Rebirth of America, this is my time

"Hey! Mr. Jobs, what's wrong with you?"

Ethan Jones was surprised by Steve Jobs' reaction.

Because he doesn't understand, is there anything funny about the identity of a former employee of Mi Luohua?

And his doubts made Steve Jobs frown and asked in surprise: "What's wrong with me? Haha? Don't you know? We are a family? We are a family!"

‘! ! ! ’

Ethan was shocked, and now he was not sure whether the guy in front of him was Steve Jobs.

If it is true...

"Brother, don't you know about the lawsuit between Milohua and Atari?"

Ethan waved his hands. At this moment, he didn't know if there was a bug in his speech system or if there was something wrong with Steve Jobs' brain circuitry.

You know, the lawsuit between Mi Luohua and Atari was well known throughout the United States!

When both parties were in court, Steve Jobs could still say "We are a family"?

Isn’t this a brain disease?

And this hippie gentleman also noticed Ethan's speechlessness. After frowning and taking two sips of McDonald's Coke, he suddenly thought about it and asked, "You don't mean to say that Atari and Milohua are enemies, right?" ?”

"Yeah!" Ethan nodded.

Before he finished speaking, Steve Jobs smiled and said: "Oh! I understand! Mr. Jones! I think there is something wrong with one of the two of us, and according to my current judgment, this person should be you."

"Mr. Jones, as a former employee of Milova, you didn't pay attention to the lawsuit between Milova and Atari. Wow, this is really..." Steve Jobs seemed to want to complain about Ethan's behavior. There was a question, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. He spread his hands and said, "Okay, it's normal not to pay attention. After all, he is a former employee."

"But it doesn't matter, because this lawsuit has been settled a few days ago, and we are now on the same side."

"A true gang."

‘…’

To be honest, Ethan is now wondering if this guy smoked.

Because the confusing logic and mysterious words really made him unable to understand.

"Mr. Jobs, I guess I don't quite understand what you mean."

Ethan Jones thought for a moment and said, "If possible, could you make things clear?"

"certainly!"

Steve Jobs shook the Coke cup in his hand and said: "The reason why I say we are a family is because your former boss Milohua has reached an out-of-court settlement with Atari. In the future, In time, we may still have cooperation..."

As Steve Jobs narrated, Ethan Jones finally knew what had happened in the weeks after he left Mirowa.

The plagiarism lawsuit between Mi Luohua and Atari has been settled. Atari admitted its plagiarism, but...

They were not punished accordingly.

Because Ralph Bell intervened.

As the inventor of the Odyssey, the world's first commercial home game console, Ralph Bell owns all the patents on the Odyssey. Milowa is just a device production and distribution company that cooperates with Ralph Bell.

Because of this, when Milova and Atari filed a lawsuit over the infringement of "Pong", Ralph Bell would naturally appear in court and accuse Atari of plagiarism as the plaintiff.

If the shooting method of Hollywood soap operas is followed, the outcome of this lawsuit will definitely end with Atari being filed for bankruptcy by Milohua, but unfortunately, this lawsuit follows the script of "The Green Mile".

Because Ralph Bell had the idea of ​​a home game console as early as 1950, and completed the conceptual design of a home game console around 1960. He then spent nearly five years perfecting his idea and designing games for the console, and then another five years to find a manufacturer willing to produce a home console.

And his purpose for doing this is just that his idea is interesting and can bring happiness to the world.

This reason may sound outrageous, but it is true.

Because when Ralph Bell was looking for a publisher, he looked for IBM, Motorola, and General Electric, which he had always cooperated with, but all three of them rejected them on the grounds that there was no hope of profit. At this time, Ralph Bell He had already achieved financial freedom with his various previous inventions, but even so he still wanted to promote video games.

Finally, Mi Luohua was found.

Therefore, when Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, knew all this, he directly showed Atari's financial reports since its founding to Ralph Bell in the plaintiff's seat in court, and burst into tears. Telling Ralph Bell that his goals were the same as his, he invested all the money earned by Atari into arcade production, just to promote video games to the public.

If Ralph Bell insists on helping Milowa claim compensation, then Atari will have no choice but to go bankrupt, and with the sudden collapse of Atari, the prosperity of video games that has finally emerged may be ruined.

Under this cry, Ralph Bell relented.

Although Mi Luohua repeatedly told him to strangle Atari to death.

but……

"Professor Ralph Bell still told the court that he hopes to terminate the trial and try to reach an out-of-court settlement with Atari." Steve Jobs said with a smile: "When the inventor of Odyssey and the inventor of the table tennis game When the copyright holder is willing to settle, the court respects the parties’ demands, and then your former boss Milohua enters into a settlement phase with Atari.”

"With Professor Ralph Bell as the intermediary, do you think we are a family now?"

Steve Jobs emphasized his tone in the words ‘We are a family’.

When Steve Jobs told this fact, Ethan Jones was completely stunned!

Did he never expect that there is such a saint in the world?

Give up the benefits you deserve to allow an industry to develop?

What kind of spirit is this?

To be honest, Ethan Jones admitted that this is a height that he cannot reach!

At the same time, he also understood why Steve Jobs laughed after hearing his identity.

Because now, Atari looks like the winner.

No!

The one who can reach a settlement with the plaintiff in a losing case is the winner!

When this fact emerged, Ethan felt very uncomfortable.

He originally thought that if Atari failed in Milova's lawsuit, then they might accept a share-sharing cooperation in order to pay high compensation, but now...

"Okay, Mr. Jobs, thank you for clarifying my doubts."

Ethan Jones expressed emotion and said: "Thank you for telling me about the relationship between Milohua and Atari, and thank you for being optimistic about my game, but I think it all ends here, because we may not be able to cooperate. ”

"Why?" Steve Jobs was puzzled.

In his opinion, Ethan Jones's previous entanglement should be just because he was worried about the impact of the lawsuit between Milohua and Atari on him. But now that the lawsuit has ended, then even if Ethan Jones is Former employees of Mi Luohua can also discuss cooperation with Atari normally!

Why did it disappear after I explained it clearly?

Steve Jobs' surprise also made Ethan sigh and said: "Mr. Jobs, actually, before coming here today, I went to several companies, including Exidi, Sega, and others. , you are not the first to see this game, nor the first to say that this game is good, but even though they showed great interest in this game, I have not negotiated a cooperation with them. , you know why? Because I don’t accept a buyout.”

Ethan said frankly: "I only accept a share."

When this sentence appeared, Steve Jobs suddenly frowned.

Those sharp eyes sparkled with endless inquiry.

Even though the McDonald's they were in was noisy and there were diners coming and going around them, at this moment, the two people looking at each other made their surroundings become extremely silent.

I don’t know how long they looked at each other, but Steve Jobs suddenly smiled.

"Ethan Jones? Right..."

"uh-huh."

"Do you have faith?"

"I believe in myself."

"Oh~" Ethan's words made Steve Jobs grin and said, "Ethan, can I call you that?"

"Okay." Ethan Jones nodded.

"Did you really not know about the lawsuit between Milohua and Atari before?" Steve Jobs wanted to confirm this question.

"Of course!" Ethan Jones nodded again.

"Ethan, I believe in Buddhism." This answer made the smile on Steve Jobs' face widen. He said, "You know, I suddenly saw a light on your head, a very beautiful light."

"If you believe in God, I think it will be a gift from God. If you believe in Buddha, I think it must be the mercy of Buddha. But...if you believe in yourself, I think this is your destiny. .”

"do you know?"

"Now in the entire America, perhaps we are the only company at Atari willing to accept sharing cooperation."

‘? ? ? ’

Ethan frowned, "Why?"

"Because..." Steve Jobs said with a smile: "We Atari and Milova reached an out-of-court settlement..."

"Maybe this is your life..."

Note: ① The first infringement lawsuit in the history of video games did end with the intervention of copyright owner Ralph Bell. When Milova was fighting a lawsuit against Atari, Ralph Bell took out the manuscript of the game content that he had completed in the 1960s, and invited people from IBM, Motorola and General Electric who were aware of his design content to appear in court. testify. When the three giants appeared, the case was actually dead. At that time, let alone the money it earned, Atari was not able to compensate even with its revenue. It was Ralph Bell who let Atari go. Of course, in order to seek self-protection, Nolan Bushnell did show Atari's financial reports in court, saying that Atari's current cash flow simply could not support huge compensation. This is actually a real business war. If you can't lose money, don't lose money. If you can lose less money, then lose less money. If you can't be reasonable, then you can gain sympathy. If you lose, the other party will only succeed in safeguarding their rights. If you win, you can gain the world. It was precisely because Ralph Bell released Nolan Bushnell that when the industry later called Nolan Bushnell the father of video games, he himself said that this title should be shared with Ralph Bell. . ② Regarding the reconciliation of Ralph Bell, there is another rumor. Ralph Bell was not prepared to reconcile at the beginning. However, when Milohua changed owners and was sold to Philips of the Netherlands by the Americans, Ralph Bell was determined to reconcile. The reason may be related to his identity as a Jew who fled to the United States after Kristallnacht.