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„Before then, although on the Internet presented all kinds of personal websites, but these need enough specialized computer technology foundation to realize. The Yahoo personal web page service, will break this limit, regardless of you is a student, chef, painter, singer, professional model, plumer and housewife, so long as you think that you can open the personal web page through Yahoo, demonstrates itself heartily.”
Jeff Locke said these words at the same time, the remote control in hand presses down in turn, on the big silver screen presented the personal web page users from various trades and occupations, these people are the Yahoo personal web page test phase receive the user who the invitation participates in the experience, many from the political, business, Hollywood as well as technology industry and other circle in public figures.
Summarizes the cardinal principle concept of personal web page, Jeff Locke cuts the big silver screen picture , to continue saying: „The Yahoo personal web page, through the interests and region two big classification methods, will come from the users in United States and even world connects closely on an invisible big net, in this standing net, you not only can demonstrate itself to all people, in the meantime, lets us only through a personal computer, does not need to take a long journey, does not need to participate in the frequent social activities, can find situated in the friend who other world corners all have a common goal......”
In the assembly hall breaks out slating applause, Bill Gates again responded from ponder that looks Jeff Locke that the stage having an audience with the emperor people nodded, has decided at heart.
Although has missed the last chance of join browser software, but Microsoft can launch Internet service of web portal this quite easy imitation, since recently, Microsoft had carried on the probe to the majority senior management of Yahoo, Bill Gates clearly other has also intended to step in the Internet industry the science company also to have similar movement.
In the Yahoo four main high levels, CEO Ian Gunier manages the overall situation, is responsible for the Yahoo overall enterprise development strategy formulation. Jeff Locke is responsible for Yahoo web portal as well as the operation of related software product. Steve Mitnick is responsible for the Yahoo technical research and development, last joins Yahoo time late Tina Brown to be responsible for the Yahoo information department.
Since decides to develop the web portal service, then, these four people, will be familiar with the web portal operation rule Jeff Locke to dig Microsoft, without doubt can play the twice the result with half the effort effect. And. In the preliminary probe, Bill Gates also discovered that in several high levels, Jeff Locke is wins over a popular actor from another company by offering higher pay behavior manner most Ai younger sister's that to Microsoft, according to obtaining news, this is mainly stockholder's rights reward share that because Jeff Locke to will soon attain is discontented.
The release conference ended, the honored guests outward walk in abundance, then Yahoo will hold the entertainment banquet in nearby hotel. Bill Gates set out beckoning to let sit a moment ago comes in nearby assistant, told the opposite party and Jeff Locke in a low voice approximately one next time. Then looks to smile walked toward Eric and the others.
The Yahoo network product release conference causes the strong reaction through the form of television relay, afterward two days Boston held one after another also captured the multimedia attention in Technology Alliance and Advertisement Alliance that release conference.
Attends the relevant activities at the same time, Eric other time were also taken by the dense and numerous business.
The Yahoo scale is getting bigger and bigger, the office originally appears more and more crude . Moreover, stemming from the security need, Yahoo is not suitable to continue to stay in the office originally.
The Yahoo high level with Eric is hopes that Yahoo can construct the appropriation enterprise campus, but this matter is impossible to get it done in one action.
After choice. Eric has decided on the Massachusetts main road finally an office building of 30 level, shortly after this building just completed. Has not sold and hired with enough time, therefore the Eric decision will put in order a building to rent completely, temporarily as Yahoo Headquarters, when several years later the Yahoo enterprise campus completes to move again.
Moreover, although Yahoo has cancelled the listing plan temporarily, but Steve Case actually hopes that AOL can start the listing plan. Jorma Ollila also hopes that the Nokia stock can trade in the New York exchange license. Besides raising some funds, this behavior is also helpful to Nokia entering the United States market. Eric has to find the time 11 to hold the detailed discussion on these issues with them.
Besides these, Eric also separately has carried on the face-to-face talk on the result and Yahoo of stockholder's rights reward plan several high levels, although some people appeared left the tendency of Yahoo, but Eric hopes that can detain these people as far as possible.
In this process. Most makes Eric be caught off guard, is Jeff Locke.
In stockholder's rights reward plan that draws up initially, four main high levels, Ian Gunier and Steve Mitnick will obtain the 3 million stock Yahoo stock, Jeff Locke is the 2 million stock, Tina Brown is the 1 million stock.
As initially had not merged the superintendents in beforehand three companies, the Jeff Locke stockholder's rights reward share compared with Ian Gunier and Steve Mitnick wants few 1 million stocks, in the heart to produce discontentedly is not difficult to expect.
Just, Eric did not think that this plan has to lose fairly, Ian Gunier controls the entire Yahoo development overall situation, and is responsible for establishment of Yahoo Technology Alliance and Yahoo Advertisement Alliance personally, the Yahoo current many advertisement collaborator and customers are Ian Gunier personally discuss. In addition, Steve Mitnick as chief technology officer, is responsible for the technical research and development of Yahoo all products, itself also has the talent technical talent, these two work achievements of people, compare without doubt are only responsible for the Yahoo gateway operation Jeff Locke wanting splendid many merely.
After all, present Yahoo and previous life are different, it is not only only independent web portal, has the instant messenger software, browser and other services. Although web portal without doubt is Yahoo at present the most dazzling department, but discussed to the Yahoo importance, Jeff Locke actually fell behind Ian Gunier and Steve Mitnick.
Five days of pass fast, unknowingly are on July 14.
The Yahoo annual meeting formally ended this afternoon, the majority of honored guests left Boston.
Eric also planned to leave this afternoon, because something have not been solved, has to drag tomorrow morning.
The time is 7 : 30 pm, Eric and Chris leave Yahoo Headquarters, walks shoulder to shoulder on the sidewalk of Massachusetts main road, not near-earth with several forms. Is their assistants and bodyguards.
„Said that he has determined Microsoft?” Chris kicks the roadside an under foot pebble, asks Eric said.
Eric nodded, although he has arrived at 2 200,000 stocks the pricetag finally, but cannot leave behind Jeff Locke finally.
The enemy insisted that must with Ian Gunier and Steve Mitnick suitable 3 million stock, be willing to continue to remain. Eric is impossible to pay the opposite party these many, has smiled reluctantly, Eric said: „Actually, this was also good, making Microsoft have a direction diligently, Gates will not jump to disturb with us.”
Although has formed formidable technology and patent barrier, in the Eric heart to dreading of Microsoft has not reduced slightly.
After all, Yahoo many software need to operate in the Microsoft operation system platform in the future, once Microsoft were compelled anxiously. Has no consideration for face forcefully, Yahoo will fall into absolutely greatly troublesome. Although this possibility is not high, but exists after all. In the previous life memory, after dominating the operating system domain, the manner of Microsoft to same profession competitor may always utterly destroy.
Chris can also realize that worry of Eric, nods, said: „Now the matter has completed, you thought that this time effect is what kind of?”
For these days made such big noise in Boston. To mislead other competitors, although Eric has explained some with him. But Chris cannot definitely such achieve the bottom to have the effect.
„You were not saw,” on the Eric face showed the look that relaxed actually, said: „Since Microsoft chose has poached Jeff Locke, that at least, the following two years he will not create to us too threatens greatly.”
According to the experience of previous life, afterward Yahoo and Google. Actually is two concept completely different Internet enterprises.
Yahoo is a science company, rather it is a media company. But concentrates on Google of search engine is an authentic science company.
In the reality media company also has all kinds of thresholds, but in the Internet world, this threshold actually low fearfulness, even arrived afterward. The independent individual can conduct the Internet media service, is so-called from media.
In this admittance threshold extremely low situation, the website focusing on media information will be in flood in the future more and more, wants to become the Internet giant by the content superiority purely, is almost impossible. Concentrates on like Google the search engine service of Internet huge information integration, will be the mainstream in future Internet enterprise.
Reason that previous life Yahoo cannot escape the destiny that is doomed to decline after multiple reform, the primary cause lies, it cannot makes a resolution throughout in own media attribute and technical attribute, finally, although boiled compared with same time AOL for more than ten years, cannot escape the final fate.
The Eric recent several days a series of movements, are guide other competitors to concentrate on developing the Internet media service, is web portal.
Eric also specially in two days of previous profession exchange conferences, irresponsibly talked nonsense for this reason, three Major TV Networks in web portal and reality carried on analogies vividly, web portal and Advertisement Alliance collaborator's relations described that was cooperation of TV Network with allying TV Station, and indulged in unbridled propaganda that its prospects for development, predict that so long as Internet users achieved in the reality the half of television user, then, the web portal earning scale will surpass TV Network in reality.
From the response of scene, many people had believed at that time obviously, even after the meeting had ended, Steve Case exchanges with Eric, hopes that can expand the investment of AOL gateway service.
Although under Eric initial convincing, Steve Case had determined that AOL will concentrate on the role of Internet service provider, but Eric has not requested AOL to give up the web portal service, this service in the several years later Internet bubbles, but can play to the AOL stock price inspires the function greatly.
Eric had not attacked Steve Case at that time, accepted the request of opposite party refreshedly, and is willing to provide part of technical support to the opposite party.
When many people altogether study diligently web portal that is doomed to decline, in fact, all people likely do not know that Eric most cares, is actually above the Yahoo gateway homepage, that seems like the common Yahoo search tool. For these years, he unintentionally has been inviting to be responsible for Steve Mitnick of technical research and development increasing to the development of intellectualized search engine technology.
They chat, quick has arrived at outside the staying hotel, Chris caught the eye toward two buildings passes the bright dining room to look at one, said to Eric: „Jeff. Beizuosi should above, couple of days ago you suddenly retract from an engagement, he was not happy that I have spent very big strength talent and opposite party came to an arrangement about the condition.”
Eric planned at night the day before yesterday and Jeff. Beizuosi met with, discusses about increasing to the matters concerned of Amazon investment, but was delayed by other matters at that time, planned eight o'clock to return to the hotel, in fact actually towed 8 : 30, their meetings naturally malingered, over the two days did not have the time, Eric only to entrust Chris and Jeff. Beizuosi contacts, is good because, effect is good.
According to Chris and Jeff. The agreement that Beizuosi reaches, in the next few years, will directly be responsible for financing to Amazon electronic business web site by the Firefly investment, Firefly pledged that does not participate in the management of Amazon, to express sincerity, Firefly will invest to Amazon will pour into the fund that will receive in exchange for Amazon may transform the preference shares.
The so-called preference shares, do not have the voting rights but to have the stock of first drawing bonus power.
Amazon that the Firefly investment has may transform the preference shares, after Amazon IPO, automaticswitching to have the common share of voting rights.
This agreement, can urge Jeff. Beizuosi postpones the Amazon IPO time as far as possible, the Firefly investment can also in this process, obtains many Amazon stocks. Chris estimated that in Jeff. Beizuosi determined that before Amazon goes on the market, the Firefly investment can probably attain the Amazon about 40% stocks, after the listing, the Firefly owning stocks share can also maintain at over 30%.
They walk into the hotel, goes to the dining rooms in two buildings, although this Eric has not been late, Jeff. Beizuosi actually waited here.
Reason that Eric delays to tomorrow morning leaves, to seize the chance with Jeff. Beizuosi cannot meet.
Since the agreement achieved, both sides have not discussed too the matter in cooperation, the atmosphere is quite happy, chatted at will for probably one hour, has been familiar approximately, both sides then respectively diverge.
Before entering oneself are located in the room in hotel, Eric to Kelly said: „Tomorrow morning first will go to New York, then returns to Los Angeles, must have a look at two kids, in addition has «America's Next Top Model» and «Project Runway» manufacture progress.”( To be continued.)
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