Under Jim Clark's staring eyes, Baxter nodded helplessly. The lawsuit between Netscape and Microsoft began to fall into a dispute after the first court session.

Now America, as well as Europe and many other places, have raised a huge voice against Microsoft. They are either clamoring to fine Microsoft or to break up Microsoft. It seems that Netscape has the upper hand.

But I know my own business. Netscape has been forced to a dead end by Microsoft. Now the two sides are fighting a lawsuit, but Microsoft has not shown any mercy at all. It still uses the method of bundling the system and adding beauty to continue to steal Netscape's users.

Let the software manufacturers that cooperate with Netscape switch to Internet Explorer!

It is possible for Netscape to overthrow Microsoft, but that is only possible. What Netscape faces now is that it will not be able to survive until it overthrows Microsoft.

"The market share of e-browser has surpassed that of Netscape. Netscape's current browser market share is less than 40%, and there is a risk of further decline.

Netscape has already lost more than 30 million U.S. dollars in revenue in the new quarter, and may lose more than 100 million U.S. dollars this year. There is not much time left for Netscape!"

Jim Clark said directly that if the delay continues, he is afraid that Netscape will not be valuable at all. Now Netscape still has the reputation of being the leader of the Internet, and has a large market share and users. These things are still valuable now, but when the market share

When both users and users are taken away by e-browser, Netscape will be worthless.

"Now," Jim Clark raised the newspaper Anderson was reading, "it is the best era for the Internet. It may not be the case for Netscape, but if Netscape is sold now, if Netscape can do it at its current price

If the market value is high, selling it may be the best choice for us!”

Jim Clark finally said it. Now is the craze of the Internet. Song Yang's icq, Yahoo, AOL, etc. will definitely be interested in Netscape.

If Netscape is to be sold now and someone is found to take over the deal, based on Netscape's current market value and reputation, it might be possible to sell it for more than five billion U.S. dollars. The longer it takes, the more Netscape's market value will shrink and it won't be able to be sold.

It's a good price out there.

Saying this means that Jim has made up his mind: Clark has made up his mind, and neither Anderson nor Baxter can change his decision.

"Baxter, if Netscape is acquired and you want to leave, I can ask the new company to provide you with a golden parachute compensation package!"

After America acquires the other party, if it does not want the other party's management to stay in the company, it will pay a large sum of money to make the original management leave. This is a golden parachute. To put it bluntly, it means losing money and avoiding disaster.

Give those executives a lot of money and tell them to get out of here and stop messing around.

"Of course, if you want to stay at Netscape, then I think the new acquirer will definitely be happy to see it happen!"

Jim Clark was arranging a way out for Baxter. After all, it was just an acquaintance. Jim Clark still paid some attention to morality and did not just abandon Baxter and run away.

In the entire Netscape, Jim Clark arranged a way out for Baxter. He didn't care about the others at all. As for him and Anderson's master and apprentice, they had billions of dollars, where could they go?!

Baxter knew that it was necessary to go against it. He leaned back on the chair and his whole aura suddenly dissipated.

"Who will Netscape be sold to?" Baxter asked.

Jim: Clark shook his head, "Not sure, except Microsoft, everything is possible, maybe Yahoo, icq, maybe lycos, or even Disney, News Corporation, etc. They have always wanted to enter the Internet, we need

Cash, whoever gives the most cash will sell Netscape!"

Anyway, up to now, the bottom line of the Netscape trio has reached the point of selling Netscape, but they are still unwilling to reconcile with Microsoft, even though they know that if they sell themselves to Microsoft, they will get more dollars, but Jim Clark is

Even if you die, you are not willing to cooperate with Microsoft! "Is it possible for AOL?"

Baxter said with a bad look. Hearing that Jim Clark did not exclude AOL from being an acquirer, Baxter looked a little ugly.

Netscape and AOL had a falling out before. AOL backstabbed Netscape and cooperated with Microsoft. Baxter cursed AOL CEO Keith in the media as a chameleon. In front of Microsoft, he would only beg for mercy. The nickname of chameleon. Now

But if it sticks to Keith's face, whenever someone scolds him, they will definitely mention this nickname.

If Netscape is sold to AOL, then you can think about it with your toes as to whether Backstad will be punished by Case if he stays at AOL.

Jim Clark also understood what Baxter was thinking, and couldn't help but said with a headache, "Funk, Baxter, you are no longer a rookie. You know, Netscape is in this situation, we need to get out of it, no matter who the buyer is,

As long as he can afford a beautiful knife, we will sell it!"

Baxter was silent for a while, and finally he could only sigh. He could not change anything now. He had not defeated Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the browser market. He had already lost his influence in Netscape and the Internet industry.

If you still want to get something you can't get at the negotiation table, that's nonsense.

"But even if we want to sell Netscape, we still have to give Microsoft a surprise!"

Mark: There was a smile on Anderson's face, but in Baxter's eyes, there was a bit of sternness. It was obvious that Anderson was already very angry with Microsoft.

"Before selling Netscape, we must open the source code of Netscape browser and license it to everyone!

We want everyone and all companies to be able to enter the browser market in the future!"

Anderson gritted his teeth and said. Baxter was dumbfounded when he heard this. He didn't know whether the man in front of him was the fat man he was once familiar with. This incident had a huge impact on Anderson, almost changing his behavior.

If you can't get it, destroy it. If Microsoft can take advantage of the situation by tying up the system, Andreessen is also ready to flip the table. If Microsoft doesn't let Netscape eat, then everyone should stop eating the browser.

But Netscape makes its source code public, so even if Netscape disappears, it will be easy for other companies to enter the browser market. They can directly use Netscape's source code, change the skin and go online!

This is flipping the table. Think about it, the evil sword manual is a martial arts secret book. People all over the world are rushing to buy it. But one day, millions of copies of it were printed and distributed. Is this thing still valuable? After practicing

Well, millions of people have this thing, so if you don’t practice it, what will your enemies do if they practice it?

After Netscape disclosed its source code, this was basically the effect. Microsoft could not make a dime on e-browser. As long as it dared to charge, a large number of reskinned Netscape free browsers would appear in an instant. Anderson

It's going to be lonely for Microsoft to win.

Regarding Anderson's proposal, Jim: Clark had no objection. If he didn't add some obstacles to Microsoft, not only would Anderson find it difficult to let go, but he would also feel a little uncomfortable. Why should Netscape be sold out? IE's life was so good when I was young.

If they don't find something to do for it, wouldn't their efforts be in vain?

"Who should we talk to about selling first?" Baxter asked. For such a big thing, Netscape needs to make good arrangements. This is not a big cabbage. It can be sold as soon as it is said to be sold. It has to find the right time to sell it.

The news needs to be revealed to attract the attention of the big benefactor.

Jim Clark turned his eyes and saw the icq news in the newspaper at hand, and pressed his finger directly on icq, "icq!

"When icq went public, Netscape announced that it was going to be acquired. Bruno Song and I had an agreement, and he would never object to this!"

Jim Clark affirmed that after icq went public, the hype would be beneficial to both parties. icq could use the popularity of its acquisition of Netscape to raise its stock price.

Similarly, Netscape can also rely on this popularity to attract the attention of big investors, and use icq to raise Netscape's value. This is almost a case of everyone getting what they need. Jim Clark can't think of a reason for Song Yang's objection.

Anderson and Baxter both nodded and agreed to Jim Clark's proposal. Regardless of their impressions of Song Yang, they did not deny that Song Yang had nothing to say to his allies. Even Anderson did not deny this.

a little.

Just like now, various cooperating companies have begun to sever cooperation with Netscape Browser due to pressure from Microsoft. However, Double Click still fulfills the original agreement and invests a large amount of advertising for Netscape every quarter.

Without Double Click's advertising fees, Netscape's life would be even more difficult, so Anderson could still trust Song Yang's promise.

At New York International Airport, a flight from Asia landed at the airport. Zhou Bailin accompanied his parents Song Huiqiong and Zhou Guochang, as well as his sister Zhou Baihui and her family, as they got off the international flight.

Before coming here, Zhou Bailin thought about whether everything here was as grand as what the domestic media reported, with high-rise buildings and high technology everywhere. After seeing it for the first time, he was not disappointed, but with Zhou Bailin

As expected, there are some differences.

As soon as they got out of the airport, a taxi driver with a darker complexion and a Latino from North America came up to him and said something gibberish to Zhou Bailin and the others. Seeing that Zhou Bailin had a blank look on his face, he changed his language again and said, "See you."

Zhou Bailin still had no reaction and couldn't help but curse.

The Latino taxi driver looked at Zhou Bailin and the others in front of him and wondered where they came from. He couldn't even use the few Japanese words and stick words he had learned for a long time.

Most of the Asian faces coming to America now are from these two places. Japan has been in recession in recent years, but Asians are still the most popular people coming to America for shopping and tourism. Taxis, hotels, shopping malls and other industries in America are

In the past few years, if I couldn't speak Japanese, I would have lost a lot of money in business.
Chapter completed!