ps: There was a mistake in the last chapter. The price of land certificates sold in the United States is 1888 US dollars each. I wrote it as 188 US dollars, missing an 8. Fortunately, Jiu Tianwen, well, after careful experiments by this cat, I found that the mobile phone I can barely update. I'm trying my best. If you see it, it means the upload was successful. If you don't see it, then
At that time in 1994, www.jtxsk.comdows95 had not yet come out. When it comes to developing Chinese word processing systems, programmers with Chinese origins have a greater advantage. The two are at best evenly matched. Even with the power of Microsoft, in 1994, the Chinese word processing system software alone was not enough. In other words, Bill and I dare not claim that word is more powerful than wps.
But the good times did not last long, and troubles began to come.
In 1994, Microsoft was interested in entering the domestic market. At that time, Microsoft took the initiative to approach Kingsoft, hoping to be compatible with Kingsoft's WPS in document format.
We can imagine how Microsoft, as the most famous technology company in the world at the time and the undisputed overlord in the field of general software, felt when it took the initiative to approach Kingsoft, Qiu Bojun and other Kingsoft employees. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were flattered.
At that time, Kingsoft didn¡¯t realize how big of a secret the WPS format was. Of course, maybe they didn¡¯t think of or didn¡¯t want to use the WPS format as a means of locking in users, or maybe Microsoft¡¯s name was too intimidating. , so that they did not have the courage to refuse at all, so the two parties did not even sit down at the negotiating table with their intentions clear. Kingsoft quickly succumbed and reached an agreement with Microsoft. This seemingly simple matter could not be simpler. The agreement also laid the root of the decline of wps.
The content of this agreement seemed to have no problems at the time, and the content was quite simple. That is, both parties read each other's files through the middle layer of their own software, which is the rtf format.
At that time, Kingsoft was very proud of its cooperation with Microsoft. After all, not everyone is qualified to cooperate with the industry leader. Moreover, although the content of this agreement is simple, it puts Kingsoft and Microsoft on the same footing. Even Qiu Bojun is not excited about it. Moreover, there did not seem to be any loopholes at the time. Even if we look at the agreement today, we cannot say that there were any obvious loopholes. Those who did not agree at that time were fools.
Not long after the agreement between the two parties was reached, the global operating system completed its transformation from dos system to www.jtxsk.com. Dows95 dominated the global operating system market with great advantages. At this time, users of Kingsoft wps also quickly passed wps The bridge of ¡ªrtf-dos can be converted to Microsoft Word users with basically no conversion cost.
The loss of WPS users naturally led to the inevitable decline of Kingsoft. At that time, this business could be described as a cash cow for Kingsoft. Unfortunately, the cash cow soon turned into a money-burning tree. After dominating the operating system market, Microsoft Continuously upgrading Office also forces Kingsoft to spend a lot of energy upgrading WPS. Microsoft does not care about the research and development expenses of upgrading software, but for Kingsoft, it is a huge burden on its back, and this burden Just like carrying a stone down a mountain, from the moment the agreement was signed, Kingsoft was destined to continue carrying it. Coupled with the rampant piracy in the country and the endless emergence of pirated software, software developers like Kingsoft will inevitably decline. .
In fact, after seeing this case, we have reason to believe that Microsoft's approach to Kingsoft was actually premeditated. They may have already anticipated the subsequent situation, and the reason why they approached Kingsoft was to use www .jtxsk.comdows operating system, if there is mental arithmetic but no care, Jinshan will naturally have no good results.
Of course, the development of Jinshan has been full of ups and downs. A few years later, business opportunities finally emerged. This is a story for later, let¡¯s not talk about it for now. However, if there were not the constraints of this agreement, Kingsoft would probably be in a different situation, and the domestic Chinese processing system would also be in a different situation. Perhaps Liu Xun has developed other operating habits.
At the very least, relying on the secret of the WPS format, Kingsoft can raise the price as much as possible. By grasping Microsoft's determination in this strategic layout at that time, it can definitely take a bite of Microsoft's flesh, and it is a big bite.
Thinking of this, Liu Xun didn't know what he thought of, his eyes suddenly lit up, www.jtxsk.comdows95, connecting all these together, Liu Xun felt that he seemed to have grasped something.
what is it then? what is it then? Liu Xun's brows furrowed into a "Sichuan" shape. He faintly felt that he seemed to have some strange ideas, and they were likely to have a great impact on him. Unfortunately, the inspiration just now was gone. It flashed by and disappeared without a trace.
What? Liu Xun casually opened and closed the wps form, closed and opened it again, his brows still furrowed together without opening. He didn't even notice that Zhou Huiwen came into the study quietly to add a cup of tea to him. After going back and forth like this for more than ten times, Liu Xun's eyes finally lit up. He finally knew what he had just thought of. But after thinking about it, the kid immediately burst out with a curse word, **! ! !
"I'm such a fool," Liu Xun cursed himself in his heart.
What year is it now? It's only 92 years now.
The launch of Microsoft's www.jtxsk.comdows is at least three years away from now.
Three years is a long time. Hehe, wouldn¡¯t he have an opportunity? Moreover, is there a huge opportunity?
The reason why he was scolding himself just now was because Liu Xun felt that he was too stupid before. He didn't even think of this. He didn't even let Cisco go. He actually left behind the giant Microsoft. Isn't this stupid? ?
Of course, there are still some differences between Microsoft and Cisco. Cisco has just started at this moment. When it took over the deal, its market value was only more than 600 million US dollars. With a little effort, it can still take over the deal. But Microsoft is different. Microsoft has already established its own position in the industry. The dominance status is already a behemoth, and there is no possibility for him to capture it. This is why he has never considered this aspect before.
"But just because Microsoft can't be included in it, that doesn't mean that he can't get involved," Liu Xun smiled lustfully in his heart.
Hehe, since the advent of Windows 95 in 1995, no one has been able to defeat Microsoft in the field of operating systems and general software. The root cause is that Microsoft has developed a graphical operating system superior to DOS.
In fact, s-dos builds a graphical operating system application, and the architecture called s-dos is not very good. This is why s-dos is created, and it does not break away from dos.
Microsoft launched the graphical operating system based on os/2 on July 27, 1993. This, it should be said that the advent of www.jtxsk.comdowww.jtxsk.comdowww.jtxsk.comdoes95 is Microsoft's dominant operation. The key to the system market, this is a revolution for Microsoft and a revolution for the development of operating systems around the world.
In the www.jtxsk.comdowww.jtxsk.comux family, etc., but after 1995, with this graphics operating system superior to DOS, Microsoft occupied about 90% of the global desktop market, and at the same time in the mid-to-low-end server market There are also a wide range of applications, such as www.jtxsk.comdowww.jtxsk.comdowww.jtxsk.com, which was used before the advent of dows95.
Hehe, if Microsoft can develop a world-class graphical operating system, others may not be able to do so. Liu Xun did not have such confidence in the past, but now that it has acquired Cisco, there are a large number of software engineers and programmers gathered there. Liu Xun has such confidence. Confidence.
Of course, his greatest confidence is not Cisco, but himself.
You know, Liu Xun passed Level 4 of computer C language when he was in college. China only started to have computer grade examinations in 1994, and Liu Xun should be regarded as one of the earlier batch of computer masters in the country.
Compared with those software engineers with a professional background, Liu Xun may have some shortcomings, but he has his own advantages. His vision and knowledge are far beyond what programmers of this era can match.
Moreover, more than ten years later, the design analysis and source code of Windows 95 are no longer a secret on the Internet. Even Microsoft does not think it is necessary to keep it secret. Discussions can often be seen in some forums for programming enthusiasts. Liu Xun I studied it for a period of time at that time. Now that I think about it, if I recall it myself, I can still remember some of it. Plus those programmers and software engineers at Cisco, hehe