Chapter 156 Wintel Alliance

At night, the house was finally not so deserted.

Yu Jingqiu talked to Li Zetian and told him in detail what happened over the years, even though some things had already been said before.

"On January 1, 1978, Intel (Processor) Company launched the world's first 16-bit microprocessor 8086, which shocked the industry. IBM, which had been silent in the personal computer market for a long time, took aim at this opportunity and immediately decided to develop 16-bit microprocessor 8086. bit personal computer. The microprocessor is naturally the product of Intel (processor) company. As for the operating system, the most suitable operating system is that of Microsoft. But because we are both the major shareholder of Apple and the owner of Microsoft The major shareholder, so IBM is not willing to cooperate with Microsoft and plans to find another operating system company to cooperate."

"At this time, Bill Gates asked his mother, Mary Gates, to come forward to help. Mary Gates had a good relationship with senior managers at IBM. She later came to talk to me for an afternoon and suggested that I sell most of Apple. company shares, otherwise IBM would definitely not use Microsoft's operating system! I have talked with you before, and you said that before 2000, Apple was worth tens of billions of dollars at most, while Microsoft was worth more than Reaching hundreds of billions of dollars. Although I don’t understand why, I firmly believe that you are right, so I decided to sell most of Apple’s shares. At that time, everyone thought I was crazy, but Microsoft got what it wanted. We reached a cooperation with IBM. When IBM launched the IBM 5150, Apple suffered a huge blow. The Rockefeller Foundation and the California Foundation insisted on driving me out, which actually had something to do with it!"

Li Zetian smiled and said: "You have done a great job. IBM's development of a 16-bit personal computer will definitely hit Apple hard. If you can sell Apple shares at a high price, you will actually make a lot of money." Historically , after IBM released the personal computer, Apple was crushed into a dog and almost bankrupt. Between Apple and Microsoft, Li Zetian would choose Microsoft without hesitation. When Apple becomes truly awesome, it will have to wait until after the 21st century to develop the iPhone smartphone. Previously, even if it compared with Microsoft, it could not even account for one-tenth of its market value.

Yu Jingqiu continued: "After selling Apple, I have billions of dollars in capital, and I have set my sights on the international pharmaceutical giant Roche Pharmaceuticals..."

Li Zetian nodded. Roche Pharmaceutical Company was very powerful. In its previous life, its market value was as high as more than 200 billion U.S. dollars. The profits from its drugs were simply ridiculously high.

"I thought, firstly, Roche Pharmaceutical Company could bring huge profits, and secondly, I could mobilize Roche Pharmaceutical's R\u0026D resources to develop new drugs for you, so I decided to buy it. However, Roche Pharmaceutical Company's market value is very high, and I The funds on hand were completely insufficient, so he sold the Sunbird Company. After raising enough funds, he successfully bought the Roche Pharmaceutical Company. However, the "Chinese Cube", "Pac-Man" and "Donkey Kong" you developed "The copyrights of the four games "Super Arkanoid" have not been sold, and they still belong to us."

"How is the development of Sunbird Company?"

"It was very popular. The Atari 2600 monopolized the market. Countless game studios and developers were swarming into the market and developed many games for the Atari 2600 console. However, many new companies were responsible for game production. Most of the engineers have no experience in the game industry, and they only think about 'making money', so they can only make a lot of shoddy games. Some games are simply amazingly bad! And besides bad games, there are actually people who have started to produce and publish them. A pornographic game!”

"Does Sunbird Company care?"

"For every game sold, Sunbird gets a share of the revenue. How can they care? In just half a year, Sunbird's revenue has already exceeded US$1 billion!"

"Without a good game quality supervision mechanism, Sunbird Company has reached the end of the world. It is a very wise choice for you to sell Sunbird Company at a high price. If you still hold the shares, its value will inevitably shrink significantly!" Li Zetian patted Yu Jingqiu's hand and said with a smile, "When one gaming empire falls, a new gaming empire will naturally rise!"

The era of Atari 2600 has passed, and there are still FC red and white machines! ! ! There are countless classic and good games that have not yet been developed!

Yu Jingqiu was afraid that Li Zetian would be tired, so she didn't talk much late, and took a shower and went to bed before 10 o'clock in the evening.

The next day, Li Chengzhi and his wife brought Zhou Qiqi to the United States, and Yu Jingshan also came to visit Li Zetian in advance.

Zhou Qiqi is now 8 years old and much taller. When she saw Li Zetian, she cried excitedly.

The faces of Xiao Zhixuan and Li Chengzhi looked much more haggard than before.

Everyone cried with joy and stepped forward to hug Li Zetian.

"Son, it's great that you can wake up!" Xiao Zhixuan cried.

Li Zetian wiped her tears and said with a smile: "Mom, stop crying, am I feeling better now? You should be happy."

The family is finally reunited and enjoying themselves.

For a period of time afterwards, Li Chengzhi and his wife stayed here to take care of Li Zetian. In less than a month, Li Zetian's body has almost recovered.

At this time, outside media had already reported on Li Zetian's awakening.

"Los Angeles Daily": "Chronos Li has been sleeping for a year or two. I wonder if his reputation as a genius can continue!"

"New York Daily News": "Chronos Li's wife sold most of her shares in Apple, causing Apple to change hands. Now that Chronos Li is back, where will he go?"

"Electronic Games": "At present, Sunbird Company dominates the TV game industry, with annual revenue expected to exceed US$2 billion in 1979. The founder of the company, Chronos Li, is indispensable. It is precisely because of his wise leadership that this is possible. Now that Sunbird has been acquired by Warner Bros., I wonder what Warner Bros.’s attitude will be towards Chronos·Li?”

Warner Bros. said: "The era of Chronos Li's dominance has passed, and Warner Bros. will take Sunbird to a higher level!!"

At this moment, countless people were paying attention to Li Zetian's movements.

At this moment, Li Zetian unexpectedly sold the remaining shares of Apple.

This incident immediately caused a huge sensation and discussion in the United States. People believed that this was Li Zetian's strong response to his dissatisfaction with the Rockefeller Foundation and the California Foundation for driving his wife away from the Apple board of directors!

And just as the outside world was talking about it, Li Zetian officially launched an acquisition invitation to Intel (Memory) Company!

Intel (Memory) Company has been severely impacted by the RB memory manufacturer. The company has suffered serious losses, its market value has plummeted, and it is in urgent need of transformation. At this time, Li Zetian's acquisition invitation surprised them, and then they learned that he had actually bought the Intel (processor) company.

"With the release of IBM-PC, the future of microprocessors is bright. The merger of Intel (memory) and Intel (processor) companies is undoubtedly the best choice!!!"

The company's management agreed.

So, a week later, Intel (memory) company and Intel (processor) company officially merged.

On July 7, 1979, Intel held a press conference.

Li Zetian appeared at the press conference. This was his first official appearance in public since his coma. I saw Intel CEO Andy Grove standing on his left, and Microsoft CEO Bill Gates standing on his right. History will always remember this moment, and this scene has become a symbol that will never fade in the technology world. Picture...