America: My Time

Chapter 444: Change of Strategy
Chapter 444 Changing Strategies

John wouldn't stay in New York for long. After completing all his work, he quietly left, leaving the Victoria's Secret business entirely to Andrea Jung, who was the group's CEO. This was also her opportunity to establish her authority. As for the acquisition, it wasn't a problem at all. Morgan had the strength to complete the acquisition. As long as Morgan made a move, everything would be fine, and they had secured a favorable position in the computer industry.

Taiwan's OEM manufacturing industry is growing bigger and bigger. John does not plan to produce hard drives in the United States and intends to move to Taiwan. The shift in production focus will benefit the company's further development. Production costs in the United States are getting higher and higher. Although the dollar has depreciated, exports have not developed much, not to mention production.

The current depreciation of the dollar has not changed exports to the United States. The reason is simple: their technology is significantly weaker than other companies. Even with a depreciating dollar, they cannot obtain the orders they desire. Therefore, this round of dollar depreciation has not achieved their goals. The semiconductor industry will remain unchanged, showing no signs of recovery, as will other industries. This forces those who had hoped for a turnaround due to dollar depreciation to reconsider their situation. Next year, seeing no hope for recovery, they will resort to any means necessary, and Japan will face a fierce counterattack from the US semiconductor industry!

The US chip market is currently in chaos, and even industry giant Nvidia has to be cautious. The key is to stabilize itself and avoid being hit by antitrust and blockade measures. While everyone is still focused on Japan and hasn't realized that a depreciating dollar won't bring them any relief, it's time to make arrangements early.

“Meg, the Dreamworld problem has been handed over to Morgan to handle. But have you noticed that Dreamworld is now in great danger, following in IBM's footsteps? If it weren't for IBM blocking the way, Dreamworld would also have suffered from anti-monopoly and monopoly measures. Although our existence has saved IBM from danger, we have unknowingly fallen into a quagmire ourselves!”

When Meg Whitman heard John's words, she was taken aback. She had never thought of such a thing. Dreamworld had always used IBM as a shield, but now it was time to seriously consider this issue. How long could IBM be used as a shield? If it was too short and Dreamworld was not prepared, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"I haven't really thought about this issue, but we haven't gotten to that point yet. We have IBM blocking our way in terms of hardware, and there are other software companies in the software sector. We haven't touched on anti-monopoly or monopoly issues yet!" At this moment, Meg Whitman couldn't help but smile bitterly. It wasn't that she wasn't vigilant enough, but rather that the US semiconductor industry was now targeting Japan, so Dreamworld's pressure was much less.

"It's not up to us to decide, but rather depends on what those guys are thinking. If they're determined to target Dream World, there are still many ways we can do it. We have to be on guard. The game world is in a very dangerous situation right now, and I'm afraid it won't be long before it falls into an anti-monopoly crisis. Dream World must not push those guys too far. We must give them a way out. If these bastards fall, Dream World will be in danger."

“But if we back down now, the orders from the universities will fall into IBM’s hands, which will be very detrimental to our development!” Meg Whitman understood John’s intention, but she was still reluctant to give up the lucrative opportunity that was already in her grasp.

"There's nothing we can do about it. If we push them too far, we'll be in even more trouble. It's not just about Dreamworld anymore; we also need to be careful with Nvidia. Intel's situation is dire. If they fall, Nvidia will be under even more pressure. If all else fails, we'll have to make compromises."

At this point, John couldn't help but sigh. He had been so focused on the rapid expansion of Nvidia and Dreamworld that he had forgotten about the big stick of anti-monopoly and monopoly. Now, the excuse of suppressing new companies was no longer valid. Nvidia and Dreamworld were no longer new companies, but industry giants.

After reminding Meg Whitman, John had to communicate with Nvidia. Nvidia's current CEO is Ginny Romani. When John told her about Nvidia's current situation, she was shocked. Nvidia has indeed become the dominant force in the North American semiconductor industry. Although it hasn't eliminated Intel and AMD, both companies are in dire straits and may go bankrupt before the US takes action against the semiconductor industry.

"Boss, what should we do? If we let Intel and AMD fall, we'll be in big trouble. Although it's related to their own business, those bastards won't think that way. They'll just wield the big stick of anti-monopoly and monopoly against Nvidia."

"I've thought about it carefully. We've now created a generational gap between our products and those of our competitors. If all else fails, we can license the previous generation's patents to AMD to prevent them from collapsing. As for Intel, if they really do collapse, that would be a good thing!"

Stunned, Genie Romani was also dumbfounded by these words. What kind of ridiculous proposal was this? In order to ensure that his company was not threatened by anti-monopoly and blockade, he was going to license his patents to competitors. Although they were not the latest patents, this would still affect the company's interests.

Seeing the shocked look on Genie Romani's face, John couldn't help but sigh and say, "I don't want to do this either, but there's no other way. We can't let all the chip companies go down, or we'll become the first ones to fall. Now, while these guys still have illusions about the devaluation of the dollar, we need to win over AMD and make him our shield! Dreamworld has already started doing this, leaving some market share for IBM so that this guy doesn't go down too."

Shocking! If John's words were known to the media, they would be shocked by the actions of Dreamworld and Nvidia. But there's another problem: how to explain this to the shareholders? This is detrimental to the company's interests. "Boss, how do we explain this to the shareholders? This technology licensing is clearly harming the company's interests. Without a proper reason, we will face shareholder backlash!"

“I will handle this matter. I will inform Morgan, and the other shareholders need not worry about it; their objections are invalid!” Holding absolute control of the shares, John did not care what the other shareholders thought, and this was the best solution.

Unfortunately, they were only focused on the development of the Japanese game industry and forgot about the anti-monopoly and monopoly crisis they were facing. Now it's too late to regret it. The game world can no longer reverse the situation. As long as those franchisees turn against them, the problems of the game world will erupt, and at that time the stock price of the game world will inevitably fall.

"What, Jimmy, are you sure you're not mistaken? Nvidia is going to license the rights to its previous generation of chips to AMD?"

"That's right. This is what I received from Nvidia. They were worried about facing antitrust and monopoly pressures, so they had to make this choice and notified us shareholders!"

"He's gone mad! It seems that John, that little fox, really doesn't believe that the depreciation of the dollar will bring a turnaround to the semiconductor industry. He's worried that Intel and AMD won't be able to hold out until the White House intervenes, so he's going to give AMD a lifeline!"

"Experts analyzed it this way too. Although there must be some tacit agreement behind such authorization, the fact that John was forced to make such a decision shows that the situation in the semiconductor industry is truly perilous. Not only Nvidia, but even Dream World has given up orders from many universities, seemingly worried that if IBM collapses, they will lose their shield!"

"What's the situation in the game world? Has John made any arrangements?" Morgan quickly thought of the game world again. It was a powerful money-printing machine, and he didn't want anything to go wrong with it.

"No, Game World hasn't made any changes. Despite facing criticism from many franchisees, they simply don't want to open the platform and are determined to stick to their original plan. However, there's a rumor circulating within them that John intends to guide Game World towards personal computers and wants to port some games to personal computers, but this has been met with opposition from Game World, who believe that it's pointless and a waste of time."

"What is he trying to do? The gaming world is one of his important sources of funding, so it's a bit puzzling to see him making such a move at this time. Is he still selling off his shares?"

"John has been selling off his shares without causing any fluctuations in the stock price. Game World's shares are still in high demand in the market, and everyone knows that Game World is very profitable."

"Jimmy, what do you think John is trying to do? Is he going to give up on the gaming world, or does he have a new trump card that makes him fearless of anti-monopoly and anti-monopoly measures? Is this guy really determined to move the gaming world out of the United States?"

"Impossible. Even if John had this crazy idea, the White House wouldn't allow it. If something happens to the game world, it will have a huge impact on the US economy, and the White House can't afford such serious consequences. Although the game world doesn't have a production factory in the US, they do have game manufacturing plants. If the game world is forced to leave the US, the impact will be too great!"

"Yes, such a situation would have a huge impact. However, the franchisees can't hold back any longer. They're going to launch a fatal attack on the game world, which is extremely dangerous." As he spoke, Morgan sighed, a look of unease flashing in his eyes. This was not a situation he wanted to see, because Morgan also had huge interests in the game world.

(End of this chapter)