on the Internet industry in America. If Microsoft hadn't launched the IE browser to compete with Netscape, Netscape might have become the overlord of the Internet industry now.

Netscape controls the entrance to the Internet. Things like Double-click, AOL, Yahoo, ICQ, and Lycos all depend on Netscape's face. This is by no means a lie, but a very likely thing to happen.

If it is not attacked, then according to Netscape's development speed, Netscape has already begun to develop its business into other fields. Maybe by then, there will be no other Internet companies at all. Maybe in a few years, an Internet company will emerge. The giants of the Internet.

But the sky failed. Netscape boasted too loudly, and the speed of development was too scary. Microsoft, which didn't pay much attention to the Internet industry, successfully attracted attention.

Microsoft abruptly entered the market and started a confrontation with Netscape, and dragged Netscape into the water. If it can do this, looking at the technology industry, only Microsoft can do this.

The second place in Wired Magazine's Internet power list was given to Bill Gates, and no one is sure to dispute it. If it weren't for Jim Clark's status in the Internet arena, maybe this No. 1 would have to be given to Bill Gates.

The top two rankings on the power list, even if they are controversial, are not very controversial. Bill Gates and Jim Clark are both influential figures. No matter who is the first, they basically deserve their names, and no one else can challenge them. .

And No.3, a face younger than Bill Gates and Jim Clark appeared in Wired magazine.

As a Wired magazine, it released the Internet Power List, and there are not a few people who have paid attention to it. Whether it is people in the Internet or the technology industry, they all got this issue of Wired Magazine.

"Boss, congratulations, one of the five most powerful people on the Internet in America!"

In the AOL headquarters, Leon Sith said to Case, the founder and president of AOL, holding the latest issue of Wired magazine in his hand.

Wired magazine ranked Keith fifth in the Internet power list, after Song Yang and Yang Zhiyuan, they ranked third and fourth.

The ranking of Wired magazine, in addition to their respective companies, also has its influence outside the Internet.

Case picked up the magazine and looked at Song Yang's ranking comments. Kevin Kelly's comments on Song Yang in it were mainly about his social status and Song Yang's influence on the Internet industry.

The above said that Jim Clark started the Internet era, while Song Yang really relied on the Internet to start his business and changed the Internet industry. Speaking of Internet advertising, let Yahoo and his ilk see the hope of being able to survive!

Of course, the most important thing is Song Yang's worth, which can be said to be the fattest since the rise of the Internet. In the Internet industry alone, the worth of Jim Clark, Case, and Yang Zhiyuan is not as good as Song Yang's.

Not to mention Yahoo and Zhiyuan Yang. Seeing that Netscape may not be able to handle it anymore, Wall Street is creating a new god. It is foreseeable that once Netscape loses, Yang Zhiyuan, the chief of Yahoo, will basically become the second generation of Silicon Valley. up.

After flipping through a few pages, Case saw Wired Magazine's comments on him, and after only flipping through a few pages, Case threw the magazine aside with a smile.

"I don't pay attention to this year's list, I only care about where I can rank next year!"

Case said to Leonsis in front of him, showing strong confidence. He was obviously not that satisfied with this ranking.

Leon Sith also said, "I look forward to Keith, when you become No.1 on this list, then I think Kevin Kelly will visit you in person."

Case glanced at the magazine and looked at the companies that ranked ahead of AOL. He didn't know what he thought of, and he was silent for a while.

Laughing, Case said to Leonsis, "Remember what Bill Gates said to me?"

"Of course, I won't forget, but I don't think Bill Gates would ever say something like that again!" Leonsis recalled.

The reason why Microsoft has so many enemies is also related to Bill Gates' mocking skills. A few years ago, Bill Gates blasted AOL, "I can buy 20% of AOL's shares, and I can buy them all. And send AOL to God!"

As you can imagine, AOL and Microsoft turned their faces completely. This year, in order to start a war with Netscape, Bill Gates personally sued Case for AOL to use the IE browser. Case moved back to the game, but Case obviously didn't want to stop there.

"I hope that one day, AOL can also give Bill Gates' words to anyone!"

Case took a deep breath. Now AOL is keeping a low profile, but Case is not such a person who swallows his breath. He may not have plans to retaliate against Microsoft, but it is not now.

"What is Bertelsmann's attitude?!" Case asked Leonsis. The Internet and telecommunications industries are both recruiting and expanding wildly, but AOL is not idle either.

It’s not that AOL doesn’t know about broadband. It’s faster than dial-up Internet. But AOL has more important things to do. On the one hand, it has confidence. After all, it has tens of millions of users. If it switches to broadband, the cost will be too high. I think After a few years, AOL will slowly develop broadband services.

On the other hand, AOL not only only wants to be a telecom operator, but also always wants to reach out to content providers. When it wants to provide network lines to its users, it also provides Internet software, music, games, TV, e-commerce, etc. A lot of business.

AOL is secretly hooking up with the European media giant Bertelsmann, and wants to form an alliance with AOL. Now AOL has not dared to think about acquisitions. Programs, etc., are all played on AOL.

Leonsis said with a little embarrassment, "Bertelsmann said that they have no plans to cooperate with AOL yet!"

Leon Siss was still tactful. In fact, Bertelsmann directly rejected AOL's proposal after hearing AOL's proposal. He didn't think highly of AOL, which is in the Internet industry.

"News Corporation didn't respond to the cooperation with AOL either!"

Like Bertelsmann, News Corp. doesn't like the "upstart" AOL, and is not very keen on the proposal of cooperation.

Hearing this, Case was not angry. AOL had not been ridiculed once or twice, and he was not afraid of one more time.

"To contact other media companies, AOL can increase the investment and acquisition price. This is the era of the Internet, and traditional media is outdated!"

"Get in touch with Disney, Time Warner, and other media, and let them know that AOL is the future!" Case said, looking at Case.

When AOL was planning a big event, Song Yang also came to ICQ's office building.

(End of this chapter)