Gates' Ten-year Dream of Eating up Yahoo Comes True on the Internet

Determined to acquire Yahoo!, Gates aims to rejuvenate Microsoft.

Over the past decade, how to make Microsoft thrive in the Internet era has been a question that Bill Gates has been constantly pondering. Whether he can rejuvenate Microsoft, April 26th is a critical day —— according to Microsoft's ultimatum sent to Yahoo!, Yahoo! must respond by April 26th. According to my sources, as early as 2005, Microsoft purchased a large tract of land near Washington State in Canada, spanning hundreds of acres. An informed source told me: "It’s about the same size as the Microsoft campus!" However, this land was not intended for building a Canadian branch office or housing; it was earmarked for constructing server rooms.

According to Microsoft's plan, this place will become the largest data center in human history, filled with the world's best-performing servers. Its function is to provide software downloads for Microsoft's global users, push advertisements to user desktops, analyze data provided by users, and communicate with advertisers worldwide.

This is the arsenal that Bill Gates has prepared to rejuvenate Microsoft, and at that time, he had a grand "Live" (LIVE) strategy —— transforming Microsoft's existing software entirely into free Internet services, and achieving profitability through advertising...