Chapter 1675
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"We must do everything we can to stabilize the gaming store. If not, we will all be finished!" Bill Gates said in Microsoft's internal meeting.
Now, Microsoft's market value had dropped to 180 billion USD, and Bill Gates's net worth had shrunk to 35 billion USD.
Only Bill Gates can understand the pain of losing Mr. 200 billion USD to Mr. 30 billion USD.
According to Forbes magazine, Jia Yapeng's net worth is over 40 billion USD. Although this figure is in April, the Daqian did not suffer any losses from the tech bubble burst. That's why his net worth had exceeded Bill Gates.
Of course, Bill Gates is still calm. After all, he had sold 15% of his shares at the peak of 600 billion USD. Bill Gates now has 90 billion USD in cash.
That's why this money belongs to the charity fund. Other than Bill Gates, no one else can touch this money. This money belongs to Bill Gates.
That's why Bill Gates knows he might not be the World's Richest Man, but he can still suppress Jia Yapeng. He is richer than Jia Yapeng.
Bill Gates is confident.
But confidence was one thing, and the fact that the company was on the verge of collapse was another thing.
Microsoft's market value is plummeting, and although it is impossible for the company to go bankrupt, the shareholders will be furious. Bill Gates had sold 15% of his shares, and Bill Gates is left with 15% of the company's shares.
Although Bill Gates is still Microsoft's biggest shareholder, it's not impossible for the other shareholders to get rid of Bill Gates and his position as the Chairman.
To protect his position, Bill Gates must find a way to stabilize the company's share prices.
The gaming box has become the key to Microsoft's share prices.
Microsoft had managed to stabilize its share prices several times, but the bad news about the gaming box caused its share prices to explode.
But if you read Microsoft's financial report, you will notice that the gaming box had not made a single cent. The success of the gaming box has no effect on Microsoft's operating system business.
That's why the box game is like a piece of clothing to Microsoft. If this piece of clothing is torn, they can just throw it away. This way, they will not suffer any losses.
But Bill Gates is helpless. To many people, the gaming box represents Microsoft's future. If the gaming box arrives, Microsoft will have no future.
The reason why the onlookers had such thoughts was not because they were ignorant. It was because Bill Gates himself was the one to blame.
If Bill Gates had not boasted about the gaming industry's prospects, Microsoft would not be so tied to the gaming industry.
Oh, Bill Gates had boasted about the gaming box in the past, and now he is telling us that the gaming box is nothing and not to sell our Microsoft shares.
As the saying goes, one's success and failure are all because of the same person. When Microsoft was able to charge for 600 billion USD, it was all because of the box games.
Now, Microsoft's share prices had fallen to 200 billion USD, and it is also because of the gaming box.
Although Feng Yu does not want to admit it, the gaming box had become the key to Microsoft's share prices. If Microsoft wants to recover their share prices, they must find a way to counter the gaming box.
That's why Bill Gates called for an internal meeting to discuss how to revive the gaming box.
"Chairman, the reason is simple. Steam games had been suppressed by us, and they can only release their online stores. They think this way, they will not be restricted by their distributors."
"Although they had succeeded temporarily, they had also given us a new light. If Daqian can set up online stores, we can do the same. Also, we have our advantages. Both parties are still in the early stages, and if we catch up, we can beat Steam games! "An executive said, and the rest nodded.
That's right. This is the only way. Steam games can set up online stores, and they can do the same!
"Good!" Bill Gates nodded. He had the same idea, but he needs the company's internal staff to agree on this.
Now it seems that this method has been approved by many senior executives.
Bill Gates is satisfied, and the next step is to figure out how to manage this project. Nintendo's Iwata Satoru should be in charge of this gaming box's online version.
However, Bill Gates was starting to lose trust in Nintendo and Satoru Iwata's games. He felt that Satoru Iwata was bragging too much. He didn't know how to run a game distribution company at all. Otherwise, why would he still not be able to afford the tens of billions of dollars in cash that Nintendo Entertainment Box Games had?
Microsoft's share prices had plummeted because of him.
These mistakes might have nothing to do with Bill Gates, and it is not Bill Gates's fault. Bill Gates is the world's richest man, and how can he be wrong?
Iwata Satoru and Nintendo must be exaggerating.
To Bill Gates, even if Iwata Satoru is good at managing a game company, he is setting up an online store. Both Iwata Satoru and Nintendo are only selling console games. What do they know about the internet?
Microsoft and Bill Gates are more familiar with the internet and PC. That's why Nintendo should be in charge of this online store.
Bill Gates doesn't care about Iwata Satoru's opinions and objections. More than 70% of the gaming box's shares are in Microsoft's hands, and he does not need anyone's permission to do this. He can just give orders.
So, Bill Gates looks at his generals and wants to pick one of them to be in charge of the gaming box's online store.
"Who is willing to be in charge of this project?" Bill Gates asked.
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