&/script> Bill Gates looked gloomy when he left. For a proud man like him, this kind of frustration was very uncomfortable for him.
In the previous life, Microsoft's game console project suffered annual losses of more than one billion U.S. dollars, and Bill Gates didn't insist on holding on. Microsoft has never had a project fail, and he does not allow Microsoft to give up any project.
When Bill Gates was thinking about how to give Lianxiang Yinshan a head-on blow, he learned that Taihua Holdings Group had activated a clause in their original agreement, offering a 50% premium and demanding a forced acquisition of Microsoft in Ireland. Shares in Chinese Little Overlord.
Although the premium of 50% seems very high, Microsoft will definitely not lose money. But this is equivalent to a slap in the face of Microsoft. When has Microsoft's business been acquired by others
Bill Gates was furious when he returned to Microsoft headquarters that day, threatening to make Feng Yu look good and make Lian Xiang Yinshan learn a painful lesson!
When Feng Yu was discussing with Kameda Masao about entering g-box into the island nation, a big game market, Liu Chuanzhi told Feng Yu that Lianxiang Ginshan was in trouble.
"Old Liu, what can make you so anxious that you even think there is a problem with Yinshan's software?"
"That's not true. It's Microsoft. Microsoft China Branch suddenly announced today that it has acquired five software companies. They are all companies with outstanding performance in application software development."
Feng Yu frowned, why did Microsoft suddenly start acquiring software companies in China? Microsoft has already established a software engineering laboratory in China
"Acquisition is all about acquisition. When Bill Gates came to China last time, he announced that he would invest one billion US dollars in China. If he didn't invest, wouldn't it mean that he was lying? He is such a proud and face-saving person, even if he suffers a loss You have to admit it. By the way, how much did he spend to acquire these five software companies?" Feng Yu didn't care much.
"No more than $50 million."
No more than $50 million? The five companies, so to speak, are all companies that are not too big in scale. Could it be that they developed some very good application software that attracted Microsoft's attention
"What, do you think there is any problem here?" Feng Yu asked.
"The problem is that these five companies are not worth the money at all. Microsoft is obviously acquiring them at a premium. Moreover, after Qiu Bojun and the others inquired, it seems that Microsoft China has contacted not only these five companies, but also almost all of China's software companies. company!"
What? Contacted all software companies in China!
Could it be said that Microsoft intends to dominate the Chinese software market? Isn't he afraid of being suspected of monopoly
Oh, by the way, there are also Lianxiang Yinshan and several state-owned enterprises.
In this way, as long as they form a de facto monopoly and don't do anything to deliberately monopolize, there won't be much of a problem.
Just like Intel and Chaowei in their previous lives, Intel's market share has long been a monopoly, but it always leaves room to prevent Chaowei from collapsing, thereby avoiding Intel's monopoly. And the fate of being forcibly separated.
"It's time for us to take action and help those companies, raise prices and so on." Feng Yu said easily.
"Mr. Feng, don't you understand what I mean? Microsoft is going to integrate all the software companies in China to form a giant software company, which will in turn suppress our Lianxiang Yinshan." Liu Chuanzhi said anxiously.
"I know, but it doesn't mean that a company will make money if it has a large scale or a large number of people. I have not seen one or two companies that look like giants go bankrupt. The key to a software company is software engineers! "
Hearing Feng Yu's words, Liu Chuanzhi suddenly realized: "You mean, let them acquire these companies at high prices, and then we will poach people in turn?"
"That's right, Microsoft can buy those companies if it wants to. The key is to poach the talents inside. We can't poach them all. Aren't there still state-owned technology companies? In addition, there are some technology companies in Xiangjiang and other foreign-funded companies. Technology companies, I don’t believe any of them would just watch Microsoft grow bigger in China!”
The market in China is so coveted, with a population of more than one billion. If it were developed like the United States and island countries, how much profit would there be
Any software company that aims to develop globally will never give up on the Chinese market. And Microsoft happens to be the public enemy of all software companies, because Microsoft is No. 1.
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"Mr. Gates, many multinational software companies in the Chinese market have begun expansion actions. Some companies we have negotiated with before are now raising prices." The person in charge of Microsoft China reported.
"I said, this time we will invest more than one billion US dollars in the Chinese market. If they increase the price, we will increase the price. Are there any questions about this?"
Bill Gates was very dissatisfied with the president of the Huaxia Branch. He even thought that Yinshan had such huge potential and had not reported it before. If I had known earlier and had taken precautions earlier, would I have been as passive as I am now
Although Ballmer and others persuaded him that such expansion would cost a lot more money, he firmly believed that this way he could occupy at least half of China's market. What's more, there are also those IT talents acquired from the Huaxia Market Network.
Once Bill Gates makes a decision, no one can make him change it. Although Paul Allen also felt that it was inappropriate to do so, he also strongly supported it considering that it could rob Feng Yu's company of the market.
Although it is said that investments should be rational, sometimes being a little impulsive may not be a bad thing. What's more, Microsoft's team has also analyzed that one billion US dollars is enough to make Microsoft one of the top software companies in China.
Another advantage is that it makes other investors think that if Microsoft occupies the Chinese market, Microsoft's stock price will inevitably soar. Occupying such a large market, profits will definitely rise sharply, and investors will of course be willing to buy Microsoft shares.
As a result, China's software market suddenly changed, even causing shock to the entire world's software market.
Suddenly, so many software companies were acquired and merged at such a fast pace, which of course made people raise eyebrows. What's more, those involved this time are Microsoft, the giant, and China's largest company, Lianxiang Yinshan.
This incident even attracted the attention of the leaders of China. IT is an industry that China focuses on. Why did such a big thing suddenly happen
After Liu Chuanzhi explained it, the leader understood why. Anyway, the leader knew that China's companies and individuals would not suffer losses, and that was enough.
If you still suffer a loss in your own home, then the country may be embarrassed as well.
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"Mr. Feng, we also took the opportunity to acquire several companies, all of which are strong and overlap with our business. This can be regarded as strengthening our advantageous business." Liu Chuanzhi said.
"That's good. Our loan money hasn't been spent yet, right? I think it's almost done. We can start poaching people!"
… (To be continued.)