Chapter 333
ATI and NVIDIA are both things that Roland has been thinking about. Now that he has the opportunity to grab them, he will naturally not let them go.
After attending Berkshire Hathaway's shareholder meeting last year, Roland thought about using the long-arm governance to swallow up ATI, and then waited for the opportunity when Lao Huang was almost delisted by Microsoft because of his insatiable greed. And move, the nuclear bomb plant into the bag.
But now that Microsoft has endorsed it, it will be easier to make these two acquisitions.
As previously conceived, let James Cameron help himself out of the Ontario Securities Commission to investigate ATI's stock insider trading? No, no, no... don't bother, let Microsoft shake out Intel, and the matter is over.
Intel led the joint acquisition with Roland, swallowed ATI first, cleaned up the founder team, and then successively sold the equity to exit the company. Although the whole process may span a year, compared with the previous Yahoo case, it is already very Quickly.
This kind of joint acquisition is very common in major acquisitions, and the core of joint acquisition is not that a single party has financial problems, but that two parties acquire at the same time, which can avoid many regulatory problems.
For example, if Roland wants to acquire ATI, but they don’t sell it, there is actually no good countermeasure except for the long-arm jurisdiction. But if Intel wants to buy it, the situation is different, because it wants to go monopolistic competition Federal authorities on the route will support Intel's acquisition, and ATI will seriously consider Intel's offer.
But if Intel acquires it alone, this kind of competition method with monopoly meaning will not be approved by the European Union.
Just like Boeing’s acquisition of McDonnell Douglas, under the persecution of the European Union, Boeing gave up the monopoly supply contracts signed with more than a dozen US airlines in exchange for a bigger opportunity. If Intel alone acquires ATI…
It is impossible to do without bloodletting.
But if it is a joint acquisition, and each party holds 50% of the shares, then these problems will be easily solved.
The European Union thinks this is monopolistic competition, and the Federation can also say that ATI still has 50% of Roland's shares. How can this be regarded as monopolistic competition when it cannot be forcibly annexed?
In this way, the two parties will enter into a stage of wrangling, and if Intel says that it will not expand its shareholding in ATI by any means in the next five years, then the acquisition can already be finalized.
As for why Intel will help?
You have to ask Microsoft about this.
In 1995, when Intel was developing processors, it proposed a new technical specification that could seriously affect the standard of Windows, so Bill Gates came to the door in person, and then Intel strangled it to death. Release of new specifications.
It’s fine if you say you don’t make money if you have money.
When major companies are suing Microsoft for alleged monopoly, many companies throughout America are also supporting Microsoft. Except for Compa and Dell, which have a complicated relationship with Microsoft, Intel is also unwilling to stand on the plaintiff’s seat. In their words, the pricing between themselves and Microsoft is all normal commercial negotiations.
To put it simply, this is a community of interests.
To put it bluntly, it is capital grouping.
In fact, many times, when people feel that a certain problem is extremely complicated, it is not because they cannot find the optimal solution, but because everyone is unable to achieve the optimal solution. Not only that, most of the time, this optimal solution It will also be criticized as opportunistic, but when the path of opportunism appears, it is an individual who knows how to choose.
"Are you sure you want ATI and NVIDIA?" Roland's words did not arouse the surprise of Apple's godfather.
"Sure, winning ATI and NVIDIA is good for all of us." Roland said with a smile, "Computers in the future cannot do without GPUs, as long as we win ATI and NVIDIA and do well, we can become one of them." member."
"Okay, I will pass it on, wait for the news, goodbye."
"goodbye."
Because of the eight-hour time difference, when Steve Jobs took the time to call Roland at noon, it was already night in London. After hanging up the phone, Roland got into the bathroom and took a shower. When he walked out again wrapped in a bath towel, he enjoyed the comfort of wrapping his whole body very much.
Although there is no physical venting, let alone spiritual pursuit, the joy that affects the soul makes him laugh from ear to ear—is it because he found Christopher Nolan? Or is it because of being cast in "Bourne Shadow"? Or can easily win ATI and NVIDIA? No no no... It's related to these things, but it's irrelevant when you get to the bottom of it.
Because what really makes Roland happy is trampling on the rules!
From Yahoo, to "Black Hawk Down", and now ATI and NVIDIA...
These three cases made Roland a lot of money!
But compared with the accumulation of money and the sweeping of everything integrated into capital, it is a younger brother!
Yahoo was involved in insider trading, Black Hawk Down was involved in insider trading, ATI and NVIDIA were also involved in insider trading, but the question is... will anyone pursue this?
No!
It should be asking, does anyone dare to pursue it?
The Yahoo case is clear.
TIAA-CREF and Calpers get pulled in by Carl Icahn.
Whoever dares to pursue it at this time will be mobilizing the pensions of all retired public officials!
Black Hawk Down is also already clear.
When the trade war started, Sony, a Japanese company, had already lost.
Whoever dares to pursue it at this time is traitorous!
ATI and NVIDIA are also very clear.
When participating in the global game with monopolistic competition, more monopoly enterprises will be born to ensure that the country has core competitiveness.
Whoever dares to pursue it at this time will have to bear the blame for hindering economic development!
These three mountains cannot be carried by a certain person or an organization!
And the rampant behavior in this situation made Roland taste the beauty of capital!
Compared with simply playing video games, compared with appreciating the beauty of movies alone, this kind of life-and-death decision is more fascinating. obsession!
Capital brings rights!
The rights quantified by capital!
The right to dominate society!
Because of this, humming a ditty and rubbing his head is the true portrayal of Roland's happiest heart, and when he dried himself off and went into the bedroom, the beauty he saw at a glance made his index finger twitch.
Kate, who had gone to take a shower as early as Roland called, was wearing a silk pajamas, leaning on the recliner, her long, smooth hair brushed to one side, and at the same time covering the style of the suspender pajamas.
Beside the reclining chair, there is also a round coffee table of the same height, with books and desk lamps on it.
Kate rests her chin on her left hand and turns pages with her right hand.
Perhaps it was because the content of the book was too profound, which made her frowned slightly and concentrated. When Roland stepped on the carpet and entered quietly, she was still concentrating on reading without finding anything unusual. When Roland stepped on her footsteps, she appeared beside her and peeped condescendingly. While reading the contents of the book, the shadow that suddenly appeared startled her—
"ah!"
It's a pity that I don't do acupuncture. My big white leg kicked out of thin air.
"who?"
The figure rising suddenly combined with the movement of turning around in an instant, made Meibei, who was a pity not to be cupped, flash past Roland.
When Kate stared and looked up, the hair scattered in front of her body added a bit of hazy beauty to the beautiful couple.
And when she saw that her man was lying on the back of the chair, staring at her with a smile, her tense nerves suddenly relaxed, "Why are you floating around like a ghost! "
‘The villain sues first? '
Roland raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey! Before you screamed, I didn't even say a word!"
"The door of the room is always open. Didn't you feel it when I called and took a shower outside?"
"Suddenly there is no sound outside, don't you have doubts?"
"You have to wait until I get close before you jump up in such a fuss?"
Although Roland is presenting the facts and reasoning, how can a woman admit that she has a problem at a time like this?
Kate, who was the victim, gave Roland a hard look and said, "You can make a phone call for two hours, and there is still a long period of silence during this period. You make a sound and then you don't. How do I know you are Are you thinking about the problem after the phone call or are you still listening to others? If I suddenly interrupted you while you were listening to others, what would your reaction be?"
'Hiss! '
‘It seems to be such a truth? '
For a long time, Roland has had a habit of making calls. He likes to listen to other people finish their work, and to express specific opinions according to the specific situation. Listen to the situation for half an hour.
At the beginning, everyone felt that this way of coping was a bit perfunctory.
Because of being silent for a long time, the guy on the other end of the phone will indeed think that you put the phone aside and didn't listen at all.
But after they got used to it, they became casual, let alone finish the whole thing at once. This way of narrating without being disturbed by others can also reduce a lot of topic shifts caused by asking seven or eight questions.
However, for the caller, Roland's approach is very good, but for the people around him, it is actually very annoying.
Because no one knows what Roland is doing in silence!
So many times, the people around Roland waited for him to show up before continuing to communicate with him.
Otherwise, if you suddenly interrupt, wouldn't that be a bad thing!
In this way, when faced with Kate's unreasonable words, Roland pursed his lips, feeling that what his wife said made sense, and seeing the surprise on his man's face, the guy who knew he had already won snorted, lay down again, and embraced Write a book, read on.
That look, almost wrote directly on the face—
'I am angry! Hurry up and coax me! '
If it was normal, Roland would definitely put on a smiling face and apologize to the mother of the future child.
Kate, who is just pretending, will make some adjustments, and then spare the future child's father.
But Roland is happy today!
The usual tricks will not be used by him.
So, lying on the back of the chair, after condescendingly glanced twice, Roland turned around, first sat on the armrest, then leaned against the inside, and continued to move towards the gap of the armchair.
Although Kate is leaning sideways on the coffee table to read, but how much space can the single armchair leave?
The palm-sized gap is equivalent to nothing for a big man like Roland.
However, small space also has the advantages of small space. While squeezing down, the sense of accomplishment of expanding the territory is pleasant.
And after the whole body is fully included, the tightness around it makes people even more happy.
"What are you doing!" Feeling the heat from her close contact, Kate couldn't hold back her face.
"Since it will scare you to see each other after separation, then let's not separate."
Roland put his arms around his wife's waist and put his head on her shoulders.
This kind of earthy love talk made Kate roll her eyes, and she didn't bother to talk to the fool, and continued to read the book.
But Roland, who was in a happy mood, was not going to let her go. He glanced at the pages of the book, and then asked, "What book are you reading?"
Kate said nothing.
So Roland picked up her hair with his mouth again, and kept flicking it on his cheek.
"Hi! Don't make trouble!" The itchy Kate replied, and then half-drawn her body, brushing her hair to the other side.
Such a situation made Roland smile smugly, and his right hand, which was holding his waist, naturally got into the pajamas. While stroking the abdomen, he accurately found the other person's belly button, and then continued to draw circles along the surrounding area.
The sudden rise in sensitivity made Kate purse her lips, and just when she was about to turn around and push Roland away in disgust, the man behind her also moved, her thighs were raised, resting on her waist, her body was pressed down, and Her whole body was captured in her arms.
Kate's steady breathing was clearly captured by Kate. Until now, she didn't realize that something was wrong with her man today.
But just when she wanted to ask, did the few phone calls just now bring some good news to Roland—
The guy lying on top of her has already asked questions.
"Kate?"
"Um?"
"What kind of person do you think I am?"
"Huh? Why are you asking such a question suddenly?"
"I just want to know, because you have never commented on me positively all this time. Apart from praising me for being handsome, praising me for being handsome, praising me for being handsome, you have no other expressions at all, making the biggest advantage of my whole body seem to be Just handsome."
"..."
The narcissistic words almost choked Kate to death. She squirmed and turned around with difficulty. When she turned her head and saw her man's face clearly, she was so undisguisedly happy that she was extremely puzzled, "You ate wrong today. Drugs?"
"You just took the wrong medicine!" Roland replied angrily.
"But you don't usually do this!"
"Then what do you think I am usually like?"
"You usually talk straight about everything you encounter! You never go around the corner! You just talk about the happy things you encounter, and the sad things, especially the happy things in business. You...you...you ..."
"Me what?"
"You really want to know?"
"Say it!"
"You will tell me about your joy like this now, and then you can't wait to share the joy with me on the bed?"
'Hold the grass! '
‘Am I just that old-fashioned? '
When Roland looked at his daughter-in-law with scorching eyes, the affirmation conveyed through the gaze made him speechless.
Well, he admitted that he did do this before, but wasn't it because of happiness?
As a guy who doesn't drink and drink, isn't it right to do some happy things at home with his wife?
This kind of correct thing comes out of the mouth of the wife, how can it be colored?
Roland couldn't figure it out.
It doesn't matter if you can't figure it out, because after regaining consciousness, a wry smile appeared on his face.
"Well, so in your eyes, I am such a person."
The hypocritical words brought Kate back to life, "Hey, what's wrong with you?"
"I wanted to talk to you about something serious."
"Then say it!"
"But you think I can't tell the truth."
"If you are going around in circles like this, believe it or not, I will beat you?"
Kate recalled it, she thought that Roland wanted to avoid the previous coaxing by changing the subject.
So while speaking, she also pulled out her two arms and put them directly around Roland's neck.
Although she kept saying that she wanted to commit domestic violence against Roland, the raised corners of her mouth betrayed her current mood.
She likes this kind of non-nutritive conversation.
Because Roland at this time completely belongs to her.
But when she was thinking about what kind of words Roland would use to break through her encirclement, Roland suddenly distanced himself from him.
Looking up at the familiar man, Kate heard the most inexplicable question.
"Is the house on Kensington Palace Garden Street ready?"
"Huh? I saw three houses for sale, and I think the one next to the Italian Garden near Lancaster Gate is pretty good."
"Then buy it, I will accompany you tomorrow."
"That's it? That's all you want to say?"
"Yes, by the way, let's take a look at how to decorate, after all... we are going to get married this year..."
Note: ① It is true that Intel proposed a new standard that threatened Microsoft in 1995, and it is precisely because of this that Microsoft will use bundling to deal with Netscape. Microsoft itself knows that Netscape can be killed by playing free cards, but the problem is that Intel reminded Microsoft that the monopoly of Windows can be broken. If Netscape goes public together with a manufacturer that can launch a new standard like Intel, then Windows will explode, because IE is not as easy to use as Netscape, so Microsoft took the risk and directly crushed Netscape to death. This was written in the complaint of the antitrust investigation that year. Intel had the opportunity to challenge Microsoft, but he gave up by himself, or he was persuaded by Bill Gates. ②The interest group with Microsoft as the core is very large. Those states that did not sue him at that time were all its allies. The most typical one is Texas. The company and Microsoft have formed an alliance of interests. They do not agree with Texas to sue Microsoft for alleged monopoly, and threaten the federal government of Texas. If Texas sues, they will move the company.
(end of this chapter)
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