When they first took over Netscape, everything was wonderful.

However, like the lives of most people in the world, beauty does not last long, and soon the cruel side of the world is revealed to them.

Although since then, they have been working hard to set up new servers and add more functions to the Netscape browser, hoping to bring a better user experience to users.

But the strange thing is that after three months of Netscape charging, the number of Netscape users not only did not increase, but began to lose a lot.

This is too strange!

After all, there are still a large number of countries and people in the world who do not have access to the Internet. They are all Internet users and potential users of Netscape. Moreover, the growth in the number of Internet users in the past three months has not been low. It can be said that the Internet is still developing at a high speed.

, or even just the beginning of rapid development.

After a series of investigations by professional organizations, they discovered that it was not that there was a problem with the growth of the Internet, but that most of the new Internet users did not choose Netscape as before, but chose other free browsing options.

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And even some old users of Netscape are now beginning to abandon Netscape one after another and fall into the arms of those free browsers.

In addition, during the survey, these users bluntly stated that they did not feel that the charges for Netscape Browser were necessary for them to surf the Internet.

In other words, even the landlords had no surplus food.

Moreover, the investigation also believed that the reason for this situation in Netscape browser was because of a website called Yahoo.

In the past, whether it was because of user habits or because they were reluctant to part with the websites in their favorites of Netscape Browser, users were actually reluctant to change browsers. However, this was also the reason why Bill Gates charged fees.

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But the problem now is that when most users open their browser, the first website they browse must be Yahoo. Yahoo not only has news in various categories, but also allows users to only browse the Yahoo website to learn about what happened that day.

what, and all their concerns.

And the most amazing thing is that Yahoo also provides website navigation in various categories, and Yahoo will also conduct comprehensive scoring based on the traffic of these websites and the reputation of users to ensure that these websites on Yahoo Navigation are definitely the most popular on the Internet.

Interesting, most professional and most engaging website.

This has created a phenomenon where users only need to open Yahoo to get all the information and happiness they want.

In addition, Yahoo now also supports the creation of mailboxes, which can store up to one hundred emails for each user.

This is obviously great, after all, many people still use paid mailboxes, and the size is only fifty emails.

Since then, a large number of users have applied for Yahoo mailboxes for working and communicating with friends and family.

And there is another advantage of using Yahoo Mail, that is, when they visit the Yahoo website, they will be automatically reminded if they need new emails.

Allowing them to surf the Internet and work at the same time.

Then Netscape would be in trouble, and the websites in the favorites would suddenly become unimportant.

After all, the websites recommended by Yahoo are more interesting and more abundant than those they found themselves or passed on by word of mouth, not to mention a variety of professional information.

What's more important is that from now on, they only need to remember Yahoo's website address and no longer need to be restricted by which browser they use.

It can even be said that at this time, the browser is no longer important.

So if it doesn't matter, why don't they choose a free browser?

This is why Netscape Browser has lost a lot of users in the past few months.

In addition, what makes Bill Gates and Metsu vomit blood is that most users’ first experience with Yahoo’s website was from a new feature on the Netscape browser, the navigation button.

In the toolbar on the Netscape browser, I don't know when a navigation button was integrated. The link behind this button is the Yahoo URL.

In other words, the Yahoo website actually relied on the huge user base of Netscape browser to obtain its first batch of users, thereby completing the most important initial accumulation, and then it gradually became so huge.

Even in the eyes of Bill Gates and Metsu, the Yahoo website is like a blood-sucking vine, wrapped around the big tree of Netscape browser, and now it has almost sucked the Netscape browser dry!

And after Bill Gates saw this function, his first reaction was Fang Chen!

This must be Fang Chen’s fault!

However, subsequent investigations also confirmed this. This navigation button was indeed arranged by a close associate of Marc Andreessen when he was the vice president of the company.

And now, from the close confidant to the product manager responsible for this matter, as well as the programmers, they all resigned two months ago.

He naturally has memories of Marc Andreessen's crony, and even when this person resigned voluntarily, he still had a trace of joy in his heart. After all, this meant that Netscape became purer again, and Netscape completely belonged to him.

One step further.

But looking at it now, everything is a trap!

He couldn't even find fault and sue these guys. After all, on the surface, they did not violate any laws or regulations, and there was no evidence to show that it was the Yahoo website that caused the massive loss of Netscape users.

After all, Netscape browser and Yahoo website are two completely unrelated things. How could there be a conflict, let alone the decline of Netscape? Even if Netscape wants to sue for unfair competition, it should also sue other browsers.

The tool is right.

But in fact, it was Yahoo that led Netscape Browser to this point.

But this cannot be said to outsiders. If it were said, Fang Chen would probably bite back and say that the Yahoo website brought users to the Netscape browser.

After all, this is true!

When they think of this, they are as disgusted as eating shit.

However, what was even more disgusting was actually what happened later. At that time, they were still a little surprised as to why Fang Chen would do such a thing that was harmful to others and not beneficial to himself.

But after checking later, they suddenly realized that all the fog was lifted.

Co-author, Fang Chen is the major shareholder of this Yahoo website, occupying 60% of the shares!

"This bastard Fang Chen definitely planned it in advance! He already knew that as soon as the Yahoo website was launched, the Netscape browser would plummet and plummet!" Bill Gates said through gritted teeth.

After figuring out all the joints, he finally understood why Fang Chen said at the end, "I don't want to play with Netscape anymore. Anyway, I'm not optimistic about Netscape now."

At that time, Fang Chen already had Yahoo in his hands, and everything was under Fang Chen's plan.

Even if I think about it carefully now, the three times they purchased Netscape shares were all pitfalls dug by Fang Chen in advance. Whatever the relationship is, it's all bullshit!

This is how Fang Chen deceives his friends!

Maybe, as early as two years ago, when Netscape went public, Fang Chen was no longer optimistic about Netscape.

Thinking of this, Bill Gates threw this absurd idea out of his head. Fang Chen is not a god, how could he not be optimistic about Netscape two years ago.

If he was really not optimistic about it, then Fang Chen would just develop Yahoo!

You can't say that Fang Chen took Netscape public just to deceive them into taking over, right?

"Okay! Don't say that these are available, think about what to do now? Netscape's stock price is about to collapse!" Metsu said after a pause, "No, it should be said that it has collapsed. If it weren't for us

The Rockefeller family spends real money every day to support Netscape's stock price, and Netscape's stock price has collapsed!"

As I said before, when Netscape Browser was at its peak, its stock price reached over 20 billion U.S. dollars.

But the good times did not last long. Within two or three months, it began to take a sharp turn. Now it has dropped to 8 billion US dollars, which is much worse than being cut in half.

Not to mention them, his family and even other Jewish families couldn't sit still. They spent almost 100 million U.S. dollars every day to buy Netscape stock in order to prevent Netscape's stock price from falling.

If it falls again, they will really suffer huge losses.

But the problem is, no matter how much they raise the price, Netscape's stock price just can't go up.

This is not a problem. You can't just privatize Netscape just by buying it, right?

Not to mention whether it is possible, even if it is possible, why would they privatize such a waste company?

"What can I do? If you have the ability, you can ask Fang Chen to shut down the Yahoo website. After shutting down, I guarantee that Netscape's stock price will rise to 10 billion US dollars, but it can only be guaranteed for three months at most."

Bilge said angrily.

"What, you have to convince Fang Chen to shut down the Yahoo website to ensure it reaches 10 billion US dollars, and it only lasts three months. Are you kidding me?"

Metsu was furious and shouted angrily.

Ten billion is really a lot for other companies, even listed companies, but for Netscape, it means that the stock price has been cut in half!

This is definitely a tragedy, but hearing it from Bill Gates, he should feel that it is a happy event.

Not to mention, it is impossible to persuade Fang Chen to close the Yahoo website. It is not easy to say that he finally managed to convince Fang Chen and spent all his efforts to convince Fang Chen, but he only got this little reward. Isn't this nonsense?

In his opinion, if there were no Yahoo website, Netscape's stock price would not be back to 20 billion, but there would always be 178 billion, and it would not last only three months.

Hearing this, Bill Gates gave Metsu a contemptuous look. An idiot is an idiot. He doesn't understand anything and only knows how to chatter.

"Do you think that without the Yahoo website, there would be no other similar websites?" Bill Gates said with a smile.

Are you kidding, this is the Internet age!

Any idea or creativity will be transmitted to all parts of the world in the shortest possible time, and then imitated by people around the world. Moreover, it can be implemented very quickly and at very low cost.

In the traditional era, even if someone invented a good new product and others wanted to copy it, first of all, from the perspective of communication, if you want everyone to know it, it would take at least two to three years, and then the imitators would start

Purchase land, build a factory, recruit workers, and produce qualified products, only then will you pose a threat to the inventor.

Generally speaking, four or five years will pass if this is done. If the inventor has any new products, the time will be much longer.

But in the Internet era, a new software or website can be known to the public overnight, and writing software or websites is not a difficult task, and it does not require any production materials.

A few people can get together and start working with their own computers, and the results will be produced within a month or two.

Some young people with good skills can do it alone if they work hard.
To be continued...