I became the richest man in the world after losing my life in a vegetative state.

The fact that John Akers can serve as the CEO of IBM after Frank Kerry and John Opel is enough to show that his status in IBM at this time is already very high.

This is why historically, in 1980, IBM handed over such an important outsourcing contract to an unknown company.

Microsoft Corporation.

At this time, Microsoft was a very inconspicuous company in country M. If it weren't for the relationship between Mary Gates and John Akers, it would have been impossible for IBM to hand over such an important outsourcing contract to an inconspicuous company. .

Now, Yang Ming deliberately talked about IBM's competitors, including Hewlett-Packard Company, Pingguo Company, and even Toyo Computer Company, to make the three of them afraid.

For these companies, the biggest fear is their competitors, or peers.

"Sir Yang, you have to know that we have a huge advantage in office computers. Our office computers are very mature and stable."

Frank Carey said hurriedly.

Yang Ming said: "I know, but the quotes given by other companies are very good, and now Future Capital is still the largest shareholder of Pingguo Company."

The three of them had no solution.

According to their thinking, if Sir Yang wanted to buy a computer, he would of course buy it from Pingguo Company.

So why not secretly place an order from Pingguo Company, but loudly announce that it is ordering from all over the world?

"Sir Yang, I want to talk to you alone." Frank Carey said.

"of course can."

Frank Kerry is retiring next year, which means that before stepping down as CEO, he wants to win more orders and performance for IBM.

This huge order from Imperial Group was exactly what he needed.

The two entered the study room.

"Sir Yang, regarding the Imperial Group's office computer order, in addition to our IBM company being able to follow your company's requirements, including various hardware requirements, we can also negotiate on the price, which is at least more favorable than that of Hewlett-Packard and other companies."

In order to win this order, Frank Carey felt that he would try his best to meet the requirements of the Imperial Group and Sir Yang.

Yang Ming said: "Mr. Frank, I only have one request now."

A request?

Frank Carey was surprised.

"Sir Yang, I wonder what your request is?"

"Let your IBM company cooperate with my supercomputer software company. From now on, all IBM computers will be equipped with our company's operating system."

Let IBM's computers be equipped with the operating system of a supercomputer software company?

What's going on here?

Supercomputer software company?

operating system?

Frank Carey was a little unable to react.

When Yang Ming turned on the IBM computer in the study room and showed Frank Carey his Windows 1 system, Frank Carey was shocked and speechless.

When will this happen?

Sir Yang actually founded such a software company in Silicon Valley.

He had just seen Sir Yang demonstrate the Windows 1 operating system, and he found it to be very good, especially when paired with an IBM computer.

If all IBM computers are equipped with such an operating system, more consumers around the world will inevitably buy such computers.

"Sir Yang, your Windows 1 system?"

"Yes, it was established in March. It has been developed and is ready to be launched globally."

Frank Carey was really shocked.

He originally thought that Sir Yang's Empire Group purchased 20 office computers just for office use. He did not expect that there was also this layer of relationship involved.

IBM does not exclude software from other companies.

Historically, IBM has cooperated with other companies to develop software, including outsourcing contracts, allowing other companies to develop related software.

There is no such thing as a soul.

He liked the Windows 1 operating system very much. He felt that this operating system was born for IBM computers.

He even wanted to buy out the software.

"Sir Yang, you just demonstrated this Windows system. I like it very much. I wonder if it can be sold to IBM?"

Frank Carey asked.

"what do you mean?"

"I want to buy out all the ownership of this software, so that it can only be used by IBM Computer Company, and cannot be used by other computer companies."

Frank Carey said.

I have to say that the boss is the boss.

Yang Ming also thought that IBM would not reject the so-called soul. The other party actually wanted to buy the soul back and use it as his own computer soul.

Historically, IBM and Microsoft have cooperated in this way. However, IBM wanted to buy out the EM-DOS system at that time.

Microsoft's Bill Gates was unwilling and went so far as to file a lawsuit with IBM. In the end, Microsoft could only pay IBM $1 million in compensation.

In the end, Microsoft successfully retained the EM-DOS system, and of course the subsequent Windows series appeared.

Yang Ming really had to admire these big guys. Historically, the success of these people had a lot to do with Country M's technological innovation, system, etc.

Also, the CEOs of these companies are not simple. He can see the role of this system at a glance.

But how could Yang Ming sell the Windows system?

This is impossible.

Even if IBM is willing to use Windows in the future, if IBM wants to monopolize Windows systems, it is impossible for him to agree.

Yang Ming wants to target the global computer market.

In the future, there will not only be IBM computers in the world. On the contrary, more and more computer companies will appear.

"Mr. Frank, it is impossible to sell the Windows system, but we can cooperate. IBM can sell the hardware to the Imperial Group, and the supercomputer software company of the Imperial Group can sell the software to IBM."

Mutual cooperation, isn't that what it is now?

Frank Carey thinks so.

However, I still feel like there is something wrong here.

"Sir Yang, I wonder how much your operating system costs?"

price?

微软公司的 Windows 1.0于1985年11月发布，最初售价为99美元；当时的GUI电脑平台是GEM及DESQview/X，因此用户对Windows 1.0的评价并不高。

However, Yang Ming knew that the Windows series, and later the genuine market, became more and more expensive for Microsoft. Even in China, when the per capita income of ordinary people was not high, they actually sold a set of more than a thousand, so that the market All are filled with pirated Windows systems.

Even then, Microsoft still insists that it has not lowered the price, but has always asked the country to crack down on piracy of the wind system.

All large state-owned enterprises and large companies in China must use genuine Windows systems, because if they dare to use pirated versions, Microsoft's legal department will immediately sue and pay compensation.

Today, as for the listing price of Windows 1, Yang Ming is prepared to sell it at US$99 a set.

Compared with the arcade machines of Yang Ming Empire Game Company, this price is already very cheap.

"Mr. Frank, I'm going to sell a set for $99."

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