Feng Yu had carefully considered these remarks today. He first told Jobs, don't think too highly of yourself. In fact, you are not irreplaceable, which severely hit Jobs' proud heart.
Then tell Jobs that if you bring Bill Gates in, the company's power will fall away, and the company's development will never go according to your vision.
But Feng Yu is different. After he joins the fruit company, he will continue to support Jobs so that the fruit company can develop according to Jobs's ideas. Jobs can become the fruit company's permanent business card.
With Jobs's character, the choice was already determined.
They are not willing to delegate authority during surgery for serious illnesses, let alone after surgery.
Feng Yu just didn't want the fruit company to become a subsidiary of Microsoft, and Jobs certainly didn't want it either.
Feng Yu had long given up on the idea of fully acquiring the fruit company, as it was not cost-effective.
It's okay to compete with Bill Gates by investing a small amount of shares, but what if Bill Gates really persuades other shareholders and gets a large number of voting rights
With Jobs' obstruction, there is no need to worry about this matter. Feng Yu can't control the fruit company, but Bill Gates and the others don't want to succeed either!
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"What are you talking about? Didn't William agree to sell the stock to you? What happened? He didn't sell it anymore?" Bill Gates looked at Ballmer. Did Ballmer regret it and didn't want to support them? This acquisition of a fruit company
Paul Allen also stared at Ballmer. He wanted to see how this guy would explain.
"No, he's sold the stock."
"Who sold it to, Feng?" Paul Allen was shocked, Feng Yu actually made the move so quickly? That was such a premium that William didn't even ask them for another inquiry.
"No, not Feng, but Steve Jobs."
who? Steve Jobs? How could it be him
Bill Gates and Paul Allen looked at each other, neither of them could understand.
Why did Steve Jobs increase his holdings in fruit company stocks? Wasn't he going to retire and recuperate? Could it be that he doesn't want to retire now
There are generally two meanings to increasing stock holdings. One is for money, thinking that the company's stock will rise and it will receive more dividends at the end of the year. The other is for power. With a large number of shares and high voting rights, the power will be greater.
If it is the first type, then Jobs can buy it directly from the stock market, which will definitely cost much less than buying it from other shareholders.
Buying such voting stocks will inevitably command a high premium. From a purely investment perspective, it is not cost-effective at all.
In this way, there is only the second possibility. Jobs wants to increase his voice in the fruit company.
"Bill, didn't you talk to Steve Jobs and he promised to introduce you to several shareholders who want to sell their stocks? He also said that he would also sell the stocks to you later and support you as chairman and CEO. He Retire and recuperate. What is going on now? Is this what you have agreed upon?" Paul Allen asked anxiously.
They have discussed that after things stabilize, the CEO position of the fruit company will be handed over to Paul Allen, and he is also ready to do something big.
Bill Gates shook his head blankly. This situation was different from what they had promised. Could it be that Jobs had gone back on his word
At this time, he heard a ding-dong sound, and the computer prompted that there was a new email in his mailbox.
He took a look and saw that it was from Jobs. I didn't even want to call him, but sent him an email. It seemed that there were some things that were hard to say.
After reading the content of the email, Bill Gates closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair.
Paul Allen and Ballmer both looked at him. What did the email say
"Things have changed. Jobs doesn't want to retire from Fruit Company. He cashed out some Warner and Pixar stocks and plans to increase his stake in Fruit Company. He wants to do something brilliant in the final journey of his life."
Paul Allen cursed in his heart, why bother bothering a person who is about to die? If you don't recuperate at home and live for two more years, what brilliant things will you do
If Jobs stopped helping them, their hopes of acquiring the voting stock of the fruit company and having the greatest say possible would be dashed.
If Jobs shows that he is full of confidence in the fruit company and wants to achieve greater glory, then other shareholders will definitely continue to support Jobs. After all, Jobs has done a lot for the fruit company over the years. Contribution, when the fruit company was about to go bankrupt, it was Jobs who saved it.
Bill Gates was still confident to compete with Feng Yu, not only because of Steve Jobs's support for him, but also because he had some relationship with many large financial groups in North America. Judging from the distance and distance, those people must also support him. his.
But competing with Jobs, he was at a disadvantage because he firmly branded Microsoft on his business card. Once he takes over the fruit company, other shareholders of the fruit company will also be afraid that they will not be able to control Bill Gates in the future.
After all, Bill Gates' asset size and reputation still make them very afraid. They didn't worry about Jobs' little property and shares at all.
They also all know that Jobs is in poor health and may pass away in a year or two. At that time, they will choose a new person on the stage. The real power of the company will still be controlled by people like them behind the scenes. If it were Bill Gates, how could he be controlled by them with peace of mind
Paul Allen murmured to himself: "Why is this happening? Why did Jobs regret it? What happened?"
Bill Gates and Ballmer were both on the phone, talking to fruit company shareholders they had contacted to see if they were still willing to sell their shares.
The result was as they expected, the tone of those people had completely changed, and they no longer planned to sell.
Ballmer lit the cigar and took a deep breath: "It must be Feng, he was the one who made Jobs change his mind!"
But how Feng Yu made Jobs change his mind, they didn't know.
Bill Gates had some vague guesses. He was friends with Jobs and had some knowledge of Jobs. He also spent a lot of time trying to convince Jobs last time. What made Jobs change his mind was definitely his reluctance to part with the fruit company.
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"Boss, it's done. We have acquired some shares of the fruit company, and Jobs has also increased his voting rights in the company. And Jobs has nominated me to become an independent director of the fruit company. The Rothschild family They are also lobbying other shareholders there to ensure that the fruit company will never fall into the hands of Bill Gates and others!"
"Ralph, don't be careless, continue to pay close attention, and don't let them have a chance of success."
The weekly sales statistics of the operating systems of Lianxiang Yinshan and Microsoft will be released soon. Based on comparisons such as download volume, Lianxiang Yinshan is the winner.
If we can keep up with sales of pre-installed PCs, it will be a big win this time!
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