The world is in trouble

Chapter 336 Google backs down! Microsoft's gratitude!
"You've worked hard, my darling!" Lin Xiao said softly. "However, Mom won't be sitting in this position on the health committee for long, and Dad will be spending a long time alone again."

Because once Shu Wan receives this news, she will probably fly to the United States immediately to take care of Lian Yi.

Upon hearing Lin Xiao's words, Lian Yi couldn't help but chuckle.

"Let's not let her come yet. It's pitiful for that handsome old man to be all alone," Lian Yi said sweetly. "Let's tell them when we go home for the New Year."

"Are you having a victory celebration party over there?" Lian Yi asked.

Lin Xiao said, "That's right."

Lian Yi: "Then you go ahead and get busy."

Lin Xiao: "I'll go home right away after this is over."

Lian Yi: "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiao looked up and immediately met Wu Lingxi's beautiful eyes.

"Good news! Why are you so happy?" Wu Lingxi said.

Lin Xiao: "Yes..."

Just as he was about to speak, Wu Lingxi suddenly said, "Do I know what the good news is? Have you told Uncle Lian and Aunt Lian? If not, don't tell me; they should know first."

Lin Xiao was taken aback: "When did you become so understanding?"

Wu Lingxi has always been cold and ruthless, so why would she care about so much?
"When you fall in love with someone." Wu Lingxi rolled her eyes at him, then turned away proudly to avoid anyone getting too smug, leaving Lin Xiao with a beautiful and endlessly enchanting back view of her waist and hips.

Next, led by Masayoshi Son, Lin Xiao went to exchange pleasantries with a group of financial tycoons.

Everyone attending this celebration banquet today is a beneficiary of Facebook's IPO.

The most distinguished among them is Bill Gates.

Not only does Microsoft own shares in Facebook, but he has also personally acquired some Facebook shares through various channels.

“Congratulations, young Lin,” Bill Gates laughed. “At your age, my net worth was less than a fraction of yours.”

Lin Xiao: "While I was happy, I also felt like I was walking on thin ice..."

He used "tread as if on thin ice" instead of "walk on the eggshells".

Bill Gates patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder and said, "I understand you. You have Facebook and YouTube, two powerful tools. These are not just capital, but also weapons."

"So you might have to dance on a few eggs next."

Lin Xiao: "Mr. Gates, is there anything you want to teach me?"

Bill Gates thought for a moment and said, "Keep increasing your stakes and keep increasing your friends."

Lin Xiao said, "I will continue to work hard on these two points."

Then, a familiar figure suddenly came into their field of vision.

Huh? This face looks so familiar, and this messy hair looks so familiar.

Of course, that special tone of voice also feels so familiar.

Mr. Te?!

This gentleman was also at the celebration banquet?

However, at this time, his status and total wealth were not particularly high.

In that instant, Lin Xiao even considered doing what Lü Buwei did, which could be considered a rare and valuable commodity.

However, the thought was completely extinguished before it even arose.

At his level, it's difficult to completely avoid politics, but one shouldn't be too proactive, and even more so, one shouldn't rashly enter any vortex, especially when things are unstable.

Mr. Gates clearly looked down on the other party and his attitude was rather cold.

However, Lin Xiao appeared very humble and did not show any disrespect to Gates just because he was the world's richest man and a technology leader.

Lin Xiao even listened attentively to the other party's high-profile remarks.

Wu Lingxi, who had been keeping an eye on Lin Xiao, immediately came up and chatted enthusiastically with Bill Gates.

This directly resolved the awkwardness caused by the gentleman's overly familiar and high-profile manner.

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The celebration banquet lasted until about 11:30 p.m.

Then, there are small-circle gatherings.

Sony, Facebook, YouTube, Jerry Yang, Masayoshi Son, and others...

This has already become a core interest group.

Masayoshi Son laughed and said, "Are we a boy band of Asians?"

As a result, Amy Pascal, who was chatting with Wu Lingxi, said, "Hey, watch your mouth, there are two ladies here, bad boys."

Kazuo Hirai said, "We are already the closest allies, and we will stand together through thick and thin to withstand the storms of this world at any time in the future."

Lin Xiao: "Respect to the storm."

"Unfortunately, our group is not strong enough," Yang Zhiyuan sighed.

Such a sentiment only arises when people are familiar with each other to a certain extent and have a good relationship with each other.

Masayoshi Son: "Whether we can work together or not still requires time and effort."

It's more about shared interests.

Actually, the Chinese community in the United States is quite strong. Nvidia is already quite powerful now, and there are some influential Chinese people even in the US political circles.

However... these are things that cannot be forced.

It takes a long time and a great deal of shared interest to bind them together as a group.

“The Dolan family, and the CBS system, are still quite proactive,” said Masayoshi Son.

The entire interest group here is like a large ship. As these industries grow bigger, those who board the ship will also be able to share in huge wealth in the future.

Then every single ticket would be extremely valuable.

To outsiders, things may seem calm at this moment.

But Lin Xiao knew that in a few years, the storm would become increasingly fierce.

Therefore, the ship must be strong enough to withstand the onslaught of severe storms.

Everyone who receives a ticket must find a way to protect the ship, whether openly or secretly.

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It went on until four o'clock in the morning.

Wu Lingxi was still riding Lin Xiao.

"At today's celebration banquet, many people asked me directly about my stance," Wu Lingxi whispered in Lin Xiao's ear.

Lin Xiao asked, "The two political parties?"

Wu Lingxi said, "That's right."

Lin Xiao remained silent for a long while; this really was a huge problem.

At this level, it's almost impossible to remain completely neutral.

However, having a clear stance can be very dangerous.

This problem seems to have almost no solution.

"Deepen personal friendships and downplay political stances," Lin Xiao said. "Just make friends and don't care about the other person's faction."

While this isn't a particularly good method, it's considered a good method in this country.

There's a saying that goes, "The world is bustling with people coming and going for profit."

Regardless of their stance, these people are ultimately serving their own interests and those of their families.

Within his own country, Lin Xiao's stance is crystal clear, and everyone knows it.

But here, the goal is to remain as vague as possible and desperately weave a network of personal interests.

"Alright, let's not talk about these unpleasant things anymore," Wu Lingxi said softly. "We do have a problem right now: how should I have a child?"

"I'm under too much scrutiny, so getting pregnant is definitely unavoidable." "Even one child isn't enough, I'll have to have at least several, because the probability of one being exceptionally successful is low, and I might have to raise a bunch of 'poisonous insects' (a metaphor for having many children)."

Lin Xiao slapped her butt: "Shut up."

Wu Lingxi: "It's obvious that you haven't been whipped by capitalism; you're still full of illusions in this regard."

"However, having Xia Xi have a child for both of us is a really good choice."

"Because no one will think that you and Xia Xi are having an affair, especially Xiao Shui Di and Pao Pao."

"Moreover, her relationship with you as siblings is already established and cannot be overridden, but having children gives her a sense of participation to some extent."

Lin Xiao was speechless. What kind of sense of participation is this?

However, these sisters are really capable of anything.

They had discussed it many times, and Xia Xi was even very interested in the suggestion.

So for the rest of the time, Lin Xiao pretended to be dead.

“Let me tell you, don’t let the climate in your country affect you. Family is still very important,” Wu Lingxi said. “Especially the inheritance of power and capital, it must be passed down as much as possible.”

"I don't care what you think, I'm going to go in this direction, and no one can stop me, not even you."

"Moreover, our children can be secretly raised and secretly succeeded after they are born. We already have enough ability to hide them."

"You want to be selfless, that's your business, but I certainly can't do that. Not only will I let them inherit the throne, but I'll also find a way to put all my eggs in different baskets."

Lin Xiao remained silent.

"Okay, I won't say anymore. You've gotten all soft-hearted just talking like that..." Wu Lingxi said.

She cupped Lin Xiao's face in her hands and began the same routine as before.

"say you Love Me!"

"Say you love me the most."

"Say that you love me more than Bubble and Lianyi!"

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After entering November, Microsoft's promotion of smartphones began in full swing.

The press conference on November 29th was teased well in advance.

Countless celebrities have promoted it.

Moreover, this press conference will not only launch Motorola's flagship phone, but HTC, LG, and Samsung will also release Windows Mobile 7 phones, including both flagship and mid-range models.

A giant is a giant after all; it gained the support of other international mobile phone manufacturers as soon as it entered the market.

Unlike Lin Xiao, who only managed to win over LG's family after going through tremendous effort.

Sony Ericsson even ousted its chairman and acquired the entire company before preparing to release a phone with the X system.

Moreover, after all this turmoil, Sony Ericsson's mobile phone shipments in 2010 were less than 40 million, and it had long since fallen out of the top few.

After Microsoft fully entered the market, the top mobile phone giants immediately joined in the chorus of support.

With one mobile phone giant after another making their statements, Microsoft appears to be coming on with even greater force.

After all these giants have made their statements...

Nokia also spoke up.

Nokia has announced that it will release a phone running Windows Mobile 7 next year.

Seeing the pronouncements from these mobile phone giants, Lin Xiao could only sigh deeply: Awesome!
Nokia focused on promoting its own Symbian operating system and completely ignored Android, but eventually it also stated that it would support Windows Mobile 7.

Moreover, regarding quantum technology, they have sent people to negotiate countless times, and Lin Xiao himself has even gone a few times, but Nokia's response has been absolutely indifferent.

As a result, Nokia also invested after Microsoft made its move.

It's fair to say that all five of the world's top mobile phone giants support Microsoft.

No wonder Microsoft is so proud and confident, believing that as long as it enters the smartphone market, it can at least take a third of the market share, or even more.

But...

While Microsoft's promotional efforts are in full swing, the quantum phone has yet to make a significant impact, and Google's stock price has fallen once again.

All commentators and all technology media outlets agree.

Microsoft's full-scale entry into the smartphone market has hurt Android the most, followed by quantum technology, and finally Apple.

With the rise of smartphones, quantum technology and Apple may be affected, but the overall user base may continue to grow.

Conversely, user churn on Android will accelerate.

Because many heavyweight apps in the global smartphone application ecosystem fully support the X operating system, iOS, and Windows Mobile 7.

Android is the only exception.

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Lin Xiao was quite surprised to receive a call from Google Chairman Eric Schmidt.

He is no longer the CEO; this year he officially handed the position over to Larry Page.

"Could we meet again?" Schmidt asked.

Lin Xiao said, "Of course, it's hard for me to refuse your invitation, but don't have too high expectations for the meeting."

Next, the two met again at their familiar tavern.

Schmidt: "Lin, I don't understand why we are so targeting Android while being so lenient with Windows Mobile. This is more than just raising a tiger to cause trouble."

Lin Xiao: "Do we really have to talk about this?"

Schmidt said, "I know we have many disagreements, and they are almost insurmountable. So I won't talk about merging Android and X systems, and I'm sure you would never agree to that."

"How about this: you open up your entire software ecosystem to support Android?"

"In exchange, we allow you to relinquish a portion of your Google shares and allow you to send someone to Google's board of directors."

Lin Xiao instantly understood the meaning.

When another enemy appears, the two enemies may still be able to cooperate.

Just like during the Three Kingdoms period, Shu Han and Sun Wu generally joined forces to resist Cao Cao, but when necessary, Cao Wei and Eastern Wu would also briefly join forces to trick Shu Han.

Moreover, in Schmidt's view, the situation is dynamic and changing.

In the future, Microsoft may become your biggest enemy in quantum technology for mobile operating systems.

Lin Xiao remained silent for a while before saying, "I'm sorry, Eric."

Eric Schmidt stared at Lin Xiao for a long time and said, "I can understand your desire to completely defeat Android, but I really can't understand your attitude towards Microsoft. I know you rejected some of Mr. Gates' invitations, which means you are not in a hurry to join any interest group. But you turn a blind eye to the huge threat and strangulation from Microsoft, and instead keep trying to curry favor with them, even aiding the enemy."

Lin Xiao: "Eric, you are one of my idols, so please don't doubt my sincerity in wanting to develop a personal friendship with you. I can even help with other important matters; at least I can ease the huge conflict between you and a certain party. However, our previous strategic decisions regarding Android and Microsoft will not change for quite some time."

Then, the two parted on bad terms again.

After the two parted ways, Lin Xiao received a call from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer almost immediately.

Hey, any new news?

Lin Xiao: "No, everything is as before."

Following this, news broke that Google's chairman sought reconciliation with Lin Xiao, offering to sell him a portion of Google shares in exchange for opening up many ecosystem applications to the Android system. He also requested that Lin Xiao temporarily suspend support for Microsoft's mobile operating system.

Google has shown some sincerity in wanting to join forces with quantum technology to counter the aggressive Microsoft, or at least to nip Microsoft's smartphone operating system in the bud.

However, Lin Xiao refused.

Lin Xiao's decision to continue his friendship with Microsoft.

He also reiterated publicly that the entire ecosystem will continue to support Microsoft's mobile operating system, and this will not change for several years, even if Microsoft's smartphone operating system may become the biggest competitor to OS X.

Following this, the chairmen of Facebook and YouTube, among others, announced that they would attend Microsoft's press conference at the end of November.

In response, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called again: "Lin, your friendship is truly invaluable. I never imagined you would pay such a high price and sacrifice such great interests for our friendship. I will cherish it, thank you!"

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