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Chapter 1333
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. This rivers and lakes can be an industry, a region, like Silicon Valley, or a company. is very common.

Only those who survived can comment on right and wrong, dead people... can't open their mouths. Similarly, for losers, no one will remember whether what he did was right or wrong.

In Microsoft, Vista is placed with high hopes by the Microsoft board of directors, hoping to replace the previous system and lead the new trend. Before the development was completed, it was reported that Microsoft hoped that the sales volume of the Vista system could reach the level of the previous generation system. double!
However, not everyone in the world of Microsoft hopes that this system will be a big hit.

"I understand, President Ballmer, I will consider your proposal. Of course, of course I support you. This will never change at any time!"

In San Jose Manor, after Song Yang put down the encrypted phone in his hand, he shook his head helplessly, while Greg, who had just returned from Washington, asked Song Yang, "Ballmer's phone number?!"

Song Yang nodded, "It seems that the internal situation of Microsoft is more intense than imagined. Ballmer does not want Vista to sell well, but wants ICQ, Xueleshan Games, Google, ebay, Wikipedia, Amazon and other companies to suspend Launch a version adapted to the Vista system!"

Hearing this tactic of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot, Gleick couldn't help but gasped. Ballmer's tactic was too ruthless, and it was obvious that he wanted to abandon the system developed by Bill Gates.

Developing a computer operating system does not mean developing a piece of software, recruiting a group of engineers, staying up all day and night, and completing the project.

If it were really that simple, then so many countries in the world would not use Microsoft and Apple computer systems. In order to develop the Vista system, Bill Gates formed 25 development teams with more than thousands of members. After the Internet bubble burst, , he began to lead the research and development team, and programmed 5000 million lines of code. If it is printed on A30 paper with 4 lines of code per page, it can print more than 166 million sheets of paper. The entire Vista system costs more than 200 billion dollars in research and development, which is comparable to A moon landing is planned!

Such a large sum of money has been spent on research and development, plus the cost of publicity, sales, after-sales, upgrades, maintenance, etc., it is a huge expense every year.

But if the user buys the Vista system, the Office software freezes and crashes, ICQ cannot be opened, Twitter cannot be accessed, the Xueleshan game platform cannot play games, and even Google, Wikipedia, etc. cannot be searched, how will the user react? , Definitely yelling to refund the money, then delete the system, reinstall the old system before, once the word of mouth collapses, can this system still be sold? Thinking about it makes people feel dizzy.

Bill Gates gambled almost everything for this system. If the sales are not good, even if he is the founder of Microsoft, he may not be able to explain it. Apart from choosing to retire and leaving decently, there is no second way at all. He doesn’t want to To be decent, Microsoft's board of directors, Wall Street institutions, and investors who bought Microsoft stocks will also make him decent.

"You want ICQ, Xueleshan game platform, etc. to stand in line with Ballmer?" Grek paused and asked Song Yang.

Song Yang smiled, "We want to stand on the side of the winner, this time, the winner is likely to be Ballmer.

The Vista system is good, but it may not be suitable for the present. It has too high requirements for computer hardware. It is like installing a Ferrari engine in a classic car in the 70s, but that classic car cannot perform at all. The strength of the engine, the Microsoft Vista system, for most of the current computers, is that engine, which cannot drive this operating system at all!
I don't want to jeopardize my relationship with Microsoft by betting on the wrong winner, at least in the short term. "

Not to mention that Microsoft has an insider this time, even if there is no insider, it is because Microsoft is in trouble, and everyone praises it. As long as it is reported that the Vista system is in trouble, a lot of companies will jump out and fan the flames, adding trouble to Microsoft.

Every internal strife will damage part of its strength. If Vista fails, there will be unavoidable turmoil within Microsoft. Bill Gates may completely retreat from the arena. Once he leaves, his cronies at Microsoft will probably follow him. Leaving, this kind of turmoil is far greater than the loss of failing a product. After a few years of work, Microsoft will never try to climb out of the pit.

But this is a good thing for Microsoft's opponents. This behemoth really puts too much pressure on people. Even Song Yang doesn't want to guard against it every day. Only when this behemoth falls into internal strife and dormancy can it be let Don't worry!

Since Christmas last year, Song Yang has hardly been free, and this year has passed more than half a year. After returning to the San Jose manor for a few days, Song Yang went to ICQ and Alcatel Group respectively. Before the festival, and early next year, there are many big moves.

ICQ is preparing to fish in troubled waters. Taking advantage of Microsoft's release of Vista, when Wuxia has no scruples about the social industry, it takes the opportunity to launch two new social products, Facebook and LinkedIn!
These two products have been developed in the middle of the year and have been in internal testing, but after all, just after selling the Skype Internet phone platform, they launched two new social products. Postponed until around Christmas, after the release of the Vista system, ICQ will launch these two products!

When he came to the Alcatel Group, Song Yang felt a little surprised. Back then, this place was only a suburb of San Jose, not to mention deserted, but apart from the vehicles passing by on the road, there were few people to be seen.

But now, this place has become one of the newly developed areas in San Jose. The Alcatel town brand has been officially established. In the process of building here, and many Silicon Valley companies have begun to appear here, as well as the supporting villas and high-end communities around it, which makes this place a different place than it used to be.

"Director Bruno!"

When Song Yang entered the headquarters of the Alcatel Group, Ertian, the head of the Alcatel Group, was already waiting there.

Knowing the reason for Song Yang's visit this time, Ertian accompanied Song Yang to the Alcatel mobile phone laboratory.

From P1 to P6 phones, after the release of each generation of flagship phones, the R&D department of Alcatel mobile phones will start the research and development of the next generation of new phones, which will allow Alcatel mobile phones to be in the same position as the peers in the new phones every year. In the state of suppression, even though the P5 machine, which was scolded as a dog, was criticized by the outside world for being nothing new, it still suppressed all the opponents in the same industry!
After going through the security check as usual, and then putting on dust-proof clothing, Ertian said to Song Yang when he entered the laboratory, "It is expected that before Christmas, Samsung, HTC, Sony Ericsson and other companies will launch smartphones equipped with Android system. , the performance may be slightly different from P6, but it may seize a considerable part of the market!"

Now Alcatel P6 machine, in the global mobile phone industry, is still in a state of alone seeking defeat, there is no single enemy at all, P6 machine does not depend on how much it can sell, but on how much it can produce, as long as it is produced, it will be sold at all Don't worry about selling.

Now including New York, Los Angeles and other places, the demand for P6 is still huge. Although it is not to say that it will take a few months to wait for the beginning of the sale, but like several popular color models, they are still out of stock from time to time. Even in New York and other places, the demand for P6 in other cities around the world can be imagined.

The big sales of P6 not only allow Alcatel Group, parts suppliers, distributors, and agents to make a fortune, but even scalpers and second-hand dealers are about to be overwhelmed, relying on the P6 to make the difference, and the wool has reached hundreds of dollars. More than [-] US dollars are not uncommon.

"The mobile phone industry will undergo a new round of reshuffle. Old mobile phones will disappear and new brands will appear. For the Alcatel Group, the most important thing is to occupy the high-end mobile phone brand market, which must not be lost. !"

Song Yang said to Elthian that as soon as smartphones appeared, the requirements for mobile phone craftsmanship began to improve, coupled with brand promotion, the copycat phones that were rampant for a while were about to be wiped out.

Many established mobile phone manufacturers were also eliminated because they couldn't keep up with the trend, but there is never a shortage of new players in this world.

But no matter how many mobile phone brands there are, low-end and middle-end mobile phone brands, Alcatel mobile phones can be sold out, but the high-end brand mobile phone market must not be let go. As long as this market is not lost, Alcatel Group will not be eliminated.

"This is the P7 smartphone under development. PA Semiconductor is developing the Tyrannosaurus X7 processor for P2. Panda TV has developed a new generation of mobile phone screens for P7, plus Zeiss, Leica lenses, and Symbian smart phones. The system will upgrade the new system for P7.

On the whole, compared with P7, the performance of P6 will be improved again. In addition to retaining the basic functions of P6, P7 has added some new functions, including remote erasing, voice search, full-screen playback, new mobile phone security functions, and most importantly Yes, the Symbian app store has signed more software developers, and users can download more entertainment, games, work and other software! "

The appearance of the P7 phone has not changed much, and more functions have been added in the software. This cannot be said that Alcatel mobile phones are fooling people. After all, smart phones have just appeared and are still in the process of improvement, so there is no possibility of major changes.

Now neither the media nor electronic enthusiasts can spray Alcatel mobile phones. The vibration brought by smart phones is too great, which has completely changed the mobile phone industry. Within three to five years, Alcatel mobile phones will enjoy the right to spray free.

"In addition to these functions, the development department also added some special functions to P7 based on an engineer's suggestion..."

(End of this chapter)