After hanging up the phone, Song Yang raised his head and saw a room full of people looking towards him.

Song Yang just shook his head slightly. He was not at all interested in the idea of ​​Yahoo, AOL and other companies using him as cannon fodder.

"I believe that Netscape will not let the Internet industry down!"

Song Yang made a casual remark. Anyway, he was expected to stand up to Microsoft on behalf of the entire Internet industry and let Yahoo, AOL, Sun and other companies take advantage. Song Yang was so frustrated that he would do this.

As for the false title of Internet leader, except for the fact that Netscape, which is ambitious and wants to unify the Internet world, needs this title, it is useless to Song Yang.

The length of negotiations between Microsoft and Netscape was beyond the expectations of the outside world. It has been nearly three hours since the news broke, and they are still in the middle of negotiations. Song Yang is a little hungry, let alone others.

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The group of journalists who had been squatting at the Netscape headquarters just now began to eat bread, but most people in the Internet and Silicon Valley had no intention of eating.

Song Yang specially ordered a meal from a restaurant in San Jose. After it was delivered, except for Song Yang and Ulf, no one else was interested.

Irene, Greco, Xie Qing and others couldn't eat it, Song Yang could understand it, but Gallo couldn't eat it, so Song Yang was confused.

"Song, tell me, will Microsoft acquire DoubleClick and Hotmail?!"

Gallo squatted next to Song Yang and asked Song Yang in a low voice, "That is Microsoft, America's most familiar behemoth."

Gallo couldn't imagine what impact Microsoft's entry into the Internet industry would have on Song Yang, but what he could think of was that if Microsoft also wanted to acquire Song Yang's industry, wouldn't the Bruno family's worth also be affected?

A huge increase?!

Song Yang glanced at Gallo. As soon as he mentioned the beautiful knife, Gallo's mind was like a small motor and started to spin crazily.

"Eat your food!" Song Yang saw a group of people in the room who were pricking up their ears towards him, and pushed a piece of pasta in front of Gallo, not wanting to mention this at this juncture.

Whether you like it or not, Microsoft's entry basically marks the addition of a big player in the American Internet industry. The future Internet industry, especially companies with some strength in the Internet, will face the choice of camp. Of course

If Netscape were to kneel down today, then nothing needs to be said.

But if Netscape did not kneel down and take up the banner of anti-Microsoft on the Internet, then the Internet industry will briefly have two camps within two or three years. The first camp naturally represents the Internet orthodoxy and is in the most vulnerable position to resist Microsoft.

Netscape is on the front line, and companies of all sizes in the entire anti-Microsoft alliance will stand with Netscape.

The second largest camp is naturally Microsoft. Not to mention anything else, just its wealth and wealth can make countless Internet companies bow to Microsoft's gold and dollar offensive and willing to fight for it, just like America now.

In the software industry, it is impossible for large companies to reappear, but small software companies, personal software studios, etc. are all bathed in the glory of Microsoft's empire.

As for those companies that are not willing to be cannon fodder for Netscape and do not want to be controlled by Microsoft, they will become the third camp.

But countless past experiences and lessons have shown that when industry giants go to war, it is often the small companies that are unwilling to take sides that are the quickest to die. Because if the boss and the second boss don’t kill the third, how can they have the heart to fight?!

Waiting until the evening, when countless people were waiting impatiently, chaos began to appear on the TV again.

Song Yang and the people around him were also shocked. They looked towards the TV and saw a group of people headed by Greg Maffei and Todd who went to Netscape to negotiate. They all came out of Netscape, but their faces

None of them were smiling at all, but a few of them had frowns on their faces.

There was no interview. The Microsoft people were escorted by security personnel and only left a message that Microsoft would announce the news to the public. Then the group of people hurriedly left in a car, seemingly not wanting to stay on Netscape's territory for a moment longer.

"It seems that the negotiation between the two parties is not going well!"

Erin, who has gained more experience recently, carefully watched the reactions of everyone at Microsoft on the TV, her heart moved slightly, and she spoke.

Then a group of people from Netscape appeared in front of the camera and verified Irene's guess.

More than four hours of negotiations left Netscape exhausted, but Marc Andreessen still maintained the demeanor of a Silicon Valley hero when he appeared in front of the camera.

"Netscape will not yield to barbarians!"

Marc Andreessen's first words made everyone at the scene and in front of the TV agitated, and then the scene suddenly burst into applause. This can be seen from Microsoft's reputation. It is simply disgusting, and of course it is.

It cannot be ruled out that there are many media at the scene who want to watch the fun.

"Netscape will not be sold. This is not in line with the original intention of Netscape. Netscape will not be sold to Microsoft before, now, or in the future!" Facing the camera, Marc Andreessen almost said a declaration of decisive battle,

We must fight Microsoft to the death on the Internet to see who can aspire to dominate the Internet.

Looking at Marc Andreessen on TV, surrounded by countless media, Song Yang knew that at this moment Marc Andreessen had basically reached his personal peak.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Almost immediately after Netscape issued an announcement stating that it refused to sell Netscape to Microsoft and would not have any cooperation, major media and newspapers began to report overwhelmingly.

Marc Andreessen and Netscape have officially become American Internet symbols, and Anderson's personal reputation and influence have reached their peak at this moment.

“The Intrachonal of the Internet!”

This is Silicon Valley, cheering for Andreessen's rejection of Microsoft's acquisition, touting Andreessen as someone who is not afraid of power or intimidation, and who represents the true will of the Internet industry.

Song Yang, along with Irene, Xie Qing and others, also let out a sigh of relief and looked at the TV, as McNeely, the head of Sun Corporation, Larry Ellison, the boss of Oracle, and others appeared one after another.

The leaders of the anti-Microsoft alliance appeared in front of media cameras to welcome their little brother Marc Andreessen to join their camp.

Song Yang also clapped his hands casually, thanking Netscape for everything it had done. However, unlike Erin and everyone in Silicon Valley, who were thankful that Netscape had blocked Microsoft, Song Yang was grateful to Netscape and would be forced to make a desperate move.

Microsoft, in order to win the war with Netscape, Microsoft may have to use its beautiful sword like crazy...

As for why Netscape rejected Microsoft's acquisition, is it really as upright as Anderson said? In order to maintain fairness and justice in the Internet industry and prevent Microsoft from monopolizing the Internet industry, it refused Microsoft's acquisition, or the conditions were not negotiated, etc.

I don’t know...

In a subsequent interview, Marc Andreessen declared, "What we saw seemed not to be negotiators, but to the mafia sent by the Godfather to collect protection fees. All we heard was the threat to Netscape. Fortunately... Netscape

Jing resisted his fear!"

This wave of blackmail can be said to be full of details. Financial news from major American television stations have quoted it, forcing the president of Microsoft's public relations department, Doud, to respond temporarily. Microsoft has never threatened any company, but some companies.

It’s not as good as it looks…

After just one response, Microsoft did not respond again. There are rumors that Bill Gates convened an emergency board meeting at its headquarters in Seattle.

Subsequently, more insider information and revelations emerged, including inside information on negotiations, mainly from Anderson. The conditions proposed by Microsoft were quite overbearing.

Microsoft proposed to either acquire Netscape or invest in Netscape, and would provide Netscape with technical support so that the Netscape browser could run more smoothly on Microsoft systems.

But correspondingly, Netscape must give Microsoft a seat on the board of directors, and Netscape's technology must be allowed to be used by Microsoft. When Netscape upgrades its browser or launches new products, it must notify Microsoft in advance. The most critical point is that Netscape's browser

, it cannot be run on the newly released Windows 95 system by Microsoft for the time being, or in other words, it must be approved by Microsoft!

Netscape really couldn't accept these conditions. Once it accepted it, the technology was given to Microsoft and the products were controlled by Microsoft. Then Netscape was like a tiger with its teeth and claws pulled out, becoming a dog raised by Microsoft. This made

Anderson, who was arrogant, and Jim Clark, who was unwilling to be controlled by others, would not allow it under any circumstances.

So after more than four hours of fierce fighting, almost nothing was negotiated. It was just a quarrel. In the end, not to mention acquisitions and investments, even cooperation was not achieved at all. Both parties exchanged harsh words and broke up unhappy.

There are also various insider revelations that continue to come out, even black information about Jim Clark. The whistleblower claims that Jim Clark is a hypocrite, and today it is just an unfair division of the spoils that prevented him from reaching a cooperation with Microsoft.

The whistleblower claimed that in fact, at the end of last year, before going public, Jim Clark wrote to Bill Gates and Ballmer through an intermediary, proposing to join forces with Microsoft to split the Internet, and even enter industries that Microsoft is not allowed to enter.

But in the end, Microsoft really didn't like Netscape, which was still a weak chicken, so it didn't agree to cooperate...

It’s hard to say whether this revelation is true or false, but it is groundless. If these revelations were made, it is obvious that Netscape is not a white lotus. At least the Jim Clark that Song Yang knows is by no means an easy person to get along with.

Song Yang turned off the TV and looked at the people in front of him, "Netscape, don't worry about it being acquired by Microsoft. Microsoft will definitely start a browser war with Netscape next!"

With Bill Gates's current character and Microsoft's past glorious record, he will use all possible means to deal with his competitors and will never give up until he kills them. The browser war between Netscape and Microsoft is already visible to the naked eye.

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Chapter completed!