Kevin Kelly and Jim Clark have known each other for a long time. The two years when the Netscape was at its peak were also the two years when "Wired" magazine relied on the Internet to grow into the top magazine and media in the technology industry.

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

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

Now Netscape is trying every means to drag Microsoft into the quagmire of monopoly lawsuits. You must know that so many companies have fought with Microsoft, and there are countless people who want to dismantle Microsoft. But in the past few decades, there is really hope to

The only one Microsoft is cornered by is Netscape.

This requires not only the evidence on the surface, but also the game on Capitol Hill. There are a large number of congressmen and state legislators behind the scenes to fight, and Jim Clark is one of the few people in the Internet industry who has such a

Song Yang's connections and strength are beyond compare now!

There is basically nothing wrong with putting Netscape and Jim Clark at the top of Wired magazine's Internet power list.

And Kevin Kelly ranked second on the Internet power list, which is Bill Gates!

One sentence to describe the current status of Microsoft and Bill Gates in the American Internet industry is that others are no longer in the world, but there are still legends about him in the world.

Microsoft is not the first person to venture into the Internet, but it is the one that has the most profound impact on the Internet industry in America. If Microsoft had not launched Internet Explorer to compete with Netscape, Netscape might have become the overlord of the Internet industry by now.

Netscape controls the entrance to the Internet. Things like Double Click, AOL, Yahoo, icq, lycos, etc. all depend on Netscape's face. This is by no means a lie, but something that is very likely to happen.

If it had not been attacked, then according to Netscape's development speed, Netscape has 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, there will be one

Internet giant.

But things didn't work out as expected. Netscape's boast was too loud and its development speed was too frightening. Microsoft, which originally didn't pay attention to the Internet industry, successfully attracted attention.

Microsoft entered the market abruptly, started a confrontation with Netscape, and dragged Netscape down. 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. There is no doubt that no one would dispute it. If it weren't for Jim Clark's status in the Internet arena, perhaps the first place would have to be given to Bill Gates.

Even if the ranking of the top two in the power list is controversial, it is not controversial. Bill Gates and Jim Clark are both influential figures. No matter who is ranked first, he basically deserves it, and no one else can challenge it.

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In third place, there are many faces younger than Bill Gates and Jim Clark appearing in Wired magazine.

As a Wired magazine, the Internet Power List launched by many people has paid attention to it. People in both the Internet and technology industries have gotten this issue of Wired Magazine.

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

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

Wired magazine ranked Case fifth on the list of Internet power, behind Song Yang and Yang Zhiyuan, who were ranked third and fourth.

This ranking by Wired Magazine not only includes the companies in which they work, but also their influence outside the Internet.

Case picked up the magazine and flipped through Song Yang's ranking comments. Kevin Kelly's comments about Song Yang were mainly about his net worth and Song Yang's influence on the Internet industry.

It is said above that Jim Clark started the Internet era, while Song Yang really relied on the Internet to start his career and changed the Internet industry. No matter how many talents there are on the Internet, Song Yang is definitely the most shining one among them, even

Talking about Internet advertising, it gives Yahoo and others hope to survive!

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

Needless to say, Yahoo and Yang Zhiyuan. Seeing that Netscape may not be able to hold on, Wall Street is creating a new god. It is foreseeable that once Netscape fails, Yang Zhiyuan, the chief of Yahoo, will basically become the second generation star of Silicon Valley.

Already.

After flipping through a few pages, Case saw Wired magazine's review of him. After 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 be ranked next year!"

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

Leonsis also said, "I hope that when you, Keith, become number one on this list, then I think Kevin Kelly will come to visit you in person."

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

After laughing, Keyes said to Leonsis, "Do you remember what Bill Gates said to me?"

"Of course, I will not forget it, but I think Bill Gates will never dare to say something like that again!" Leonsis recalled.

The reason why Microsoft has so many enemies is related to Bill Gates’ mocking skills. A few years ago, Bill Gates blasted AOL, “I can buy 20% of AOL’s shares, or I can buy them all. I

You can also send aol to meet God!"

As you can imagine, AOL and Microsoft fell out completely. This year, in order to start a war with Netscape, Bill Gates personally asked Case for peace and let AOL use the Internet Explorer browser. Case was able to move back, but

Case clearly didn't want to be just that.

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

Case took a deep breath. Today's AOL is keeping a low profile, but Case is not the kind of person who swallows his anger. He may not have any plans to retaliate against Microsoft, but not now.

"What's the attitude of Bertelsmann?!" Case asked Leonsis. The Internet and telecommunications industries were recruiting people and expanding wildly, but AOL was not idle either.

It’s not that AOL doesn’t know about broadband. Compared with dial-up Internet access, the speed is faster, but AOL has more important things to do. On the one hand, it has the confidence. After all, there are tens of millions of users now. If you switch to broadband, the cost will be too high. I think

In a few years, AOL will slowly develop its broadband business.

On the other hand, AOL not only just wants to be a telecom operator, but also has always wanted 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 bunch 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. It only wants to cooperate with Bertelsmann to bring Bertelsmann's news, music, movies, TV series, and movies.

Programs, etc., are all played on AOL.

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

Leonsis said it euphemistically. In fact, Bertelsmann directly rejected AOL's proposal after hearing it. They simply looked down upon AOL, which was making waves in the Internet industry.

"News Corporation has no reply regarding cooperation with AOL!"

Like Bertelsmann, News Corporation also has a disdain for the "upstart" AOL, and is not very enthusiastic about the cooperation proposal.

After hearing this, Case was not angry. AOL had been ridiculed not once or twice, and he was not afraid of it again.

"Contact other media companies. AOL can increase the investment purchase 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!" Keyes looked at Keyes and said.
Chapter completed!