187. Cooperation of the Century (4)
Hoyoung completely hid his expression and decided to calmly think about it once more.
To be honest, it is said that Cronos barely surpassed the market share of Windows, but this played a very large role in North America and East Asia, where the PC supply business was actively pursued.
The name Microsoft was still absolute in the huge markets of Europe, other Asian regions, and South America.
Of course, the number of PCs distributed throughout Europe is still similar to the number of PCs distributed in Korea and Japan.
‘If we can get compatibility with Windows, the growth rate of Kronos will literally be winged.’
Another decisive reason that Kronos was able to surpass Windows’ market share was that new PC buyers preferred Kronos over Windows.
An operating system that is easier to use than Windows and takes advantage of the hardware’s speed.
Now that the specifications of the hardware are not yet so good, it must have appealed to consumers even more.
However, on the contrary, the proportion of users who used to use Windows before moving to Cronos was smaller than expected.
The reason for this is that existing programs are available for Windows, and if Windows programs can be used in Kronos as they are…
‘Bill Gates. After all, there’s an ulterior motive behind this.’
Hoyoung smiled and looked at Bill Gates.
Because he knew what he wanted.
Hoyoung stopped thinking and said something out of the blue.
“You have great confidence in Microsoft Office, don’t you?”
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Bill Gates had the illusion that something was falling out of the corner of his chest.
It was because Ho-young correctly pointed out what he hadn’t deliberately said.
“under···. haha. Also. That’s great.”
“What. If you think about it, it made sense.”
Hoyoung shrugged as if nothing had happened.
Bill Gates found such Ho-yeong disgusting.
“This is what happened, I don’t hide it, I tell everyone. Please let me sell MS Office on the Kronos platform.”
“good. I’ve been thinking about it ever since you said to make all programs in Windows compatible.”
Surprisingly, Hoyoung nodded happily.
As if this is nothing.
‘No matter how great Microsoft Office is, Hangeul has already taken its place in word processors and Hancell in spreadsheets. Word and Excel won’t take over the market so easily.’
Users tend to keep using the programs they used to use.
No matter how similar a word processor or spreadsheet may be, subtle differences in shortcut keys or differences in icons cause great stress.
That’s why the great programs of the century that dominated the market, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, have now returned to the position of challengers.
‘Certainly, seniors and our employees will be able to respond to Microsoft’s challenge.’
He believed in himself and his colleagues, and he believed in the programs they had created.
“this···. Are you rather uneasy because things are so easily resolved?”
Bill Gates came back with a relaxed face and said.
He, too, looked at Hoyoung’s face and seemed to guess what he was thinking.
Bill Gates was also a person who believed in his colleagues and programs, so he thought he could eat the market enough.
“Wouldn’t it be nice if things went well? Shall we sort it out then?”
“yes. We at Microsoft will end Windows development with Windows 95.”
“And the next operating system will be made by us together?”
“Yes. The operating system we are going to create will definitely be able to completely dominate the market.”
Hoyoung nodded and said.
“In return, we will pay Microsoft 20% of our operating profits.”
“I will organize the code and data related to compatibility as soon as possible and hand it over to H&H.”
“Finally, we will make sure that other programs made by Microsoft can also be released on our platform.”
Bill Gates smiled.
“Finally, it may be two years at the earliest or three or four years at the longest before the next operating system comes out. Can Microsoft Office be released to Kronos as soon as it is ready?”
“Hmm···. good. It’s just the start of the competition.”
“haha. It’s good that the words flow really well.”
Bill Gates laughed at Hoyoung, and Hoyoung smiled at him as well.
“If we only met 10 years ago, don’t you think we could have been really good colleagues?”
Bill Gates meant it.
When he saw Ho-young, he seemed to revive the passion he had when he first created Microsoft and grew the company.
If I had been with Hoyoung from then on… Microsoft may already be the biggest company in the world.
“ha ha ha. I was only a middle school student back then.”
“Oops, I didn’t consider your age.”
Bill Gates put on a bewildered expression for a moment, and Hoyoung and Bill Gates laughed for a while.
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Then I heard a knock and a woman dressed in a hanbok came in and asked.
Just in time, it seemed that the meal was ready.
“Can I prepare a meal for you?”
Hoyoung glanced at Bill Gates.
Bill Gates could not understand Korean, but he nodded his head knowing that the meal was ready.
“yes. Please.”
It was only a 30-minute conversation from the first sitting, but both Hoyoung and Bill Gates were able to produce satisfactory results.
In fact, if you look at it right now, Bill Gates might think that Microsoft is a very losing deal.
But Bill Gates didn’t think so.
‘With this, if H&H and Kronos continue to live, Microsoft can also be forever.’
He knew all too well how quickly companies that started to fall out of the market collapsed.
There were so many companies that collapsed because of him that it was hard to recall right away.
No matter how much Microsoft is said to be a huge empire, I thought that the cracks that had begun would destroy Microsoft at any time.
He was a man willing to give up his pride for the sake of the company he had built and the tens of thousands of employees who had entrusted their lives to Microsoft.
“Then, shall we eat?”
“good.”
In that sense, it could be said that Hoyoung and Bill Gates produced pleasant results for each other.
The two began to eat happily, as if they had been friends for 10 years.
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“What?”
Jo Hee-chang doubted his ears.
“The meeting with Korean businessmen was canceled?”
“Yes… It is.”
This evening, a meeting was scheduled between Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft from the United States, and the presidents of large corporations in Korea.
But to cancel like this in the afternoon of the same day.
“why? Why?”
“that is···.”
Jo Hee-chang couldn’t answer right away.
When he heard this news, it was difficult to know how to accept it.
So he had no choice but to tell what he had heard.
“They say they have accomplished all of their purposes for coming to Korea. So, I went straight back to the airport. By now… The plane may have already departed.”
“what?”
Jo Hee-chang was dumbfounded.
He thought deep down that he was the reason why Bill Gates came to Korea.
They came to find the best partner because they wanted to target the Korean market.
In fact, he thought that the Myungsung group would not lose to Microsoft’s stronghold in Korea.
It was originally scheduled for 4 nights and 5 days, but he left Korea only after 3 days.
“Have you accomplished all your goals? What the hell did you do after coming to Korea?”
“Chairman Bill Gates visited the Blue House on the first day the day before yesterday, and there was a TV interview yesterday. And after the high-tech software donation ceremony this morning, they left for the airport.”
Cho Hee-chang could not understand Bill Gates’ intentions.
As the owner of a huge American corporation, there is no way he came to Korea to meet the Korean president.
It’s even less likely that he just came for an interview at a broadcasting station.
“okay. go out.”
“Yep.”
Even after leaving the secretary, Jo Hee-chang had a headache.
I couldn’t guess what the purpose of Bill Gates came to Korea.
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A few hours later, Cho Hee-chang finally found out why he came from the TV station’s special interview with Bill Gates.
– So, are you saying that the only reason you came to Korea was to meet H&H Director Ho-Young Yoon?
– Exactly. Hoyoung Yun is an amazing person. To the extent that I don’t know why his reputation is still at this level in Korea.
– Are you saying that much?
– haha! I knew you were joking at first. He is already a huge celebrity in the US. He’s a huge inspiration to me, and he’s packed with talent. I’ve never seen a genius like him in my entire life.
People who watched the broadcast were confused as to whether this interview was a special feature of Bill Gates or Yun Ho-young.
The interview with Bill Gates was consistently filled with praise of Yun Ho-young.
– Then I will ask you one last thing.
– As much as you like.
– The word that you came to meet Yun Ho-young. Can I consider doing something with him?
Bill Gates gave a strange expression to the reporter’s question.
A subtle expression that was neither smiling nor painful.
But that was only for a moment, and he returned with a relaxed expression and answered the reporter.
– you’re right. We are going to work on a new project together.
– Is that so? That’s huge. As far as I know, there are not that many companies that have participated in Microsoft’s projects, but…
– haha. you’re right. But if I can make one thing clear…
He paused for a moment, then spoke out.
– It is definitely not a form of putting H&H in our work. No, rather the opposite. At H&H, more precisely, it can be said that it allows Microsoft to participate in the work that Ho-Young Yun is doing.
The reporter was surprised by Bill Gates’ words and showed an appearance of not being able to answer right away.
After this, the interview ended after exchanging meaningless questions.
The interview with Bill Gates left a huge impact.
In particular, Yun Ho-young, who has been gaining more and more recognition and popularity through recent news such as ECEC, has now truly become a mogul.
After Bill Gates swept the country, another piece of news began to shake Korea.
[Bill Gates’ man, Yoon Ho-young. His identity was the chairman of the Hermes Group along with the director of H&H!]
Various daily newspapers, TV media, and Internet newspapers constantly reported this news, and all communities were full of stories about it.
In Korea, Yun Ho-young is not just a popular person, but there are even people who say that he is the pride of Korea.
However, there was only one person who resented Bill Gates.
“Bill! I will definitely pay you back next time.”
– ha ha ha. What do you think I did?
“Didn’t you tell me that you had an interview like that?”
– I just said what I wanted to say spontaneously.
It was Hoyoung himself.
It has become difficult for him to go to the supermarket in front of his house to buy Coke.
