"Boss, I have a piece of news that you must know."
Feng Yu scratched his head. Ralph was calling him so early in the morning. What happened?
"Wait a minute. Answer the video call."
Feng Yu sat up from his bed and tapped on the bedside table. He swiped his finger on his phone, and the monitor on the wall opposite lit up. Ralph's image appeared on the screen.
Ralph saw Feng Yu still lying on the bed and looked at his watch. It should be 9 am in Hua Xia's country now.
"What is it? Why are you looking for me so urgently?" Feng Yu yawned and asked.
Feng Yu will usually send work reports through emails, and he only needs to log in once a day. He called and sounded so anxious. Could it be that there was a big problem with one of the subsidiary companies?
"Boss, I received news that Microsoft wants to acquire Fruit!"
"What?!" Feng Yu sat up straight. Microsoft wants to acquire Fruit?
How can Microsoft acquire Fruit? Fruit is one of the top IT companies in the world, and with Jobs's pride, will he let Fruit become a subsidiary of Microsoft?
Furthermore, do you think those US companies will approve Microsoft's acquisition of Apple?
Wait a minute. In the past, Microsoft was not only boycotted by the PC manufacturers, but they also had to face antitrust lawsuits. But now, with Lenovo Kingsoft, Microsoft is no longer a monopoly, and it might be possible to acquire Fruit. Doesn't that mean Feng Yu is helping Microsoft and Bill Gates?
"Are you sure about this? This is not a smokescreen by Microsoft, right?" Feng Yu asked.
"It is not confirmed yet, but someone saw Bill Gates and Jobs meeting. I also heard from a few consortiums that Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and Steve Ballmer are going to sell some of their Microsoft shares. If this is not to raise funds, what else can it be?"
"Get your men to investigate this. Do you think the US authorities will approve this acquisition?"
Even if Microsoft is no longer a monopoly, it is still influential in Europe and the US, and those PC manufacturers will try their best to stop it.
"Boss, have you forgotten how you managed to control so many top companies? If Microsoft cannot acquire Apple, but Bill Gates and the rest can. Nominally, the two companies are operated independently, but they belong to the same few big bosses, and the chairman is also one person. This way, we can avoid the obstruction of some institutions. "
Feng Yu suddenly remembered Bill Gates owns less Microsoft shares than Ballmer in his previous life. Some of the money had been transferred to the foundation that he and his wife had jointly established. As for the rest, they cashed out and made other investments.
Before Feng Yu's rebirth, Microsoft's shares are only one-eighth of Bill Gates's wealth.
Even now, Bill Gates is a shareholder of Buffett's Berkshire, a shareholder of Coca-Cola, a shareholder of American Car Rental, a shareholder of Wal-Mart, a shareholder of Mexican TV, a shareholder of Canadian Railways, and so on.
But now, Bill Gates's biggest asset is still Microsoft shares. In Feng Yu's previous life, this was also the year when Bill Gates cashed out a large amount of money and bought the stocks of many other companies.
Bill Gates had always treated Warren Buffett as his mentor and had learned many of his investments from Warren Buffett.
That's why Bill Gates wants to sell his Microsoft shares. This cannot be used as evidence. Bill Gates and Jobs are considered old friends, and they had met each other. But Feng Yu had to consider this possibility.
Feng Yu felt Lenovo Kingsoft will not lose to Microsoft. This is mainly because of Lenovo Group, Wind & Rain Electronics, Aiwa Electronics, Philips, and other electronics manufacturers' support.
Even if Lenovo's cooperation with other manufacturers goes wrong, with these manufacturers' support, Lenovo Kingsoft will not lose.
Only by combining software and hardware could one reap the greatest profits. This was what Bill Gates thought as well. But in the past, not only PC manufacturers, hardware manufacturers, and some government organizations had stopped Microsoft from setting up their own electronics brand. If not, they will be fined heavily for monopolizing the market and will even have to separate Microsoft from the rest of the industry.
Microsoft did not do this, and that's why they can maintain their status.
In Feng Yu's previous life, other than the Tablet, Microsoft only has the X-Box brand. But all these brands are loss-making, and the other manufacturers did not do anything to Microsoft. But after Microsoft acquired Nokia's Devices and Services business, there was more resistance.
But in this life, the situation had changed. Feng Yu owns the shares of different companies and then uses this method to form a partnership. This gave Bill Gates a new hope.
After all, Microsoft's Tablet project is not progressing well, and the video game console had been replaced by the G-Box. The TV box is not selling well.
Microsoft needs an electronics brand to expand their business and make more profits. In Feng Yu's previous life, Microsoft had acquired Nokia. In this life, it is not impossible for Microsoft to use another method to control the Fruit company.
"Will Jobs allow the Fruit company to become a subsidiary of Microsoft?" Jobs still has a high status in the Fruit company. As the Chairman and CEO, if Jobs does not agree, how can the acquisition go through?
"Boss, Jobs had just undergone a liver transplant two months ago. He was diagnosed with cancer six years ago, and after several surgeries, he could not be cured. There are reports that his cancer cells had spread again after the liver transplant. "
Feng Yu knocked his head. In Feng Yu's previous life, Jobs died two years later because his cancer cells had spread throughout his body. His doctors had advised him to undergo surgery many times, but Jobs rejected because he cannot be hospitalized.
If he is hospitalized, the Fruit company's development will not be as good as it is now. Although the Fruit company's products are not as creative as Feng Yu's subsidiaries, without Feng Yu, the company will fall behind even more.
That's why Jobs had adopted conservative treatments, such as Chinese medicine, acupuncture, diet, etc., to control his cancer cells. The doctors had approved of Jobs's treatment, as the spread of his cancer cells had slowed down significantly.
However, none of this could completely cure his cancer. Jobs was now terminally ill.
"Bill Gates is Jobs' best friend. If Bill Gates promises to use Microsoft's advantages to lead the Fruit company to defeat Wind & Rain Electronics, Lenovo Group, etc., do you think Jobs will agree to let Bill Gates invest in the Fruit company or even control it?"
"Inform the higher management of Taihua Holdings and Wind and Rain Holdings to have a video conference in half an hour. We must not let this acquisition succeed!"
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