Quiet thoughts

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Debt, economic decline, immigration; hippies, anti-government, freedom.
At the end of the 1980s, a wave of change encompassed a country boy from the Rust Belt.
As the gate for upward mobility was on the verge of closing, he struggled to move forward.
College, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship; HP, Apple, Microsoft.
To become part of the 1%, or even 0.1%, he sacrificed a lot, but also gained a lot.
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American History 1988

"They rejected our offer?" Gates was somewhat surprised to hear the news.


As far as he knew, that so-called RAS CALL hardly had any users yet.


"Yes, they think Microsoft's bid is too low. You might find it hard to believe, Bill.


That young man named Brian even compared them to Byte Company.


He insisted that RAS CALL would soon catch up with Teams' pace, and at a cheaper price."


"Huh~" Gates's expression showed faint disdain, "Price alone will not win the fight against Byte Company."


Gates had looked at some of Dean's roadshows too.


Put aside the media-facing promotions for a moment, but he greatly admired Dean's use of Byte Company's customer service as a marketing tool.


It had to be said that this was a very clever move, as no one had done it before.


After the roadshows, not only did investment banks believe that Byte Company would win a large number of loyal customers.


Chapter 233 Greed