Chapter 3104 Bill Gates Resigns

w    "Lin, 'Microsoft' admitted that they were fooled!" Ellison said in a deep voice. (br />

Lin Feng nodded slowly. Lin Feng did not expect that 'Microsoft' would hold a press conference to admit that they were fooled. Lin Feng had studied Ballmer. He was a salesman and a natural leader. Since college, he has put all his energy outside of studying, joined various extracurricular activities, and worked hard to become a manager. At Harvard, he became the manager of the school's football team at the time.

Of course, although Ballmer put most of his energy outside of the classroom, it definitely does not mean that Ballmer's academic performance is not good. In China, there has always been a rumor, and it is highly praised by college students and some wealthy people who have not studied much - Bill Gates, who did not graduate from college, became the world's richest man, and Jobs, who did not graduate from college, created the greatest of this century. The technology innovation company "Apple". Therefore, the real super-rich people are those who cannot graduate from college.

This rumor is true to a certain extent, but there are also misunderstandings. The biggest misunderstanding is that although Bill Gates, Jobs (and Ellison) did not graduate from college, their grades were the best at that time.

For example, Ballmer got a perfect score on the SAT (American college entrance examination). Yes, a perfect score. Of course, Ballmer received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics from Harvard, and a master's degree in business administration from Stanford Business School. The reason why Ballmer's academic performance is mentioned here is that he was in the same grade as Bill Gates at the time, and the two lived in the same dormitory. And there was a game between the two. That is Normally, the two of them didn't attend classes, and they tried to shorten the class time as much as possible. Then, one week before the exam, the two of them studied hard and competed with each other.

This week, the two of them studied almost all night long. And the test results. Both of them got A's without exception, all A's. They were the only geniuses at Harvard who didn't attend classes but got A's in every subject. So, whether it was Bill Gates or Jobs, although they didn't graduate from college, their academic performance was not bad, and they really learned the most important knowledge in life in college.

Therefore. Although these super-rich people didn't graduate from college, they learned the most important knowledge in college that could change their lives. As for not graduating, it was because of what they mastered. The knowledge is enough for them to use in their lifetime. Therefore, they don't need to stay in college and continue to waste their youth. Therefore, college is not useless, but it depends on how you use college to learn knowledge. Life without college is incomplete.

"What should we do now?" Ellison asked in a deep voice.

"Let's wait and see what they are going to do!" Lin Feng said, pinching his chin.

Ballmer is a person who is very good at judging the situation and knows how to be patient. This time he publicly pointed out that Microsoft was hurt, which means that something happened to Microsoft, so that Ballmer has the confidence to make public this embarrassing thing for Microsoft.

"For this scam. Since we have signed the contract in black and white, our company can only accept this contract, accept this false contract. But here, I want to strongly condemn Mr. Qiu Depu's fraud. Of course, I know that the transaction between Mr. Qiu Depu and us was largely not his original intention. I believe that there are other instructions behind it. Here, I want to strongly condemn the person behind the scenes, and I want to tell this person-fraud is always just fraud. If a businessman can only do business by fraud, then what awaits him in the end is not fame and success, but a dark prison. "Ballmer said coldly.

Curse! This is the most vicious curse! And all reporters know who Ballmer is cursing. He is cursing the most popular and powerful super business genius today-Lin Feng.

But is this curse useful? Regardless of whether this contract is fraudulent or not, since Microsoft has admitted it and can't find evidence to accuse Lin Feng, why is he admitting it now? You know, as a listed company, actively admitting this mistake, no matter what your attitude is, no matter how the whole thing is, you lost $1.05 billion, which will have a direct impact on the stock price. Before this, Microsoft's acquisition of the woman made the stock price rise by 15%. How much will it fall this time?

Nasdaq gave everyone the answer, Microsoft Soft's stock price plummeted by 7%! And the stock price is still falling. The market predicts that Microsoft's stock price may fall by more than 1% due to this "false acquisition" storm. With the current market value of Microsoft, 1% is equivalent to 24.7 billion US dollars. And the market believes that if the Pangu system continues to rise, then Microsoft's stock price will continue to plummet.

According to Wall Street analysis, if the Pangu system is really accepted by the public and occupies 3% of the market share, then Microsoft's stock price will fall by at least 2%! And if Microsoft does not change the current situation, this decline will continue. The world's number one software company is likely to be in trouble because of this.

After all, although Microsoft has many products, there are only two that really make money: operating system and e-office software. And e-office software is also under the operating system. Once the operating system is attacked, Microsoft loses its dominant position, and then Microsoft will really face an unprecedented crisis.

Therefore, Microsoft must come up with a countermeasure. A countermeasure against the Pangu system. It must not put all its hopes on cracking the graphics driver of the female A as it does now. What countermeasures will Microsoft have? All reporters are looking forward to it.

"Here, in addition to condemning the manipulator behind the scenes, we have to announce three things." Ballmer said in a deep voice.

Three things? Which three? Can they change the current deadlock of Microsoft?

"The first thing we want to announce is that Mr. Bill Gates will withdraw from the company's daily operations, no longer interfere in any daily affairs of the company, and resign as the chief software architect, but Mr. Bill Gates will continue to serve as the chairman of the company and assist Mr. Steven Sinofsky in software development." Ballmer announced.

What! This first piece of news was like a bombshell, exploding in the hearts of all reporters, and everyone stood up on the spot.

Bill Gates no longer intervenes in any daily affairs of the company. Isn't this equivalent to retirement? Why? At such an important juncture for Microsoft, when Microsoft encountered the challenge of Lin Feng, Bill Gates retired. Why?

This news directly caused the stock price of Microsoft to fall by 3% again. Counting the previous one, this time, Microsoft's stock price has plummeted by 1% in just ten minutes today.

"Everyone, I want to explain here why I will no longer intervene in all the affairs of the company. I will no longer intervene in the affairs of the company because I will be responsible for my own behavior this time!" Bill Gates stood up and said in a deep voice, "This "false acquisition" storm has brought huge losses to the company, but it is not the fault of President Ballmer, but mine!"

Lin Feng frowned and snorted.

"Gates is trying to protect Ballmer! It's a smart move!" Lin Feng said coldly.

Ellison nodded. In addition to Bill Gates' great contributions, Microsoft's current status is also due to the great contributions of its president Steve Ballmer. Without Ballmer's leadership, Microsoft would not be so successful. If Ballmer takes all the blame this time, it will be difficult for investors to maintain the same confidence in Microsoft if the company does not change its president. Especially after such a big incident, if no one is responsible, it would be a joke! Microsoft's reputation will suffer a devastating blow.

Of course, this devastating blow is not caused by $100 million, but by Microsoft's acquisition of a shell company, an acquisition that was originally intended to be a must-win, but there were fatal flaws. This made Microsoft lose the opportunity to attack Pangu System.

So, someone must stand up and take responsibility for everything. Ballmer is the most suitable candidate. But if Ballmer leaves, who will lead Microsoft? This position is not for everyone. Bill Gates values ​​Ballmer's talent, so he must push someone out to take the blame.

Ordinary executives are not qualified, and those who are qualified to take the blame will also cause great losses to the company. Therefore, the most suitable candidate is Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft who has been semi-retired but has great influence. Moreover, his resignation will not only calm down the storm of the "shell company", but also win sympathy and point the spearhead at himself.

This trick is really great! Lin Feng must admit that Bill Gates' sudden resignation was indeed unexpected and made him a little passive.

The Nasdaq stock price gave a very powerful signal to Bill Gates' resignation. The stock price did not fall because of Bill Gates' resignation, but rose slightly.

"Everyone, although I am no longer the company's chief software architect, there is someone who is more suitable for this position than me. He is Mr. Steven Sinofsky, whom I want to introduce to you. He will replace me as Microsoft's chief software architect, and I will serve as a deputy to assist him in all aspects!" Bill Gates introduced a middle-aged man with a bald head beside him.

Many reporters turned their eyes to this man who has been very low-key since entering the venue. Who is he? What are his talents? (To be continued)