Chapter 425

Chapter 425 Things are right and people are wrong

  Being a villain doesn't need to consider so many rules, and you don't mind using various means. You can achieve your goal as quickly as possible, but it's also easy to overturn.

  It's like Microsoft's acquisition of Netscape, which failed in the end. Instead, a deadly enemy appeared. IBM also acted as a villain when it faced Wang An and Intel faced Acorn, the major shareholder of ARM.

At the time when Acorn was just established, it got its first big order from BBC and wanted to get the chip authorization from Intel. As a result, it was rejected by Intel directly. This is how Acorn established the chip department. ARM also has a chance to appear.

  If Intel had known earlier, there would be such a day. I didn't know at the beginning whether it would reject Acorn, but it caused such a problem...

  In an office building near Cambridge University in England, Saxby, the current president of ARM, just sent off the two founders of Acorn, picked up the newspaper on the table, and frowned.

  ARM's Ameri-America increased its shareholder, and suddenly changed from Apple to a little-known PA semiconductor. For outsiders, this semiconductor, which has been established for less than a year, may be very strange.

But for Sucksby who has stayed in Motorola, for the founders of PA Semiconductor, the former chief designer of DEC Semiconductor, Dolberpool, Jim Keller, who is considered the next generation of American Semiconductor, etc., these The character, Saxby had already heard about it.

Therefore, for ARM's major shareholder, from Apple to PA semiconductor, Saxby is not too worried, and even has some expectations. The semiconductor industry, such as Doble Poole and Jim Keller, will join the god-level figures. ARM's design capabilities, Might be a step up.

  Ke Saxby is also a little worried. He doesn't have to worry about the strength of PA Semiconductor, but the big money maker behind PA is a person from the Internet, so Saxby can't help but not worry.

  The Internet is now an industry that brings in money quickly, and it is too profitable. Saxby knows that the big money owner of PA Semiconductor has rushed into the Forbes America list in just a few years.

  However, semiconductors are different from the Internet. It may take a few years to achieve results, just like ARM has been established for almost seven or eight years before it barely competed in the industry.

When it was first established, ARM was overwhelmed by Intel's X86-based chips. It launched the first ARM chip for Apple four years ago. The result was embarrassing. The sales of Apple's Newton PDA handheld were overwhelmed by Palm. Not many have been sold in the world, and this year, he was returned to Apple by the Joe gang leader, who completely cut off Apple's handheld production line.

  Regardless of the reason why Apple's Newton PDA cannot be sold, anyway, ARM's chip is also a big pot, and the ARM chip market has been unable to open the situation.

  Until the past two years, Saxby changed his strategy and stopped selling chips directly, but focused on licensing chip design solutions, and cooperated with Texas Instruments, Nokia, Siemens and other companies, which slowly opened up the situation for ARM.

   But now, the major shareholder of ARM has changed, and Saxby doesn't know what tricks the new big money owner will play.

  Just now, Saxby saw the two founders of Acorn, Chris Curry and Herman, and they were also a little worried about the rumors coming from the other side of the ocean.

  Worried about whether the balance of ARM will be broken, and Acorn is also a little worried about whether ARM will be taken away by PA.

But for Acorn, although it is known as "British Apple Computer", Apple itself is half dead now, not to mention Acorn, which was sold to Olivetti Computer Company in Italy many years ago, that is, by Wang An The company and Jotus, the Olivetti computer company that acquired part of the business, the technology industry is just like the entertainment industry, and no one knows which companies will be involved when they go around behind the scenes...

   Think about it, even Acorn's parent company, Olivetti Computer Company, relies on selling business for a living. How can Acorn be better? No matter how worried it is, Acorn can't come up with a dollar to stop it. PA Semiconductor swallowed ARM!

  While Saxby was worrying about ARM and his situation with other people, the phone rang suddenly.

   "Is it President Sucksby!"

  A voice came from the other end of the phone. Hearing the tone, Saxby, who had stayed in both America and England, immediately knew that the person on the other end was from America.

   "I am!" Saxby couldn't help but tighten his hand holding the phone. He had a hunch that something big might happen.

"I'm from PA Semiconductor. I have one thing to inform you. I hope you can come to America for a presentation. PA Semiconductor has completed the holding of ARM and already holds 57% of ARM's shares. The president of PA Semiconductor Doble Poole, And the board of directors, you are welcome to join..."

  The phone call didn't know when it dropped, and Sucksby was a little dazed. It was too fast. While he and the people from Acorn were still discussing, PA Semiconductor had successfully raided.

   If you can get 57% of ARM shares, you have absolutely controlled ARM. Saxby knew that VLSI must have knelt down, and he sold ARM directly without notifying them.

Acorn, the 43% major shareholder, has an embarrassing position. It seems to be the second largest shareholder, but facing the 57% major shareholder PA Semiconductor, it is useless at all. The entire ARM has completely belonged to PA, including Saxby's position below the ass!

How will PA Semiconductor deal with ARM, whether it will be merged or operated independently? According to the rules of the semiconductor industry, basically after the acquisition is completed, they will choose to merge directly, and rarely operate independently, and Saxby does not know that he is the president. What will happen to the position, which makes Sucksby start to worry too.

  On the plane from England to America, Saxby sat in the business class purchased by PA Semiconductor, but he was not in the mood to rest.

  Saksby did not expect that one day, he would be able to return to America. Looking at the clouds outside the cabin, Saxby was very worried.

   Instead of flying to San Jose, he went to New Orleans. Song Yang invited Saxby to watch this year's Super Bowl together.

  After arriving at the New Orleans airport, Saxby saw the familiar scene again. The Super Bowl was about to be held in New Orleans, attracting a large number of American people.

The whole city has fallen into the frenzy of the Super Bowl. The hotels and hotels in New Orleans, large and small, are all fully occupied. The Super Bowl jerseys, gifts, posters, etc. prepared by major stores have all been in stock. , the most central location of the city, has already posted a huge poster of the Packers and the Patriots, who joined this year's Super Bowl!

  Saxby and the representatives of Acorn who arrived with him were picked up in a hotel as soon as they left the airport.

This hotel is only two streets away from the Louisiana Superdome, where the Super Bowl is held. When Saxby passed by, he saw that the entire hotel had been booked out. There were a large number of luxury cars downstairs. Along with the bus, security personnel in Blackwater uniforms are patrolling downstairs.

Entering the hotel, Saxby immediately saw a large group of girls with extremely hot bodies, and some people who were obviously from the fashion industry. To Saxby's surprise, he also saw hanging girls. The staff with the "Playboy" magazine work sign made Saxby a little confused. He didn't know what this place was, and why Song Yang chose this place to meet him.

Saxby was taken to a room in the hotel. As soon as he entered the room, a big man walked in, looked at Saxby and said directly, "You are Saxby, right? I'm Gallo. Song asked me to pick you up. He'll be here soon!"

   "You can change your clothes, and there will be a big party later," Gallo said directly to Sucksby as soon as he came in, regardless of whether he was confused or not, "I'm afraid I'll regret the party for ten years if I miss it!"

The dazed Saxby washed his face in a daze, changed his coat, and was dragged by Gallo to a lobby of the hotel. As soon as he entered the lobby, Saxby saw a large group of men and women in the lobby , of which girls account for the vast majority.

   "Where is this place, and who are they?" Sucksby finally couldn't bear it, and asked Gallo who was gearing up.

   "Them?"

"At the Super Bowl tomorrow, you'll know what they do," Gallo smiled triumphantly at Sucksby, and patted Sucksby on the shoulder, "Today's party, how many people want to come No chance, you have to seize the opportunity!"

   As he said that, Gallo, who had completed the task, did not wait for Sucksby to ask any more questions, and went directly to the location of a large group of girls, and disappeared in a flash, leaving Sucksby alone there dumbfounded.

  In the lobby of the hotel, a large group of men and women, some shaking their bodies to the music, and some gathering together in twos and threes holding wine glasses.

  One of the tall girls is holding a drink in her hand, and she is going to perform on stage tomorrow. Neither RICK nor Victoria's Secret will allow them to drink.

Elsa Benitez held the drink in her hand and looked aimlessly at the crowd in the hall. She heard the news from RICK Company that Song Yang would be there in person this time, so she came here There was a party, but there was no sign of Song Yang.

At this time, Elsa Benitez looked away, and saw a somewhat familiar person, it was Gallo whom he had seen at the banquet in Houston before, which made the footsteps that were about to leave, stopped again.

  After waiting for a while, the hall was pushed away again, and a large group of people filed in. When he saw a figure among them, Benitez couldn't help but shine.