Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 48 The Microsoft Brothers

This model sounded very familiar to Carter. Isn't this what later generations would call Internet thinking?

I’ll give it to you for free first, and then you’ll start harvesting it after you get used to it and can’t quit it! Taxi-hailing, takeout, and community group buying are all based on this routine. How can the young Bill Gates actually do this?

Carter can only say that the boss is the boss. He is really forward-thinking...

But too forward thinking has also brought about a big trouble, that is, the payment problem in these years. There is no mobile payment now, and it is not the so-called Internet of Everything. Even if microcomputers have appeared, computers at this time

, but it has not entered thousands of households. It is just a professional tool in terms of positioning.

The methods of software downloading and dissemination in these days are almost all offline. That is, at a gathering of computer enthusiasts or a club, one person takes a disk with the software and shares it with other people.

Go back and install the disk on your own computer to download. Pure physical downloading, this kind of downloading and dissemination method makes charging a big problem, and the user concept also has another big problem at the same time.

As mentioned earlier, computers are just a professional tool in these days, so almost all people who have access to computers or play with computers now are professionals. After software is developed, it is shared with each other along with the source code, and each other helps each other improve it.

,Promotion is a mainstream atmosphere in the computer ,circle at this time.

Carter has heard of this, which is the so-called free software or "open source"! In the future, there will be the famous open source community Github, which is dedicated to programmers with a spirit of sharing to share their own production or improvement of code. However,

This github... seems to have been acquired by Microsoft?

This is special, the boy who slayed the dragon finally turned into an evil dragon and then turned back again?

Carter didn't quite understand this kind of operation, and he didn't even realize that he had been deceived by Gates and Paul. Gates didn't start charging for his compiler until MIT went bankrupt. As early as 3

Years ago, this guy had already started his own charging operation, completely betraying the Open Source Alliance...

Of course, if he knew this, Carter would probably be happier. Because doing this may not be morally correct, but it is a real business material. Why do you want to lose face if you want to make money?

"So, Bill is actually sending debt collection letters to Zahu! When he meets a timid person, he sees the debt collection letter and is worried about getting sued, so he pays the money honestly. But when he encounters a tough old gun, he can't do anything.

Even if he doesn't pay, you can't do anything to him, right?"

After roughly hearing about Microsoft's situation and the reasons for the two brothers' worries, Carter smiled and summarized the problem.

"Well... we can actually sue them, that is..."

Paul was a little dissatisfied, but was quickly silenced by Carter's words.

"It's just that you don't have enough money and energy to sue and recover one by one. Moreover, once the operation is too violent, it may also lead to a collective boycott by users. After all, your products are easy to use, but without you Microsoft's

Interpreter, it’s not like they don’t have other interpreters available!”

In response to Microsoft's question, Carter thought for a while and continued:

"I can think of two ways to solve the problem now. The first one is to do it from the professional field. For example, in your interpreter software, can you add a program such as a password lock, which is to extend the functions of the free version?

Castration, if they want to continue using it, they must ask for the password you gave them. This code transmitter must also be designed as a dynamic program that will randomly generate and issue passwords based on the terminal software number, and be bound to the software terminal to achieve

An interpreter and a password, this also prevents one of them from spending money to buy the password and then spreading it to others for free use."

Adding restrictions to software is a very common profit model for Carter's software in the future. Network disks, wps offices, etc. all do this. What's even more annoying is that those domestic little butters even use this trick.

Used to the extreme!

Every time when playing a thrilling and exciting place, an activation window will pop up, prompting you to pay to obtain an activation code before you can continue playing. In his previous life, Carter was often so angry with this thing that he vomited blood and cursed the author for giving birth to a son without an asshole.

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As a result, now it’s on me, or to be precise, on the company I plan to invest in. Everything has changed. Those who pay are good friends, and those who don’t pay are all unruly people!! The boy who slayed the dragon

The principle of eventually becoming a dragon can be applied anywhere...

"This is a very good idea! But with the current technical conditions, it may be difficult to implement it, especially since our software has already been released."

As soon as this method came out, Brother Gates's eyes lit up. He keenly sensed the commercial value of this simple method. But unfortunately, after thinking about it in his heart, he found that it was not appropriate to do so at the moment.

"Then there is only the second way, knock off those thorns! Kill the chicken and scare the monkey! Sue the few people who have been in arrears for the longest time until they are bankrupt. If others are afraid, they can only pay. But

This method will undoubtedly hurt the enemy a thousand times and damage yourself eight hundred. If you do this, it will be very difficult for your software to be promoted later."

If adding restrictions in the software makes it impossible, Carter has no other solution. After giving his own suggestions, they have to weigh the rest themselves.

When Gates and Paul heard these murderous words, they immediately understood the risks involved. The current computer circle is still very small, and there are not many related service providers. If you are too harsh, you will undoubtedly ruin your reputation.

It stinks, now people are afraid of lawsuits and may pay for it, but if they still want them to use your products in the future, then there is no other choice but haha.

But both of them admitted that Carter's method can indeed solve the company's financial distress problem in the short term. That's the price...

"Just do it, Bill! If we don't have the money now, we won't have the future."

"Are you sure? This is too risky and may cause public outrage. Our current income can last for a few months, why don't we wait?"

Compared with Paul who is gritting his teeth and preparing to take action, Gates appears to be much more gentle. Of course, you can also say that he has a longer-term vision and is more concerned about the future of the company than the immediate small profits.

Carter, who was watching all this quietly, also roughly understood the character traits of the two brothers. Paul, who is two years older than Gates, is much stronger than Gates in terms of decision-making. Just like Gates dropped out of school.

This guy looks the same, he looks chubby and naive, but he is really cruel. He is the kind of person who really dares to take a step in front of a major fork in the road!

Gates, who looks like a shrewd businessman, is more like a qualified businessman. Even though he seems a little indecisive now, Carter knows how thick-skinned and how much psychological endurance it takes for a person to rebel against the general environment.

When Gates came into contact with computers and learned computers, he grew up from the knowledge and code selflessly shared by those open source developers! As a result, when he grew up, instead of passing on this selfless sharing, he began to go into business.

The direction of software is moving closer, and a charging system is in place.

Thick-skin is not a compliment, but it is an indispensable advantage of a successful businessman! Combined with his keen sense of smell and his advanced Internet thinking...

Carter didn't know if it was a situation he created intentionally, or it might have been a coincidence. Anyway, he said, just judge based on what he saw in front of you, and Carter was convinced.

This is the Microsoft of the future! After all, Microsoft has always been very thick-skinned in the future...

After Windows 98 was released, Microsoft: This is our last generation of operating software! Then they released Windows Me; when Windows 10 was released, Microsoft: This is our last generation of Windows operating software! Then they released Windows 11..

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More importantly, Microsoft is currently at its weakest period! This is not a golden egg anymore, this is a golden dragon egg! In order to safeguard the interests of the first golden dragon egg he discovered, Carter spoke:

"I think Gates is right, Paul, there is no need to worry. Using the second method will have a huge impact on reputation and will be very detrimental to future development. If it is just a financial difficulty, I can lend you money first.

A sum of money will tide you over!”

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