Whether it is Tinkerber or Broadcast, they are actually absolutely controlled by the Westeros system.
Claire heard Simon talk about the IPO and said doubtfully: "Boss, I think as long as you agree to this matter, there is no need for an IPO of Tinker Bayer."
The main purpose of most IPOs is to raise funds.
However, for Tinker Bayer, although it has not been established for a long time, the company has begun to generate stable cash flow sufficient for the next stage of expansion by relying on the hot sales of a series of its products. Even if it really needs financing, it is currently through Debt financing is also very convenient.
The most important point is that it is very uneconomical to IPO Tinker Bayer now.
Tinker Bayer has maintained performance growth of more than 100% for two consecutive years, and its revenue growth in the first few months of this year shows no signs of slowing down. In addition, the just-launched digital music player iPlayer has quickly gained market recognition. , it can be said that, like Ygritte, the later this company IPOs, the higher its valuation will be.
Carrying out an IPO in a short period of time is tantamount to selling at a low price.
Claire is also aware of this. When she mentioned Broadcast to Simon, she just hoped that her boss would push for a private merger of the two companies. She had no intention of listing Tinker Bayer.
Simon just shook his head and said: "Of course there are other reasons, C, are you satisfied with the current Tinker Bayer?"
Girl C suddenly showed a nice smile: "To be honest, boss, when I first started, I never thought that Tinker Bayer could develop to the scale it is now, so I am indeed very satisfied."
Simon was speechless.
Claire chuckled.
After joking, Simon took a sip of the coffee next to him, then picked up his sunglasses and put them on to cover the afternoon sun on the terrace, and said: "Actually, not only Broadcast, I also hope that Tinker Bayer will be able to Buy Apple."
Girl C was a little surprised: "Boss, Apple's current decline is obvious, and..." At this point, Claire suddenly understood something, sat up slightly, and looked at Simon: "Boss, you want to support Apple, and Yi That operating system that Gretel quietly developed to compete with Microsoft?”
After a period of wrangling, Yigrit has officially reached an agreement with Microsoft to pre-install the IE browser on overseas versions of Windows. However, both in the circle and in the media, there are probably signs of discord between Microsoft and the Westeros system. There have been a lot of related signs recently.
Being in the same circle, Claire naturally felt it more deeply. When Simon mentioned Apple, she quickly reacted.
Simon did not deny it. He nodded directly and said, "Not only is it competing with Microsoft, Apple also has many things that both Ygritte and Tinker Bayer need very much."
Girl C followed directly this time: "Patent?"
This can be regarded as the result of Simon's long-term advice.
A long time ago, when Tinker Bayer was first established, Simon emphasized the importance of patents to Girl C more than once. In the entire Westeros system, almost all companies have specialized departments responsible for applying for various patents in the United States and around the world. brand trademarks and patented technologies.
The effect is nothing short of spectacular.
Simon nodded again and said: "Yes, patents, because Apple developed the operating system earlier than Microsoft. Apple holds a large number of core patents related to the operating system. Only by obtaining these patents can we successfully launch another set of operations. System platform, this can ensure to the greatest extent that the Internet ecology of the Westeros system is not restricted by the Windows system. In fact, as the second largest shareholder of Microsoft, I do not want to develop a second operating system to compete with Windows. Just because Not only does Gates not want Microsoft to integrate into the Westeros system, he is also quite hostile to us. I can only do this. However, even if a Linux-based personal computer is launched, the market share will not be too high in the future, and it will not It has become the core business of Igrit and Tinkerber. In the final analysis, this is just an insurance, an insurance that Microsoft is afraid of. I want Gates to understand that if Microsoft cannot well support the Internet ecosystem of the Westeros system, The result will only be to drive users away from our Linux platform."
For Tinkerber to develop to this day, Lady C knows very well that her boss has played a vital role in it. Over the years, watching the rapid rise of the Westeros system, Claire has almost blind trust in her boss. After listening to Simon's explanation, Claire said directly: "So, boss, I will start preparing for the IPO in the near future?"
Simon tapped his fingers on the wooden frame of the recliner a few times, shook his head slightly and said: "In this way, you first discuss the merger and acquisition of Broadcast with Jeff and the others. Although I can make a decision directly, this matter still needs to be approved by I With the cooperation of Gretel and the New York Times Group, they are also important shareholders of Broadcast. After you complete the merger, you can start the IPO."
Claire turned sideways on her recliner and confirmed: "Boss, so you agree?"
Simon is not a man lacking in decisiveness.
Whether it is to keep Broadcast operating independently and become a large-scale online audio sales platform for all digital music player markets in the future, or to integrate it into Tinco Bayer to maximize the market advantage of iPlayer, it is a very good choice.
It's just that things can't have both ways after all.
Moreover, I don’t know when the former plan will be realized, and there will be many changes in the meantime, but the latter is right around the corner, and it is not difficult to make a choice.
The merger of the two companies will also maximize Tinco Bayer's Internet attributes and help future IPO valuations.
Simon agreed to Girl C's question and added: "Although this is the case, you will face more challenges in the future. Before that, my original intention was to gather all the major record giants in the world on the Broadcast platform and put them on the Broadcast platform." Create the only online genuine audio sales platform for all digital music players. Because Broadcast does not belong to any hardware company, this matter is relatively easy. Now, once you merge, you want to obtain it from the record company Licensing is difficult. Just like Sony, in order to protect the interests of Walkman, they will definitely not easily sell music on the Broadcast platform."
Girl C blinked: "Boss, do you think there will be a second digital music player manufacturer that can compete with Tinker Bayer?"
Simon smiled and said: "That's for sure. I know you have built a very strong patent barrier. However, in this regard, we cannot compare with the accumulation of established manufacturers such as Sony. With the popularity of iPlayer in the past month, With the sales situation, other manufacturers will definitely start developing similar products as soon as possible as long as they are not stupid."
Historically, the iPod was launched in 2001. It was not until 2005 that Jobs opened the MP3 player to Windows and other platforms under pressure from all parties, which ultimately led to an explosion in iPod sales. However, at that time, the iPod had actually missed the perfect period to monopolize the market. All major digital music player manufacturers in the world had successively launched related products, and there was also an even larger number of copycat assembly markets.
Moreover, the smartphone era soon followed, and traditional feature phones began to integrate MP3 functions on a large scale, causing MP3 players to be quickly eliminated from the market.
As a result, the dominance of iPod only lasted for a few years starting in 2005. This was because the arrival of a new era dampened the enthusiasm of other manufacturers to develop MP3 players. Even so, iPod's market share declined after 2006. It is also reduced to about 60%.
But it's different now.
Although the doubling cycle of semiconductor performance of Moore's Law is very short, it will take time after all. This means that from 1995 to 2005, there will be at least 10 years. Limited by the performance of semiconductor chips, it is impossible for electronic manufacturers to make digital cameras, Products such as digital music players are too integrated. It’s not that it’s impossible, but it’s that the performance is difficult to meet and the cost is very expensive. This makes digital music players such as iPlayer with relatively single functions prosperous for at least ten years.
In ten years' time, no matter how strong Tinker Bayer is and with the huge profit trend, there will inevitably be competitors who will spare no effort to develop this market.
C Girl plans to merge with Broadcast, mainly to gain more initiative in content.
Listening to what Simon said at this time, combined with the man just talking about Broadcast's other plan, I realized that after all, I didn't have the long-term thinking of my boss.
Simon looked at Girl C's expression and said: "Actually, there is another point. The popularity of iPlayer should be similar to the VCD I plan to promote in China. It mainly relies on pirated resources. You should have felt this recently. In fact, I might as well leave Broadcast to you, so that the mouths of those record companies can be silenced to the greatest extent. Of course, as long as everyone is well aware of this matter, please don’t say it out loud.”
Girl C nodded with a little evil smile, as if she and her boss had done something bad together, and added: "However, Sony has already protested against us."
Simon smiled and said: "Sony is the least qualified to do this. Hollywood sued Sony over the video recorder back then, and they won in the end. If Sony filed the same lawsuit against us, their own case would happen to be used as a precedent. Of course, In my opinion, the main role of piracy is to force record companies to authorize Broadcast to sell genuine music resources. You must keep this in mind. When the time comes, Igret and Tinker Bayer will also take the initiative to jointly crack down on Internet piracy resources. .C, you have to understand that copyright is the foundation of the entertainment industry. If we don't respect this, then the proliferation of piracy will destroy the entire entertainment industry. By then, hardware companies like Tinker Bayer that are dependent on the entertainment industry will only It will perish."
Claire nodded solemnly to take note.
The two of them continued chatting and saw that the time was approaching two o'clock in the afternoon before they got up from the terrace together.
Claire left first to continue her afternoon work at the Dinkobel headquarters. Simon came to the master bedroom of the villa. The housekeeper was still sleeping, but she noticed the movement around her, woke up keenly, sat up, and there was a trace of blood on her fair face. With a faint blush, she looks like a sleeping begonia that has just woken up in spring.
Simon walked over, gently pushed the girl back onto the bed, and lay on his side. He supported his head with one hand and looked at the cold beauty in front of him, and asked with a smile: "Doesn't it feel good to be lazy?"
Perhaps because she had just woken up, the housekeeper's temperament was less arrogant and more charming. She turned her head slightly to look at Simon and asked in her tone: "I should go to work."
Simon couldn't hold back, he leaned over and kissed the girl on the lips, touched the water lightly, and then said: "We will be together later."
Alice just hummed slightly and continued to look at the man who was close at hand.
Because of Simon's personal instructions, and under the "co-operation" of Claire and the others, housekeepers are now restricted to working hours within 10 hours a day, and are required to take mandatory breaks on weekends. Although this work pace is still beyond that of most Westerners Normal working hours are nothing in Silicon Valley, so girls are forced to learn to delegate work to others as much as possible.
Alice is not a ungrateful person, and she knows very well that the man is doing it for her own good.
No one can sustain high-intensity work for long periods of time. What's more, no matter how reluctant to admit it, women are ultimately inferior to men in physical strength.
Moreover, after maintaining a relaxed and orderly work rhythm, the development of Amazon's online mall has not been affected. After putting down work, the housekeeper has more time to think about all aspects of e-commerce. At the same time, she has become more and more aware of the men's advice to live a hard life. the correctness of human principles.
Any business, if it's small, has no problem with having to do everything by hand. However, if you want to thrive, micromanaging is counterproductive.
Yigret's e-commerce business is now very large.
If more work cannot be delegated to professionals as much as possible, this part of the business will either collapse or stagnate.
During this period, after receiving the stock rewards she deserved and suddenly having a huge net worth of more than 2 billion U.S. dollars, far exceeding the boldest goal she had ever set, Alice began to feel a little confused. On the big bed in the bedroom, Alice looked at the man for a moment, and finally asked softly: "Boss, you already have so much, why are you still working hard?"
Simon was stunned for a moment, then smiled again: "We want to talk about life. I like this."
After saying that, he simply kicked off his leather shoes and changed himself into a more comfortable position.
Alice rolled her eyes slightly and moved to the side, but her eyes were still inquiring.
Simon lay down next to the girl, feeling the delicious feminine fragrance. He reached out and caressed the girl's smooth face, and asked with a smile: "Do you feel that you already have so much money and feel lost in life?"
Alice hesitated slightly, then nodded slightly.
However, just as he was about to wait for the man to make a long speech, the result was that the other man's heavy body pressed directly over him. Before he fell, he only heard a certain hateful guy saying that he preferred to talk about the last step of life between men and women.
It was not until four o'clock in the afternoon that the two finally left the bay villa and came to the nearby Yigrit headquarters to start work.
The housekeeper still got an answer from Simon.
When you feel confused about life, set a goal for yourself for the next year, or month, or day, or even hour, and then try to achieve it, and so on. Moreover, this goal does not have to be the so-called hard work, it can be any sudden idea that comes to mind, drink a glass of water, fold a paper airplane, read a poem, clean your desk, learn a painting technique, have a An easy trip.
Perhaps in the long, long future, when you look back on the past, you will feel that your life was at least very fulfilling.
Just like ants.
If you devote your whole life to the instinct in your genes, you will have no regrets when death comes.
In the final analysis, on the vast scale of the universe, there is no difference between the life of a human and the life of an ant. When you are confused and confused, instead of thinking about life in vain, it is better to let yourself live more fully.