Chapter 783 (1/2)
It's no accident that Michael Eisner and Michael owitz plan to enter Silicon Valley, or that the communication weathering act has been drafted one year ahead of schedule.
At the present stage, the Internet penetration rate of the United States far exceeds that of other countries in the world, saying that this country has entered the information age without any water.
In the new era, the focus of attention of both the general public and the government has changed.
Since the end of last year, several giants jointly launched the ”information age” marketing plan, many of the most eye-catching news in the U.S. media were still related to new technologies, not only in January, but also in February, 1995.
Simon took the time to meet with Eisner and owitz over the following weekend to directly confirm that igritte's venture capital department will take 20% of the shares of the social networking site they are preparing for with $5 million start-up capital.
Also this weekend, Microsoft announced that it will officially release the windows 95 operating system on March 10, one month later, five months earlier than ever. In fact, the test system of Windows 95 has spread around the world in various ways last year.
In last year's windows 3.2 system, Microsoft has added the pioneering ”start” menu ahead of time under Simon's wake-up call, and has achieved very positive user feedback.
However, the latest Windows 95 system, not only the operating system is more simple and easy to use, but also in the network, external connection, image support and other aspects of a full range of upgrades. Most importantly, Windows 95 also launched a more powerful 32-bit system, which makes Microsoft further away from its original biggest competitor apple, and from then on it will be a dust free ride.
Because the market is generally optimistic about Microsoft's windows 95 system, the first trading day after the news was released, on February 13, Microsoft's share price rose 1.9% that day, and the closing market value reached $128.1 billion.
By contrast, Apple's market value has fallen from its peak of more than $7 billion a few years ago to $2.8 billion at the close on February 13, down more than 60%.
Because Simon won Pixar ahead of time, a series of successful auras of this animation studio have nothing to do with Steve jobs. Without this aura, this time, when apple is declining, no one will think of inviting jobs, who has also failed in business in recent years, to return to apple to preside over the overall situation.
Simon has made plans for a lot of things, and he doesn't intend to get involved this time.
For Microsoft's strong rise, Simon is not without vigilance.
In recent years, Damen's resistance to the westero system is very obvious. With the release of Windows 95, the other party still does not allow ie to become the preset browser of this operating system, and igritte has not let go of Microsoft's hope to obtain the browser patent.
Not only that, because Microsoft directly imitates the model of igritte online software store and directly adds its own desktop software store in the new system, there will inevitably be a lawsuit between the two sides.
Because of the openness of windows system, of course, compared with the openness of Apple operating system in memory, Simon has never regarded the software store business as the core of igritte. Because with the gradual improvement of the network environment, users can obtain the corresponding software directly from the official homepage in the future. Similarly, some software developers also want to bypass the software stores like igritte, which need to draw a percentage, and sell software directly to users because of their interests.
Damen students should not fail to see this.
Suddenly take a software mall to stir up, probably also really can't stand, gradually dominating the PC operating system field of Microsoft is excluded from the Internet core industry.
Because of the increasing friction between the two sides, igritte's Linux system team has been quietly developing the PC version of this free operating system, only to be officially released at the right time.
Next, Simon has only one obstacle to solve, the patent problem.
Microsoft has applied for a large number of software patents in terms of operating system by virtue of its employees who entered this market in advance, forming a solid patent barrier, which is also the reason why other operating systems can not rise.
However, Microsoft is no earlier than apple.
It is well known to all.
Therefore, as long as we win apple, Simon will be able to obtain many operating system patents that can compete with Microsoft, and many of them are quite core patents. At that time, Simon will no longer need to worry about Microsoft's patent barriers, whether in the field of desktop operating system or future mobile operating system.
The news about Windows 95 will greatly stimulate the share price of Microsoft. On the side of igritte, the relevant information is even heavier.
With the gradual advance of IPO, as before the listing of Denise entertainment last year, igritte will also implement the equity Award for a group of senior executives and the incentive or subscription shareholding plan for all employees in the near future.
Compared with last year's danilisi entertainment, the company's valuation has been basically determined to reach 100 billion US dollars with the release of various news.Not to mention anything else, it's just a public exposure of the 17% share of the equity award of four giants of igritte, Tim Berners Lee, Jeff Bezos, Carol Bartz and Alice Ferguson, which has reached $17 billion at a valuation of $100 billion.
Among them, if Tim Berners Lee's equity awards are fully realized, theoretically, the stock value just before listing will reach US $5 billion, which is enough to directly rank in the top 10 of Forbes' US 400 rich list.
You know, in last year's Forbes list of the 400 richest people in the United States, although Simon's personal wealth is the best, in fact, only six people have more than $5 billion in personal wealth in the whole list. After six people, their personal wealth has dropped to less than $5 billion, and they are listed as the fifth Walton family who occupy the ninth to 13th place in the list, and their personal wealth is also very low It's only $4.3 billion.
Now many media are speculating whether Simon will fully fulfill the equity award promise for several executives. Even if westero's personal wealth has exceeded the horizon, the amount of the award is still too large. Moreover, according to the contracts of several senior executives, the fulfillment period has not yet come, and the contract stipulates that it will not be fulfilled until next year.
If Simon doesn't want to give these executives too much, he has a lot of room to operate.
Of course, if we do so, the turmoil of igritte will be inevitable, and it may even lead to the collective resignation of several core executives, and then start a lawsuit war, so that this high-speed technology train suddenly loses control.
What's more, even if the big four are settled, other managers and employees who have made great contributions to igrit's development in recent years can't be too stingy.
The shares of the big four have reached 17%, Goldman Sachs and Morgan hold 10%, and the shares sold in the rumored IPO will be as high as 20%. In this way, Simon's equity is only 53%. If employees are given too much, even though they can maintain absolute control over igritte through dual equity structure, Simon's shareholding in igritte will inevitably drop after listing To less than 50%.
The loss of the actual absolute control of the shares will inevitably bring variables to the absolute control of westero system over igritte.
Malibu, domay point manor.
It's February 13.
After lunch, several owners of shell villa are packing.
Tomorrow is Valentine's day.
Simon plans to take two jennies to Miami, Florida this time. There's no room for the kids, so Veronica comes to help take care of the kids.
Veronica was less and less seen at domay point estate after a certain identity was revealed last year.
Simon probably knew it was Janet's plan.
The couple are also very tacit understanding of this matter, do not go to any discussion.
The residence in Miami had been sorted out yesterday. There was everything there. There were three people traveling, but there was not much luggage to take.
At 1:30 p.m., Veronica holds little Nick in one hand, Melbourne in the other, and some of her parents are about to leave the absent-minded Seattle to see them off.
We all said goodbye. The female assistant, who had not separated from the little guy since she gave birth the year before last, explained carefully again, and then got on the bus with Simon and Janet.
This Valentine's Day holiday, if there is nothing special, will last until next Monday. In addition to Miami, I plan to go to the Bahamas and other places to play.
The entourage is also mighty.
In addition to Simon and his wife, 50 bodyguards and secret agents went together, and there were more than 20 female bodyguards.
Simmons didn't feel like a big fight.