Chapter 78: Come to California
After giving it a simple look, he forwarded it to Uncle Kurien. He was reading it while Aric spoke up.
"So, you want me to teach you all the machinations inside the software, including the vulnerabilities, and also for Google to receive all updates for the next ten years. Additionally, if I create any more image processing software in the future, Google will be notified first. Do I understand the stipulations correctly?" Aric asked, leaving the lawyers and everyone present dumbfounded.
They had noticed how Aric had casually looked over the whole agreement and was only waiting for the negotiation from his lawyer, who, to be honest, didn’t look like he was up for the job. But the moment Aric spoke, their jaws dropped.
"Uh... Yes, as you can see, our technical team couldn’t bypass the vulnerabilities, and honestly speaking, we would like to know more about the software’s security as we haven’t seen any software so unbreakable," said the future CEO of Google, who had also come with Eric.
"Hmm. There is no problem in handing over the source code of the software, but the language I used is self-created, and your IT guys will have to learn a whole new language to understand how it works. Are you up for the challenge?" Aric smirked and asked.
"You... You... You invented a new language for this software?" Everyone was even more dumbfounded. They thought creating such sophisticated software was already the ceiling, and this guy just went beyond that. Aric just shrugged.
"Our team will accept the challenge and learn the new language to understand the software’s workings," the future CEO replied confidently.
"Then I can share the source code with instructions too. But I will not agree to the stipulation that I must offer Google all image processing software I invent in the future," Aric replied.
This might seem like a simple deal, but it wasn’t. If he agreed, he would have to legally offer them many of his future inventions. Image compression comes with many additions, from image processing to AI. Signing this deal would mean he would be tied to Google for the rest of his life.