Facing the aggressive federal Department of Justice, Orrin Hatch's attitude today has said it all. If Bill Gates and Microsoft give in from the beginning, they will probably lose even their pants in the end.

And if you are extremely tough from the beginning, you might still have a chance. Just like two people bargaining for a price, the other side wants a hundred. If you give it directly, then there is no doubt that he will get more. On the contrary, if you refuse him directly, it is nonsense.

After a while, you slowly give in, and in the end you just have to give the other party half, or even less, to resolve the matter!

The same is true for Microsoft. If Bill Gates admits defeat today, it is estimated that Microsoft will never escape the fate of being split up.

Now Microsoft is getting tougher and attacking Orrin Hatch, but let's put it later. Bill Gates bows his head to Orrin Hatch and admits his mistake, allowing Orrin Hatch to regain his face, which is enough for Orrin Hatch to be in Aramco

It was a great show of merit in front of the people of Liga.

Microsoft may be able to escape the fate of being broken up. Although it may pay a huge price for this, it is much more cost-effective than breaking it into pieces.

Microsoft's move is to advance before retreating. If I have to use a metaphor, it can only be compared to the performance of the Italian Legion in World War II against the British. If the opponent does not accept surrender, then fight until the opponent accepts it...

After watching this hearing, Song Yang stopped paying attention to Microsoft's affairs. If he didn't beat Bill Gates and Microsoft to death today, and if he didn't make Bill Gates admit in court that Microsoft has a monopoly, then this matter will be dragged out.

, it is likely to become a lawsuit that will last for several years. This will be beneficial to Microsoft. The longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be to Microsoft.

Irene and others heard Song Yang's words and quickly understood what Song Yang meant. This can also explain why the middle-aged Bill Gates behaved so arrogantly today.

What Song Yang can see, the old foxes in Silicon Valley and Wall Street can also understand clearly. They know that it is impossible to overthrow Microsoft in a short period of time. The computer and software industry still has to be shrouded in the shadow of Microsoft.

Under the shadow, the pattern of the technology industry will not change in a short period of time!

In Washington, after the hearing ended, Jim Clark had been sitting alone in the lounge next to the hearing hall. The others had already left, but Jim Clark never left.

The door to the lounge was pushed open, and Marc Anderson walked in. When he saw Marc Anderson, Jim Clark's silent eyes showed some expectation.

Marc Andreessen shook his head slowly and looked at Jim Clark, who had turned gray-haired in just over half a year. He knew that the document asking Microsoft to invest was just an unintentional move. If Jim Clark knew, he would

With today's scene, he would definitely not have sent that fax document, but Marc Andreessen couldn't help but sigh.

Today's hearing will not have a fatal impact on Microsoft's entire antitrust case, but it will serve as a bellwether. But today is obviously a bad start.

"Orrin Hatch did not agree to your request to meet Jim, but..."

Marc Andreessen comforted Jim Clark, "Olin Hatch promised that the Department of Justice will continue to prosecute Microsoft for monopoly and split Microsoft into two companies. Netscape still has a chance!"

Hearing this, Jim Clark could feel Orrin Hatch's disappointment. Jim Clark sighed. He didn't expect that Microsoft could actually use a gadget from a few years ago to turn Netscape's testimony into nothing.

Not so believable anymore.

"Maybe it's time to end!"

Jim Clark gave a bitter smile and turned to his most satisfied disciple, Mark Anderson, who he had once regarded as the next generation leader.

"Jim, we still have a chance. Today Compaq, Sun, and Oracle all testified for Netscape. Microsoft does have a monopoly, and Netscape still has a chance!" Marc Andreessen said hurriedly to Jim Clark.

As a digital hero in Silicon Valley, Marc Andreessen is considered a symbol of Netscape, but it is Jim Clark who is really at the helm of Netscape. If he lets go, Netscape will really have no chance.

Jim Clark waved his hand and looked at Marc Andreessen, who looked anxious, "Even if Netscape wins this lawsuit, does the Internet still belong to Netscape?!"

After listening to Jim Clark's words, Marc Andreessen was a little silent for a while, unwilling to admit it anymore, but Anderson still knew that the Internet had changed. In the past few years, when Netscape and Microsoft were fighting in the browser industry, Silicon Valley had already been turbulent.

The limelight of the Internet has long since transitioned from the original concept of browsers to portals, instant messaging, e-commerce, etc. A certain guy in particular has developed new concepts such as Internet games and electronic payments. As for Netscape,

I missed everything...

"Netscape was originally the gateway for users to enter the Internet through the browser, but what about now?"

Jim Clark shook his head and sighed, "The Internet already has too many channels. Even if Netscape is missing, there are still Yahoo, icq, and aol. Netscape is no longer irreplaceable, especially that guy Bruno Song.

We even developed a mobile browser!”

Rice worms

Hearing Jim Clark's words was like piercing the last layer of window paper, and these problems that Marc Andreessen was unwilling to face appeared again.

Jim Clark stood up and patted Marc Andreessen on the shoulder, "I am planning to complete the sale of Netscape before Christmas. As long as it is not sold to Microsoft, Netscape will be sold to whoever offers the highest purchase price. I

Already talked to Bruno Song and he will support the sale of Netscape!"

Jim Clark, who had regrouped and was ready to make one final big move, swept away the decline and prepared to find a bad buyer for Netscape.

Marc Andreessen sat there, a little dazed for a while, Jim Clark made a decision, and Anderson knew that Netscape was definitely going to be sold.

In just a few years, Netscape has gone through its initial construction, listing and now sale. Everything that other people may need decades to experience, Anderson has experienced it all within a few years.

Anderson knew that his net worth would not be affected after Netscape was sold, but seeing Netscape, which he had built, being sold, still made Anderson feel disappointed.

I am afraid no one would have thought that a hearing on Capitol Hill would decide the fate of two technology giants!

The next day, major technology and financial media almost all reported on yesterday's hearing, and most of them were critical of Microsoft. Anyway, when the media mentioned Microsoft, they basically had nothing good to say.

This time is no exception. Words such as "Bill Gates ignored the hearing" and "Mr. Richest Man has an arrogant attitude" appeared in major media. They all believed that Bill Gates and Microsoft were too arrogant.

"The Federal Department of Justice announced that it will continue to litigate the Microsoft monopoly case, and Microsoft may be split into two different companies in the future!"

The Washington Post also released news on its front page. This is basically the opinion of the federal Department of Justice, which continues to pursue Microsoft.

"Bill Gates is facing the most serious accusation in America. If the Sherman Act is officially implemented against Bill Gates, the world's richest man may change hands!"

Various tabloid media are also reporting constantly, and all kinds of alarmist rumors are constantly appearing. For example, if Microsoft is broken up, Bill Gates will face huge fines, and will end up with nothing, etc.

These obviously tabloid news are actually very popular. The more miserable Bill Gates is, the higher the sales volume. This is despite the fact that Bill Gates' personal stake in Microsoft is already very small, even if the entire

The stakes in Microsoft Tiger controlled by the Gates family and various foundations are only around ten percent.

Even without Microsoft, Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world thanks to so many years of investment. Bill Gates' investments outside Microsoft have long exceeded his Microsoft equity holdings.

While the outside world's attention is focused on various news about Bill Gates and Microsoft, PayPal has not stopped and continues to pull people's heads.

Most of America's bank stocks are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Since Paypal was launched, bank stocks on the New York Stock Exchange have begun to plummet, causing many people who believe in Buffett's value investing, as well as conservative investors, to

Scolding mother.

In recent years, technology stocks have dominated the world. Nasdaq stocks such as the Internet, telecommunications, and computer software have skyrocketed in price. Traditional stocks, except for Enron, which has developed "tech energy", have ignored the Internet and telecommunications.

The concept is that in addition to the energy companies that are constantly making new names and their stock prices continue to skyrocket, the rest of the oil, natural gas, banking, insurance, etc. sectors are not doing well.

After today's opening, small and medium-sized bank concept stocks, including Alliance Bank, Bank of Hawaii, Esto and other small and medium-sized banks, all plunged collectively again. The worst among them was Prosperiti Bank headquartered in Houston.

, it opened with a straight plunge of 17% today, and has fallen by more than 45% in the past few days!

In just a few days, the market value fell by half, and all major investment institutions liquidated Prosperity Bank shares. I don’t know whether other banks can survive, but Prosperity is competing with Paypal in the same slot.

Riti Bank, I guess it’s quite embarrassing...

As bank stocks fell, countless New York Stock Exchange investors saw news about Paypal on Bloomberg. Paypal officially invited more than 630 companies engaged in cross-border trade to enter the Paypal platform, and Paypal promised to exempt them from 3

With monthly transaction fees, these trading companies are expected to bring more than $2.67 billion in transaction volume to Paypal within three months!

This is like killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred to oneself. Paypal would rather not earn handling fees than snatch these companies away. But the unlucky ones are these small banks. Paypal has not earned handling fees, so they can lose them.

They are big customers worth millions or even tens of millions of dollars.
Chapter completed!