Chapter 704 Our opportunity has come!

"Did the deal break down?"

Hearing sighs next to him, Rick knew what had happened.

But for this kind of thing, which seemed unnecessary in Rick's eyes, the other party didn't pay attention at all.

Rick asked without turning his head while typing on the keyboard of a small computer in front of him. His fingers were tapping on the keyboard like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Come and help me see how to draw this line and where to get this formula."

"You can read the instructions yourself, and neither can I!"

Carter, who was worried about the issue of international students, could not give him any good face.

Besides, Carter has never seen any of the pre-installed software on this small computer named Osborne. If you want to ask how to call function formulas on Excel, Carter can only remember a little bit.

At any rate, I once took the computer science level one exam, right?

But if I was allowed to operate these software that I had never seen before, and an old-fashioned computer without a mouse, what else could I do besides being blinded?!

"You didn't even look at it. Even if it's just perfunctory, you should have an attitude, right?! You're still the boss of a software company!"

"Oh, don't act like an aggressive general. I won't be one soon."

"What's going on? Does that guy named Bill have any objections?"

"No, he has recently been busy leading a group of dropouts to develop GUI systems. I feel that I am a bit unqualified. There have been a lot of new project teams opened at Microsoft recently, and the things these people are tinkering with are...

Most of the reports that were sent to me, I couldn’t even understand what the hell they were, what they were going to be developed, and what practical use they would have after they were developed.”

Carter is like a defeated dog.

Speaking of which, I am also a bitch. As an investor, why don’t you just do the things that investors do? Just throw money and it’s over, so why bother with that?

As the chairman of Microsoft's board of directors, the company wants to add some new project teams, which must be signed and confirmed by himself before it can take effect. Finance can also allocate funds before appointing a supervisor, and then submit the recruitment plan to the human resources department to start building the team.

But unfortunately, my understanding of Microsoft is probably limited to knowing the general trajectory of their fortune. As for the research of some computer languages, the design of some underlying architecture, and the messy research and development process, I know nothing about it!

It seems that most people know that Microsoft gained a firm foothold through the IBM order and built a near-monopoly ecosystem through Windows.

But almost no one knows the development process of DOS, which version added what, and how much scientific research personnel have worked behind it.

In its growth period, Microsoft did not suffer from the problems of bureaucracy. In terms of internal management, the flat organizational structure does not present many difficulties. And in the market.

In normal markets, normal business work, negotiations, cooperation, docking, progress tracking, etc., Steve Ballmer does everything right. He does not need to intervene at all, but the capital market.

In addition to an employee stock ownership plan, I paid more attention at that time and worked with my accountants to design a rough charter. For an unlisted company, it did not have very complicated capital operations. Moreover, today's Microsoft does not

If he is short of money, he does not need to find any financing.

As a result, Carter found that his position was very embarrassing.

What I can do, such as talking about customers, is done by Ballmer; the capital market has not been opened up; the only thing I need to control is the internal addition of project teams, etc. I don't understand the technology at all.

Rather than forcing the chairman of the board of directors to act like a mascot, it is better to give up the seat and let Gates, a man who understands technology, do it. Only he can accurately know which project teams are necessary to establish and their funding.

Whether the application is reasonable, etc.

Anyway, Microsoft's most important step is to develop a visual graphics operating system that is compatible with the new hardware of the mouse. Under its own influence, the project has been launched in advance.

And after seeing his friend and foe Apple also go in this direction, Gates also realized that this thing might be really great. He personally led a group of people and was working overtime.

When things develop, Carter is not worried that this project will be axed after he abdicates. In this case, it would be more suitable for him to quit and take the title of consultant or independent director!

"Then quit, your current idea is right. As an investor, you only need to ensure that the asset you invest in is at least benign and good in your own judgment. This is enough. As long as it does not deviate from you

When you are on the expected path, leave professional things to professionals!”

After listening to Carter's explanation, Rick understood. Then he happily introduced his new baby to Carter:

"When are you going to do this? And at your home office, after the burden reduction is completed, will our computer company be ready to start up?! Look at this, it turns out that the low price is definitely right

of!"

"Guess how much this computer costs? It's so lightweight, and all the hardware is integrated into a suitcase, so you can take it and go. But its price will definitely exceed your imagination!"

Patting the big baby next to him, Rick felt proud.

"I don't know why you are so proud, this screen is just awesome."

Carter was speechless

A foldable personal computer the size of a suitcase, the first impression that struck Carter was: a laptop!

However, let’s not mention that the size is completely different from that of a laptop. The screen is only less than five inches in such a large chassis, which looks particularly out of place.

However, the emergence of this thing gave Carter an inspiration. Maybe portable computers can become a way for him to seize the opportunity?

"Let's wait until this summer vacation. After I finish my work here, I will go to Seattle to see Paul and talk to them about my resignation."

After complaining about the screen and answering Rick's first question, Carter tried to guess:

"Looking at you, you must be in a price war? Fifteen hundred dollars?"

According to Carter's previous calculations, when the price reaches $1,500, the threshold for personal computers will drop further. The lower threshold means more potential customers, and more people will be able to afford it and try to incorporate it into their own

life.

"Almost, to be precise, the price of this thing was around 1,700 when it first came out. Now it's a lot cheaper. The main reason is that this company can't bear it any longer. The boss of this company is simply sick! Forget it.

Okay, let’s talk about this later.”

"The real cool thing about this PC, which is officially priced at $1,700, is not its portability, but its cost-effectiveness! It comes with more than a dozen kinds of software pre-installed. I checked them all. If you buy them separately,

These software would cost about fifteen hundred dollars. In other words, I only need to spend an extra two hundred dollars to get an extra PC!"

"I checked their sales data for that year. When this thing first came out, the sales volume was tens of thousands of units per month! Tens of thousands! A newly established small company does not have the brand influence of IBM, but it can do almost everything

Same sales!”

"Carter, our chance has come!"
Chapter completed!