Chapter 109: Cutting off Gates' Hu

Arrangements were made to steal treasures from India.
Fang Hexuan can now start his trip to the United States with peace of mind.

This inspection trip to North America was planned by Fang Hexuan a long time ago.

With the huge advantage of rebirth, if you don't go there to take advantage of it, you will be like going to a mountain of treasures but coming back empty-handed.

Whether it's technology, talent or dollars, he never has too much of anything.

At this time, the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, had too many treasures in their hands.
They are particularly jealous of Asian countries and regions.

Fang Hexuan wants to develop computers and semiconductors, and this is the perfect time to take action.

On October 10, he brought patent lawyers such as You Bingwen and Xu Guohua,
Let's take a direct flight to Seattle, USA.

As we all know, Seattle is the headquarters of super large technology companies in the United States such as Microsoft and Boeing.

Therefore, Fang Hexuan's stop was of course aimed at Microsoft.

At that time, Microsoft was still relatively unknown, and no one knew that it would grow into a giant multinational company in the future.

The stock market value may even exceed the annual GDP of many medium and large countries.

In the future, Gates also became an idol worshipped by a large number of young Chinese students.

Just like Lei Jun ignited his entrepreneurial dream after reading "Fire of Silicon Valley" in the library of Wuhan University,
Fang Hexuan had read this book in his previous life like many of his classmates, and he was definitely excited after reading it.

But that’s not all. He even borrowed a lot of books about Silicon Valley, hoping to find the code for entrepreneurship from them.

Young people like him are not uncommon in China.

Therefore, Fang Hexuan was not familiar with Gates himself, but he was clear about his founding of Microsoft and its subsequent development.

However, Fang Hexuan's main purpose of coming to Seattle was not to visit Microsoft and Gates.

Instead, he tried to poach Gates' talent without any hesitation, or in other words, to intercept him.

Seattle Computer Products.

Fang Hexuan met Tim Patterson, a character who once appeared in inspirational chicken soup articles in mainland China.

This guy is only 25 years old now. Just by looking at him, you can tell that he is a "coder".

However, this is a great programmer.

He wrote an operating system for Seattle Computer Products Company last year and named it 86-DOS.

Before the emergence of GUI, computers could be controlled by entering codes through this system.

Next July 1981, Microsoft will purchase all copyrights of this OS from the Seattle company for $7 and rename it MS-DOS.

This was the prototype of Microsoft's later Windows operating system.

It’s just that Gates was very cunning. He combined Apple Computer’s GUI ideas with this system and evolved Windows.

As we all know, Apple's GUI operating system idea also came from another company - Xerox's Alto personal computer.

So, even in the United States, a country known for its innovation, it is normal for companies to copy each other.

Alto was the world's first personal computer with a GUI, and its appearance inspired Steve Jobs.

Boss Steve Jobs carried it forward and Gates learned from it.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that Xerox created Microsoft and Apple, the two companies with the highest market value in the world.

But Jobs did not pay Xerox any patent fees. When he learned that Microsoft had copied his patent, he was furious and took Gates to court.

Fang Hexuan didn't waste any more time talking to Seattle Computer Products Company. He acquired all the copyrights and patents of 10-DOS for $86.

In order to avoid subsequent troubles, he even paid Tim Patterson an additional $5.
We explained to him directly that this operating system would not only be used by our company in the future, but also might be used in cooperation with other companies. After both parties agreed, their respective lawyers drafted a legally binding contract.

Not surprisingly, Fang Hexuan now had his first operating system.

He came to the United States this time hoping to establish a computer research and development company in Silicon Valley.

Therefore, after signing the contract with Patterson, Fang Hexuan invited him to join his company.

The annual salary is naturally three times what it is in this company today.

Afterwards, he went to Xerox to buy the GUI design code and patent of the Alto computer.

Fang Hexuan will not give any handle to any person or organization, even if it costs a few more dollars.

In his plan, Maple Leaf Computer's R&D center will be located in Silicon Valley, and the assembly and manufacturing center will be located in Hong Kong.

In 1977, Apple launched the Apple II, which was advertised as the first personal computer in human history.
In fact, this is pure self-boasting.

In 1973, Xerox's Alto computer using GUI technology was the first personal computer, but it was relatively large and expensive, making it unsuitable for home use.

Apple will go public on December 12 this year, and three years later it will also launch its first personal computer using a GUI, the Apple Lisa.

Fang Hexuan had no intention of competing with Apple for the limelight. Maple Leaf Computer started from scratch over a year, and it would have been difficult for it to launch a GUI computer ahead of Apple in 1983.

Anyway, if Apple ever brags about being the world's first GUI personal computer, Fang Hexuan will definitely slap them in the face without mercy.

Maple Leaf Computer Company will develop its own operating system with GUI technology and follow Apple's example by not opening it to the public.

But Fang Hexuan did not refuse to cooperate with Microsoft, and some computers in the future will also be equipped with the Windows system.

In the short term, he does not have the strength to challenge the Wintel Alliance, so it is better for him to take a step back.

Since they will suffer a disadvantage in the operating system, Fang Hexuan will have to find ways to improve the competitiveness of Maple Leaf Computer in other aspects.

For example, excellent industrial design, sophisticated manufacturing technology, leading new material applications, a complete supply chain, and huge investment in R&D in core technologies.

These are the development ideas and strategies that Fang Hexuan has set for Maple Leaf Computer.

That’s right, learn from Apple.

In this time and space, Fang Hexuan hopes to defeat Apple together with Microsoft. Even if it is not possible, he will at least seriously damage Apple.

As for why they did this, it was of course because Maple Leaf Computer and Apple Computer were direct competitors, and there was still some room for cooperation with Microsoft.

Fang Hexuan had thought about starting his own "Microsoft" in the United States, but after careful analysis,
Found it basically impossible.

The operating system is essentially an important window for information to be transmitted to each other on the Internet.

The US government, which has always been very sensitive about national security, would never allow a foreign OS company to control their access to the Internet.

Therefore, for the time being, we can only cooperate with Microsoft rather than replace it.

The next day, Fang Hexuan flew to Connecticut and visited Xerox Corporation, which is headquartered in Fairfield County.

Without further ado, he went straight to the point and wanted to buy Xerox's Alto computer GUI technology and patents.

Xerox was a printing company and had never thought of entering the computer market.
Therefore, they do not rule out sharing computer GUI technology with other companies as long as the money is paid.

In the end, after paying $150 million in technology and patent fees, Fang Hexuan was finally able to use this technology at will.

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