Gary Kildare has been sitting on the couch brooding since he got home.
Mrs Kildare came over and asked softly, "Honey, did Apple reject your CP/M operating system?"
Gary Kildare shook his head and nodded again.
Mrs Kildare wondered, "Well, what do you mean by shaking your head and nodding?"
Gary Kildare said: "Apple purchased the Unix operating system license from AT&T, so Apple-ll was ready to use the Unix operating system. However, Apple founder Chronos Li said CP/M and Microsoft's Combined with BASIC, he can consider using the CP/M operating system. However, the premise is that if I want to join Microsoft and sell CP/M to Microsoft, he will give me $100,000 and 1% of the shares!"
"$100,000?! Ah, honey, CP/M can make us $20,000 thank goodness for $100,000!"
Gary Kildare reminds: "And 1% of Microsoft! That's probably more than $100,000!!! I've seen Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet office software, and it's an absolute shock. The killer software in the industry, any company or individual with office needs must want to buy Excel. Microsoft's market value will definitely rise because of this, becoming a software company giant!!!"
Mrs Kildare was stunned, "My dear, why don't you agree to such a good condition?"
"I'm thinking about it..." Gary Kildare replied.
"Don't think about it, agree immediately!"
"Well, I also think I should join Microsoft!" Gary Kildare nodded.
Gary Kildare is a software genius and a business idiot, and, of course, his wife isn't much better. Otherwise, it would not have been Microsoft's turn to monopolize the operating system market in the previous life!
That night, Gary Kildare called Li Zetian and expressed his willingness to sell CP/M and join Microsoft at the same time.
Li Zetian told him to go to Microsoft the next morning.
So, early the next morning, the Kildares came to Microsoft together.
Li Zetian greeted the two of them for a while, then signed the agreement, and then introduced Bill Gates and Paul Allen to Gary Kildare.
Since then, the three Musketeers of Microsoft, who will be famous all over the world in the future, have been formed! ! !
The members are: Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Gary Kildare!
One of the most skilled is Gary Kildare! ! !
Li Zetian's skills are also very good, but he likes to hide behind the scenes, so he didn't make it into it.
Li Zetian looked at the three of them, and the outside world may not be able to imagine what a huge software empire these three people will create together! ! !
Now, with the addition of Gary Kildare, Microsoft is even more powerful, and Li Zetian seems to be able to vaguely see that the throne of the operating system is beckoning to him...
"Bill, get the Microsoft executives together and have a meeting!"
"it is good!"
Ten minutes later, the Microsoft conference room was full.
Li Zetian said: "First of all, please welcome Dr. Gary Kildare to join us!"
After speaking, he was the first to applaud, and the others followed suit.
Gary Kildare smiled and nodded to everyone, "Thank you, I am honored to join Microsoft and work with you!"
Li Zetian continued at this time: "Dr. Gary Kildare joined Microsoft and brought his CP/M operating system! I think whoever masters the operating system can master the initiative in software development. Microsoft's next main task is to further develop and improve the CP/M operating system! The essence of CP/M is a disk operating system, and DOS is an abbreviation for disk operating system, so I decided to rename CP/M to Microsoft-DOS operating system The purpose of this is to unify the brand and promote Microsoft.
In addition, in order to capture the market as soon as possible, the Microsoft-DOS operating system should be licensed to any personal computer at a low price. Once we can form a monopoly, the pricing power is what we say, and if we sold it for $100, we can now sell it for $200, or even $300! ! ! "
When everyone heard the words, they nodded frequently.
"Immediately, Microsoft will set up a new department, the Operating System Division, with Gary Kildare as the general manager of the department, responsible for operating system development!"
Li Zetian thought for a while, he basically said what he wanted to say, and then looked at the crowd and asked, "Do you have anything else to add?"
The crowd shook their heads.
Li Zetian said, "Then let's end the meeting!"
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Microsoft is also a well-known company in the industry. After launching the Microsoft-DOS operating system, it immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Because Microsoft-DOS has the advantages of good architecture, strong adaptability, portability, and easy to learn and use, it is easily recognized by the market. Coupled with the promotion of Microsoft, after more than a month, the world has Hundreds of computer companies have purchased the right to use the Microsoft-DOS operating system from Microsoft, and many software companies have also developed software on Microsoft-DOS.
Subsequently, Apple announced that the Apple-ll personal computer will use the Microsoft-DOS operating system!
When the news came out, the industry was shocked!
Microsoft-DOS immediately crushed other operating systems and became the most famous personal computer operating system today! ! !
You know, Apple is a pioneer in the personal computer industry. It uses the Microsoft-DOS operating system, and other computer companies have to follow suit one by one
So by mid-May, Microsoft-DOS had occupied more than 60% of the market share of personal computer operating systems, and the rise was so fast that it was like a myth!
In fact, personal computers are just emerging. There are only a handful of companies that specialize in developing personal computer operating systems. I am afraid they can count on one hand. Compared with the Microsoft-DOS operating system, the operating system they developed is simply too far!
Li Zetian saw that the Microsoft-DOS operating system was gradually unifying the 8-bit personal computer market. He couldn't help but feel happy. If IBM wants to enter the personal computer market, I am afraid that it has to come to Microsoft, hehe...
Li Zetian glanced at the calendar, it was May 16th, and the Apple-ll product launch was originally planned to be held on May 1st, but due to the shortage of Apple-ll reserves, and the decoration of the Apple flagship store in Los Angeles has not been completed. After comprehensive consideration, Li Zetian decided to postpone the product launch to May 30.
The time for the product launch is getting closer and closer, and Apple is getting busier and busier!
Many Apple employees are discussing in private, once the Apple-ll is released, how much will the sales be
Tian Shuai also discussed this issue with Li Zetian during lunch in the cafeteria.
"Apple-ll is about to be released. Everyone is excited and nervous, and they are discussing the sales of Apple-ll. Mr. li, how much do you think the sales of Apple-ll will be?"
"Don't worry, let's set a small goal first..." Li Zetian said with a faint smile.
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I will update it at around 11 o'clock this evening. I went out in the afternoon to get a pair of glasses, and I don't have time to code. I thought I was highly short-sighted, and it was blurry within a few meters. After the doctor checked it, I was told that it was because of severe astigmatism in my eyes. This is the first time I heard the term astigmatism, which not only affects vision, but also easily leads to eye fatigue. In addition to using the computer to code words, I usually use the mobile phone to open the starting point software to see if everyone has voted, which is very harmful to the eyes. I think, I should get rid of the latter situation. I have more time to rest my eyes, and naturally I will not be so tired, and I can have more code words, but everyone must remember to vote. If there are too few votes, I will endure it again. I can't stop turning on my phone to see how much my ranking has dropped, woo woo woo...