Rebirth of America, this is my time

Woz's words confused Ethan, but his help made Ethan very happy.

I finished my breakfast in a happy mood, hummed a tune and sang a song, and put away the tableware at home.

The fat little Wozniak went to work at HP normally, but Jobs...

But he followed Ethan into the kitchen.

At first, Ethan was a little strange, but when he asked Jobs what happened while washing the dishes, Jobs had no intention of hiding it. He leaned against the door frame and said directly: "Ethan, last night I simply said After calculation, the cost of a computer motherboard made with 6502 should be only US$250, while Altair’s computer motherboard is priced at US$397.”

"I think you understand what I mean?"

Jobs winked at Ethan: "I just discovered that Stephen's computer has extremely high commercial prospects, and then you said that 6502 has a larger commercial territory?"

"Wow~ Isn't this such a coincidence?"

"Besides, I think only half of what you just said is true, right?"

"Using 6502 to make games? No! No! No! That's too luxurious!"

"So...what you want to do is actually a computer, right?"

"uh-huh?"

Such a straightforward question made Ethan smile and shake his head.

"Oh - Steve -" he drawled.

At the same time, he put his hands on the side of the pool and said with emotion: "I really don't know what to say. I feel that we have a very high level of understanding!"

Steve Jobs was right. If 6502 is really obtained, what he wants to do is to give priority to Apple.

There is no other reason, that is because it can maximize benefits.

Think about it, a computer motherboard loaded with 6502 can sell for more than three hundred dollars, while a game console can only sell for $199.

When CPU prices are the same, everyone knows that the former earns more.

As for saying that the core selling point of a game console is games?

Then the core selling point of computers is software!

Once you make office software, the profit will not be lower than that of games.

Therefore, Ethan would not consider such a fruitless problem at all, and besides, now he wants it all.

In this case, following the course of history, when CPU prices are relatively high, first use computers to squeeze out the profits, and then use game consoles to repeatedly reap the profits after the CPU prices drop. That is what a businessman should do. !

If I had to describe it, it would be like crossing a river by touching the bodies of ancestors from previous lives.

"Yeah~"

Ethan's admission also made Jobs extremely happy, "This shows that we have the same vision!"

Before he finished speaking, he made a fist with one hand, pressed it down, and made a cheering gesture towards Ethan.

"Hope you can make it!"

"I'm waiting for your good news!"

"Wait!" Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Ethan quickly stopped him and said, "Don't leave in a hurry yet."

"Since you asked me a question, then to be fair, I have to ask you a question too."

"You tell me." Jobs didn't care. "Any question is fine."

"I want to know, why do you want to sell computers? Is it because it makes money?"

Yes, Ethan has always been curious about this.

In his memory, the media in his previous life had been saying that it was inevitable for Steve Jobs to create Apple because he wanted to change the world since he was a child. But this kind of standard rhetoric can no longer be the standard American dream... Only a ghost would believe it!

After all, Jobs is not a rich second generation!

It’s understandable that a guy like Ralph Bell, who has achieved financial freedom, talks about dreams.

And Jobs, who was on the edge of survival, was also talking about dreams?

Isn’t this nonsense!

You can’t even afford to eat and still dream about a better future?

This is really sublime and makes me want to cry!

So, when Jobs broke through this layer of window paper, Ethan wanted to know what the original intention of this guy was in founding Apple.

As he asked, Jobs blinked and said doubtfully: "Ethan, don't you know? I'm going to be unemployed soon..."

"ah?"

Ethan was a little surprised, "What did you say?"

Jobs said it again, "I said I was going to lose my job."

"Because Nolan is going to sell Atari."

"What???"

This news made Ethan raise his voice.

He looked at Old Qiao with a puzzled look on his face, "Nolan wants to sell Atari?"

"When did this happen?"

It’s no wonder that Ethan was so surprised, because in his memory, Atari’s most famous deed was not opening the door to video games with the arcade machine “Pong”, but bringing happiness to the people of North America. At the same time, I personally used "E.T." to close it.

The collapse of Atari should be a story that all veteran players have heard.

But now, Jobs told him that Nolan Bushnell was going to sell Atari?

this……

‘Didn’t the collapse of Atari have anything to do with Nolan Bushnell? ’

Although Ethan knew that this kind of thing was indeed possible, he always felt that something was wrong.

While he showed his confusion, Jobs also spread his hands and told the whole story.

It turned out that after Milohua formally sued Atari, Atari's top management was in a state of despair.

Because everyone knows that this is a losing case, and Atari will definitely exit the court with a sky-high fine.

Although in the end, thanks to the efforts of Nolan Bushnell, Atari and Mirowa reached an out-of-court settlement, the fact that new games could not be released within a year made Nolan Bushnell a little frustrated.

He wanted to sell Atari while it was still valuable, so as not to go bankrupt and leave with nothing.

In the days after the lawsuit ended, he had contacted several buyers, including Disney and MCA, who were all very interested in Atari.

Especially Disney, they have a natural arcade marketing point.

Disneyland is the most suitable place in the world to store electronic arcade machines because they have a fan base that is the most receptive to new things in the world, and this group also has strong purchasing power that no other group can match.

For this reason, Disney offered a purchase price of 20 million to Atari, which had a certain value.

In order to compete with it, MCA, which also wanted to enter the gaming field, offered 22 million.

At that time, Nolan was about to agree, because he would be able to walk away with at least $15 million.

"but……"

At this point, Steve Jobs shrugged and said, "The unexpected happened."

"Nolan asked me to go to the trade show just to write my own sales pitch, but unexpectedly, I found you."

"When Nolan saw "Snake Game", he wanted to negotiate the deal first."

"He feels that a successful agency business can make Atari more valuable."

"And now, that's Atari's most valuable moment."

Okay!

Ethan understood.

No wonder he immediately changed the agency contract to one year after Nolan Bushnell and Don Valentine were criticized by him when negotiating the contract. At that time, he thought that he had suppressed them with his bastard spirit. But I didn't expect...

So they just want the company to increase in value?

No wonder Nolan Bushnell was extremely happy with the payment when he asked for his share...

This is probably to let the giants see that Atari maintains a good cooperative relationship with him, right?

Ah--

Business is business!

Thinking of this, Ethan shook his head with emotion.

"So, you just want to find a way out for yourself? Want to start a company?" He refocused his attention on Jobs.

"Of course!" Jobs nodded, "I have discovered that people like me are only suitable for starting my own company."

“It’s impossible to work part-time.”

"Because I always think the boss is an idiot."

"Okay." Ethan nodded and said, "Last question, when did you know about this?"

This question made Jobs frown, and after thinking about it for a moment, he said: "Ethan, I swear, I only heard the news this month, and Nolan didn't tell me about this. But a friend of mine, a friend at MCA, told me.”

"Please forgive me, I cannot name him because he has a special status in the MCA."

"I can only say that my relationship with him is very good, but because it involves business secrets, I have to keep it secret for my friend."

"Okay, Oaky, you misunderstood. I don't mean to blame you. Thank you for your message." Jobs' words prompted Ethan to explain. At the same time, he also said: "I wish you good luck. If you need any help from me, just let me know." .”

"Thanks, brother." Jobs breathed a sigh of relief and raised his right fist, "I won't be polite to you."

"Please feel free." Ethan bumped into him directly without wiping his hands.

When the crisp snapping sound sounded, both people laughed.

Then Steve Jobs left the house.

As for whether to go to work?

Ethan doesn’t know either.

However, when the sudden roar and excited screams appeared together, the howling of ghosts and wolves made Ethan Jones sigh with emotion. He never expected that the birth of Apple would be so hasty, let alone that, The way to intervene is so simple.

"Is this considered accomplished?"

"That's right, right?"

Ethan Jones muttered.

His eyes narrowed even more with a smile.

But the next second, he felt a little unhappy.

Because he always had a feeling, a feeling of being tricked by Nolan Bushnell.

"I hope this is an illusion."

Note: ① After Milohua sued Atari, Nolan wanted to sell Atari. This is what happened in reality. As for the reason, it is relatively simple. Nolan wanted to find a good father for Atari because he felt that he could not stop Milohua's lawsuit. As for finding Disney, this is also very simple. Nolan likes Disney very much. He actually went to California to find a job at Disney, but he failed. But even if he failed to find a job and failed to sell the company, in the end, when he sold Atari and reopened a restaurant, the logo of the restaurant he opened was still a mouse. This is really a deep love.