"Patent...haha..." Chen Weidong laughed strangely. He seemed to be holding something back. After a while, he recovered and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Bill already knows the fatal weakness of our software,

So, what is your solution?"

Chen Weidong's performance made Bill unsure of his attitude.

If Chen Weidong was furious, he could still chuckle and grasp the other person's emotions. However, Chen Weidong smiled so weirdly... unexpectedly, which made him elusive.

In the end, Bill gritted his teeth and made it clear what he wanted to achieve most: "Actually, you can sell this software to me. Instead of just selling a finished product, you can give the source code to us at Microsoft. That way

, we will definitely carry it forward!”

"Mr. Chen doesn't want your excellent operating system to be buried because no one is using it!"

"As for the price, it's easy to say. I can give you 100 million, one billion, or even several billion, and I can pay it all!"

As long as they have the source code, Microsoft can design more advanced software and always be ahead of other companies, and Microsoft's business empire will be established!

After listening to his call, Chen Weidong held his belly and laughed.

Bill showed a hint of sullenness on his face and stared at Chen Weidong, glaring angrily.

Of course he knows that his request is too greedy. What he has worked hard for and spent several years on is going to be sold to you right away?

But Bill is also a person with a strong desire to control.

You can tell that from the beginning, he had firm control of Microsoft until it went public, and the ownership structure was not dispersed.

Similarly, he doesn't care about money. What he cares about is whether Microsoft will move forward according to his ideas. He hopes that Microsoft will have an operating system that dominates the world, rather than sharing it with others!

But now, seeing Chen Weidong acting like this, he knew that the other party would definitely not agree to this path.

He suppressed his sadness and said the second solution he thought of.

That is - cooperation!

"Since Mr. Chen is reluctant to sell the source code of this system, I can understand his feelings!"

Bill took a deep breath, not hiding his regret at all, and steeled himself, and continued:

"Then, why don't we two cooperate? We own the patent rights to the Windows operating system. As long as we join forces, you will not be accused of patent infringement, and we, Microsoft, can continue to grow and develop. This is the most advantageous way.

.”

"And we at Microsoft are good at designing and developing software based on the habits of European and American users. As long as you open source code, we can develop software that is recognized by European and American users. In the long run, we will firmly control the operating system market.

In hand!"

"In the end, you don't want us to open source code." Chen Weidong said with a smile: "After cooperation, you will have a legal basis. You can use it at will, tamper with our program, and then obtain the source code. Wait for you

After mastering it, you kicked us away. Do you really think I am a big fool?"

Bill's face turned red and he defended firmly: "How is this possible?! You are insulting! We will never do this! How can we steal your technology as our own?"

"Humph, I don't know if it is possible, but I know that business behavior cannot be trusted just because you say "I promise". Otherwise, the world would be too perfect!" Chen Weidong ridiculed mercilessly.

road.

Originally, he wanted to see if Bill was sincere, but he insisted on open source code, which completely stopped him from talking.

Chen Weidong didn't want to talk in circles with him anymore, and said directly: "Since you mentioned patents, let's discuss patents. Did you come up with the graphical interface of the computer first? Or was it Apple? Wrong! It was Xerox's most popular company.

It was designed first!”

"Even earlier, there were laboratories that had already proposed this concept!"

"In addition, the word "graphical interface" alone cannot become a patent. You must file a patent application for each graphics technology or similar graphical interface."

"Look at our in. All designs and interface displays have nothing to do with your patents! We developed them independently! We have also passed the application for all patents!"

Bill smiled. It seemed that the other party was already irritated, so that would be easy to handle. He smiled relaxedly and said: "Mr. Chen, whether it is an infringement or not, I don't have to say, it's up to the federal court to decide!"

"Hahaha!" Chen Weidong laughed, but there was no smile on his face.

"So, you are threatening me?"

"No no no! Mr. Chen misunderstood. We at Microsoft will never use this method to talk to you. We are just discussing the matter." Bill spread his hands and smiled slyly.

"Haha." Chen Weidong leaned forward and whispered beside him: "I believe that some associations in the United States will create trouble for me in order to protect domestic software developers.

"But I want to remind you that doing this will not bring any benefits. It will be a lose-lose situation. If I lose the lawsuit, the most I can do is return to the country, and you, Microsoft, will completely disappear from this market.

!”

Are you starting to threaten?

Bill couldn't help laughing.

He can threaten Chen Weidong because every large company in the world wants to enter the European and American markets.

So, this means that they are the masters!

Chen Weidong's threats to him were of no use, because no one in Europe and the United States would favor a Chinese company!

How rampant the island nation was in the 1980s!

In the end, it wasn’t just a matter of getting out of the American market.

If he really had this kind of ability, Chen Weidong would have already brought his company to the United States. Why would he beat around the bush and spend a lot of effort to attract him?

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this world, you are not guaranteed to win because of your advanced technology!

Chen Jie and Qiao Zhiyong both looked at Chen Weidong.

They had anticipated and discussed this situation, but they had not thought of a good solution.

Perhaps, cooperation with Microsoft is the best way out.

They have sufficient background in the United States, and Bill has very strong business capabilities. If we cooperate with him, both parties will be able to grow rapidly.

However, they are also aware of the source code loss that Chen Weidong is worried about.

In this case, all the weaknesses of Infinite Company's operating system will be exposed to Microsoft.

Once the other party turns against you, you become meat on the chopping board and can be slaughtered by others.

Bill's blatant threats made them furious, and the initiative they originally had seemed to be disappearing little by little.

However.

at this time.

Chen Jie suddenly sneered and said, "Mr. Bill, do you really think that we have no ability to fight back at all?"

He really couldn't stand it anymore, this foreigner was so crazy.

Bill made a gesture, asking him to speak frankly.

Chen Jie flicked open the lid of the metal lighter with his middle finger, lit a cigarette for himself, took a deep breath and said: "If, I mean if, we are kicked out of the United States, then I can be sure of one thing, our operating system

, it is very likely that someone will copy it!”

"Copycat? What do you mean?" Bill didn't understand what the word meant and looked at him in shock.

Qiao Zhiyong explained in gibberish.

Chen Weidong also understood instantly, smiled casually, and said sinisterly: "That's right! Copycat! And the other party's technology is probably very advanced. They can print a large number of our operating system software into discs!"

Bill's expression changed drastically. He already understood what Chen Jie meant by "copycat".

Chen Weidong didn't care about this. He continued to speak, and the slightest chill in his words made Bill feel a chill even in this sultry weather!

"These CDs were probably brought to the United States in various ways from the coastline and land borders."

"You know, many people in this world like to do good deeds. They see that American operating systems cost hundreds or thousands of dollars. Many users have to save money, or even go hungry, to buy such an operating system.

Expensive software, so miserable!”

"So, it is very likely that those users will find a beautifully packaged in from the mailbox at their door. By the way, there will probably be detailed installation instructions inside!"

"Some people, when they wake up in the morning and are getting ready to go out, they will find a CD under the door!"

"When you are walking on the road, there may be hundreds of "in"s in the trash cans on the roadside!

"When you go to work at the company, you may find that there are piles of "in" stuck on the door handle of the office. You can't open the door unless you take it off."

"When you go out to do errands, what may be thrown down from the hot air balloon will not be confetti, but hundreds or thousands of "in"s!"
Chapter completed!