I Am A Trilionaire - Chapter 23
Ford Brook frowned and said, “Steve, Netscape has monopolized the entire Internet. Will it be difficult for us to challenge it?”
Steve had obviously thought about it before, and he answered straight away: “You are right, but you have ignored one point. Nothing can be monopolized forever! The reason why the Netscape browser is popular among everyone is because It is the first browser in the world with a graphical interface. As long as we do better than that and have more functions, it will definitely be liked by users. ”
Steve’s attitude and determination when he spoke was unshakeable when he started his business! ! ! Whatever he decides, he must do it. He believes he can succeed! And success will only be better than others because AOL has survived this way in his hands.
Ford Brook was stunned, thinking that AOL could stand out on the Internet for no reason, CEO Steve Case was a very tough personality and never gave up!
When Ford Brook thought, if AOL could replace Netscape, he couldn’t help feeling a little excited.
“Steve, do you have a plan?” Ford Brook asked hopefully.
“First, recruit employees!” Steve said in a deep voice, “We are developing our own browser. The time is too slow. We have to dig in people from the Netscape browser development team to speed up the development of our AOL browser.”
“Second, create problems for that. The Netscape browser, relying on its dominance among browsers, has made waves on the Internet, and even forced global online as its homepage, we can sue it for monopolies and illegal competition !!!”
“The third is publicity. On the internet and television there must be more advertisements!”
“These three points are the most basic, but if you want to beat the Netscape browser, you still need to find another way.” Steve stopped, glanced at everyone, and then said, “This other way is binding !!!”
Steve Case stood up suddenly and walked among the crowd and said out loud: “When AOL was founded, almost no users used our online services. For the next month or two, the company could almost go bankrupt, but even if we faced difficult situation, we still survive !!! We will go to every computer manufacturer to discuss cooperation and ask them to install our online service system! If they don’t agree, we will continue to fight until they agree! ”
“A few months later, we finally succeeded, and Apple agreed to follow our online service system!”
“Now, what we have to do is the same as before. Just change the online service system to our browser!”
Steve Case suddenly raised his hand and said: “If all computers were installed with our browser, we would defeat Netscape !!!”
After Ford Brook heard Steve’s words, he was immediately excited. According to Steve’s plan, if everything went well, the Netscape browser would definitely be pulled down!
“Steve, we Sequoia Capital will definitely support you !!!” said Ford Brook on the spot.
That night, a very detailed and well thought out plan was completed in the voice of everyone’s support.
Steve Case named it “Project Killing”!
Henry did not know that Steve Case and the others had started a conspiracy plan to remove the Netscape browser from the eyes of the world!
Steve and Sequoia Capital joined in, very vigorously and passionately, and the method was also very fierce and terrible. Within a week, Netscape’s browser employees were excavated by more than a dozen people by AOL, even the original project leader was excavated. At the same time, AOL is still digging into the e-mail research and development team, and five of them have succeeded! Henry heard the news and his face suddenly went cold!
AOL actually accuses the Netscape browser of relying on its monopoly position and illegal competition!
Henry sees Geely Hutt getting a subpoena, and he is furious: “AOL really made me angry!”
“Chairman, AOL has sued us for monopoly and accused us of forcing Global Online to be the homepage to fight competitors.” Geely Hutt is also angry. However, he spoke with a hint of helplessness. The Netscape browser does use a monopoly to carry out commercial activities.
Henry nodded and said he knew, and then asked: “Is Lawyer Will here?”
“She’s on the way!”
Not long after, Lawyer Will hurried over.
Henry told him about the situation, and then asked: “Can this lawsuit be won?”
Lawyer Will smiled bitterly and shook his head: “This is difficult! However, I can drag the suit a little longer. You must also add an option to the Netscape browser’s” Settings “item as soon as possible to allow the user to choose the homepage. In the end, even if you lose the suit , the judge won’t punish us harshly, at least reduce the sentence a little! ”
“Yes. You went to deal with the case. On the Netscape browser side, we will solve it as soon as possible!” Henry nodded at Lawyer Weir.
Lawyer Will chatted for a while, then left to prepare the material, and was busy with his work.
Henry immediately told Geely Hutt: “Pay attention to the movement of company employees and prevent our employees from being hunted by AOL! Even though AOL launched an attack on us this time, it also reminded us! In the future, Nicholas must consider this as a warning not to be passive. Kali This is Nicholas being hunted by 20 or 30 technicians. We have to find out the reason not only from AOL, but also from ourselves. Is our company’s treatment bad? His welfare is not good? Geely, please consider this carefully and write a report to me. the same time, forming a justice department to be responsible for company lawsuits. I think it will be very interesting in the future … “Henry finally said, his face could not help but show a cruel smile.
AOL and Sequoia Capital provoked Henry!
He digs up the person and demands it, it’s the same as they underestimate his pride!
The relationship between Sequoia Capital and Henry is also starting to freeze!
News about the defendant Netscape broke and stock dropped immediately, and Netscape lost $ 200 million that day. Next, AOL held a press conference to announce, “The original Netscape Browser R&D team went and moved to a new owner, AOL, to make the best browser in history!”
After the press conference, Netscape’s shares dropped, and the total market value drastically declined!
As the mainstream media continues to report, Netscape’s shares will continue to fall.
February 15th. A Netscape Browser spokeswoman said, “The Netscape browser has added users to freely choose the homepage option, and there is no monopoly problem!”
The following day, Global Online held a press conference to announce: “‘Global Online Email’ already has 250,000 users, and an email plug-in for the Netscape browser will be developed. Users do not need to open a global website, but can also directly enter” Global Online Email “in the King View browser !!!”
The two news releases were released for two consecutive days, immediately restoring investor confidence. Especially when “Global Online Email” can be embedded in the Netscape browser, it adds a charm to the Netscape browser! Netscape shares rebounded instantly.
On the third day, Netscape Browser announced: “Netscape has 108 patents related to the graphical browser interface. For any patent infringement, our company will definitely investigate it!”
Netscape shares have jumped again!
AOL’s face got worse again.
With a sullen face, Steve Case asked Jack Milton, the head of the email, “Can we bypass Netscape’s browser patent and develop a new graphical interface browser?”
Jack Milton smiled bitterly: “I don’t think so. When we first developed the Netscape browser, Henry Williams asked us to set as many patent restrictions as possible. Therefore, we wanted to avoid the Netscape browser completely. Patents were impossible!”
“Try to avoid their patents. If you can’t avoid it, that’s no problem. When our browser is launched on the market, big problems will become lawsuits,” said Steve Case solemnly. Steve Case understands that the United States is a country of lawyers, and lawsuits can take place anytime and anywhere. It is normal for a lawsuit to drag on for one and a half years. Steve’s mind was to drag the suit, and then let the AOL browser capture the market. In the end, even if the suit is defeated and the money is fined, it still controls the market. For AOL, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages!
What’s more, the United States doesn’t want Netscape to monopolize the entire market! AOL can pay patents.
Jack Milton obeyed Steve Case’s instructions and nodded, “I understand!”
Jack Milton was one of the team leaders of the Netscape browser development project and brought almost all of his team to AOL. According to the speed of their development, it won’t take long to design a new browser!
AOL is in action, and the Netscape browser isn’t waiting!
Henry called Jonathan Jackson, CEO of Netscape browser, and Hank Payne, chief technology officer. Jonathan Jackson is forty-five years old, a professional manager, and previously served as Sony America product manager. Hank Payne is twenty-nine years old and a postdoctoral student at Stanford University. He was promoted because of his extraordinary expertise!
“AOL will wage a browser war with us! Both of you, one is Netscape’s manager, and the other is a technical officer. What do you think of this?” Henry asked.
Jonathan Jackson pondered for a moment, and said: “I think that on the one hand, we must pay attention to the AOL situation, and on the other hand we have to improve the Netscape browser. Jack Milton is familiar with the Netscape browser, so our Netscape Browser must be upgraded to really make they come down! ”
Hank Payne said: “Users report that the Netscape browser is slow to respond, and it takes 2 to 3 seconds for web pages to appear. Therefore, we must try to resolve this issue!”
Jonathan added: “Netizens report that it is too troublesome to enter a URL, and we can add a favorite function. If users use a favorite website, the next time they want to enter this website, they don’t need to enter the URL, just click on the favorite website! Explore! Whether a browser can develop, user experience is the most important. Netscape’s browser has taken hold of the market, as long as we always strengthen ourselves, AOL won’t be able to defeat us! ”
Henry smiles, they are right, but marketing is also very important! In a previous life, the Netscape browser was defeated by the Microsoft IE operating system.
Although Henry did not know how AOL would promote the old browser, he knew that those who came with bad intentions would lose to those who had good intentions. Because AOL dares to challenge the Netscape browser, they must prepare to be destroyed!