Rebirth of America, this is my time

It was okay if Steve Jobs didn't speak, but when he spoke, the expression on Ethan Jones's face was even stranger.

Because of the nagging feeling, Ethan had the illusion of listening to scriptures.

However, even though Steve Jobs seems to be blooming with the light of preaching now, Ethan Jones still captured the key to his words, "Mr. Jobs, you mean, you Atari and Milo Watts What kind of out-of-court settlement agreement can't be sued?"

Ethan Jones's careful wording made Steve Jobs laugh, shake his head, and said: "It's not that you can't sue, it's just that many media haven't reported it yet. Because that settlement agreement really made us Atari and Mirowa became a family."

Having said this, he suddenly asked: "Do you know why I came to this fair today?"

Without giving Ethan a chance to answer, he looked out the window with a smile, stared at the entrance of the exhibition, and said, "My boss, Nolan Bushnell, asked me to come over and take a look at the current operating conditions of these traditional arcade manufacturers."

"Let's see what new products they have."

"Look what interesting games they made."

"Let's see if they pose a threat to us Atari."

"because……"

"In the next year, we at Atari will not be able to publish self-developed games."

"What?"

Ethan was shocked!

"What did you say?"

He looked at Steve Jobs with wide eyes.

“Can’t we publish self-developed games?”

His voice was a little high, and there was a hint of disbelief on his face.

And when Ethan instinctively raised his voice, passers-by in the McDonald's restaurant also cast doubtful glances at him.

Such a situation made Steve Jobs press his hands down to signal Ethan to calm down. At the same time, he nodded and said: "Yeah, you heard it right. In the next year, Atari will not be able to publish self-developed games. "

"Why else would I ask, what do you believe in?"

"In my opinion, this is the Buddha protecting you."

Steve Jobs was a little emotional, and under his narration, Ethan also learned all about the lawsuit between Milohua and Atari.

Although Professor Ralph Bell is full of kindness, and with his intervention, Atari and Mirowa reached an out-of-court settlement, but Mirowa is a serious business company, how can they really let it go? Atari?

Professor Ralph Bell felt that Atari's compensation of half a million US dollars would be enough.

Because the product "Pong" did not bring much loss to Mi Luohua.

But Milohua was not convinced. He felt that Atari's market should be his!

So during the settlement negotiations, Mi Luohua came up with a vicious plan. That is to force Atari to agree that from the date of the settlement agreement, no matter what games Atari releases in the next year, their copyrights will belong to them, Mi Luohua!

To put it simply, Milohua wants to strangle Atari's innovation path!

Once Atari dares to launch a new product, sorry, no matter whether the game is a hit or not, the copyright belongs to me!

Aren’t you copying our stuff?

OK!

I’m preventing you from sending out new products now!

I won't let you do business!

If this kind of thing had happened a year earlier, it wouldn't have mattered to Atari.

After all, everyone is plagiarizing and no one has copyright!

Since we don’t have the copyright to our own products, do you think the copyright of this thing belongs to you? Then it’s yours!

As for how to file a lawsuit in the future?

That would not be a legal act, but a magical confrontation.

But now, when everyone has reached the end of the road of plagiarism and everyone is preparing to do their own research...

If you can't launch new products or engage in innovation, you're really going to end Atari's life!

Because everyone knows that Atari only grows and develops when it occupies talent!

And now, the time advantage that was finally obtained has been cut off by Mi Luohua?

Then other companies will have to party?

Although Nolan Bushnell knew this was a trap, he still agreed to Milohua's request in order to avoid sky-high compensation.

And with his agreement, all Atari's self-research projects have entered a frozen state.

At this time, the most important thing they need to do is to inquire about other companies.

So, today, when the traditional arcade manufacturers held a sales conference, Steve Jobs took the lead and came.

There is no way, as a guy who has just returned from his third brother's pilgrimage, almost no one in the entire industry knows him.

Eh! The main thing is a sense of strangeness!

To be honest, Steve Jobs just looked around and didn't find any company's products that were innovative.

And just when he was about to buy some materials and leave, "Snake Game" gave him a soul-crushing blow!

That excellent gaming experience gave him a smell of success!

so……

"I just unplugged your game console."

Steve Jobs, the young man who had not yet founded Apple, said seriously: "To be honest, I even think that those guys who are unwilling to give up profits after seeing "Snake Game" are all stupid pigs!"

"Why don't you win such an excellent game?"

"How confident they are!"

"Confident that you can make a more fun game than this?"

Steve Jobs' praise made Ethan smile.

"Thank you." He said with emotion: "Thank you."

At this moment, he was truly grateful!

This is not only a thank you to Steve Jobs for his recognition of "Snake", but also a thank you to him for the news!

He was worried about who to partner with to sell the machine, but Steve Jobs told him that Atari, the biggest BUG on the market, banned him?

This is really like having someone give you a pillow right after you dozed off, it’s God’s will!

At this moment, Ethan believes that Atari is definitely the most suitable partner for him in the world!

Because they can't sell their own games, they can't mention buying the copyright!

Because once you buy the copyright, that copyright will belong to Mi Luohua!

This stupid behavior of spending your own money to give others copyrights...

Who will do it?

As for sharing...

You can’t even publish your own games, so why don’t you negotiate with me?

What you want now is to keep the market!

Don’t let other companies take advantage of the situation and seize the opportunity!

As for the rest?

Then we have to wait until the tight spell on our head disappears before we can talk!

At this moment, Ethan had to admit that what Steve Jobs had just said was quite right.

This is his life!

"Mr. Jobs." Ethan smiled and said, "Can I call you Steve?"

"Of course!" Jobs nodded happily.

"Do you know how I feel now?" Ethan pointed to his face.

"I can see it." Jobs also laughed. "You can't hide your smile at all."

"Then do you know what I want to say now?" Ethan's index finger flew.

Jobs smiled and shook his head, and said clearly: "I am fate."

"Pfft~" When these words appeared, Ethan finally couldn't hold it back.

"Hahahaha~"

Laughing loudly, he raised his Coke glass and gestured to Jobs.

This hippie version of Steve Jobs is very middle-class.

but……

He thought it was good because it was funny.

①The settlement agreement of compensation + one-year copyright for all copyrights was confirmed by Ralph Bell. He wrote a memoir in 1994 and specifically mentioned this matter. However, regarding the confirmation of the time, it is written in Ralph Bell's memoir that the copyright restrictions in the settlement agreement began in 1976. But the news from Atari is different. Nolan Bushnell and others said that "Arkanoid" was ready in 1975. In order to wait for the end of the limited edition, it was released in May of 1976. But now according to what I know Check, the copyright of "Arkanoid" still belongs to Atari, so I don't know what the situation is. The time in the article is based on the copyright of Atari's "Arkanoid". I personally feel that Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Nolan Bushnell should not be included in my biography at the same time. Is it the wrong time?