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"Bruno Song, did you agree to Apple's conditions?" Phil Schiller asked Jobs.

Jobs shook his head slowly, "Bruno Song agreed, let Apple enter the condition of MP3..."

Just as Apple executives breathed a sigh of relief, they heard Jobs say, "But Apple is not allowed to promote its own online music store!"

When Jobs said these words with a blank face, the group of Apple executives who had known Jobs' character in the past year knew that Jobs was already very dissatisfied with this result.

Forstall, who was in charge of Apple's software development, also had a sad look on his face at this time. Jobs had already discussed with them that Apple wanted to enter the MP3 market. According to Jobs' plan, it would include MP3 players and online music. The store is launched together.

But now, the situation has obviously changed. Forstall doesn't know what Jobs' plan is, but the current Apple wants to compete with the Saipan Music Store. No matter how confident Forstall is, he still feels a bit silly. It is not a question of living, but a question of how to die.

Even if the iMac machine sells out, by next year, it can sell 100 million units, it will only make more than one billion US dollars. It seems like a lot, but it depends on who you compare it with.

The parent company of the Saipan Music Store is Alcatel mobile phones. The shipment volume of the other party in a quarter is close to several million mobile phones. This year, Alcatel mobile phone shipments will definitely exceed 3000 million mobile phones, and the revenue exceeds More than 200 billion US dollars, a proper giant company is enough to crush the current Apple, even if Apple's qualifications are much older than Alcatel mobile phones.

If we really want to fight head-to-head, Alcatel Mobile and a large group of brother companies act as thugs, Forstall is afraid that Apple will be crushed by the other party...

The most important thing is that Song Yang is still there. Forstall dare not pat his chest and say that he can defeat Song Yang in the Internet field. Even with Jobs, Forstall dare not make this guarantee, let alone him. Just pull out all the famous and surnamed people in the American technology industry now, who dares to say a word, can overwhelm Song Yang in the Internet industry?
The shadow of a famous tree, Song Yang is now "unintentionally" in the Internet industry, but if you really want to say that in the Internet industry, he has done a game with Song Yang, then Forstall doesn't know if he is drifting, or thinks that Song Yang mentioned No more knives!
"Perhaps now is not the best time to compete with Bruno Song in the Internet industry." Forstall finally reminded Jobs and Apple executives euphemistically.

Hearing Forstall's cowardly words, Jobs glared at him sharply.

"Now is really not the best time," Cook, who is in charge of Apple's supply chain and responsible for Apple's production, also said at this time, "Now Apple cannot do without the support of manufacturers such as PA Semiconductor, Alcatel Mobile Phone, and Panda TV, especially Now that iMac is being mass-produced, even if an alternative supplier is to be found, the production capacity may not be restored until the end of the year, which is not unexpected!"

What was the accident that Cook mentioned? Everyone present knew that when they accepted the investment from Song Yang, it was stipulated that Apple must use the components produced by those companies in Song Yang’s hands. This is a long-term contract. Apple now wants to It’s okay to break the contract, if you don’t lose your fortune and owe a whole lot of debt, don’t even think about producing another iMac!
Hearing that a group of Apple executives were advising not to turn against Song Yang, Jobs also knew that even if he was dissatisfied at this time, he could not really turn against Song Yang.

Josna, Apple's design director, also asked Jobs at this time, "Do you want to continue the design of Apple's iPod player?"

Apple had already started the design of the MP3 player before coming to see Song Yang today, and told Song Yang today that it was just a "routine matter", but unexpectedly, he got a stick.

"continue!"

Jobs said in a deep voice, let’s not talk about whether the online music platform can be developed, but the launch of MP3 is indeed as Jobs said, Apple needs new businesses to increase revenue to pay off that ass debt, although this part of the debt, a large part, It's all owed by Apple's acquisition of Jobs' broken computer system company...

"Apple held the iMac global conference today. Jobs declared that this is the best computer in the world!"

"Bruno Song participated in Apple's iMac conference, predicting that the sales volume of iMac will exceed 50 units this year, making it one of the best-selling computer models in the world!"

"Dell executives claim that the world's first computer without a floppy drive appeared, which may be the world's most stupid design."

"Wall Street analysts announced that they will raise Apple's stock price expectations. After a year, Apple's stock is rated as buy again!"

The technology industry is very concerned about Apple. After the iMac conference, various media began to cover the world with reports, some touted and some to belittle. The media that are closely related to computer giants such as Dell and HP naturally have nothing good to say about Apple.

Of course, many media, including "Wired" magazine, "America Computer News" and other media, have expressed their appreciation for the design of the iMac. In the electronics industry, companies that dare to innovate are generally very tolerant. After all, the cookie-cutter design is really aesthetically exhausting, and Apple dares to play all-in-one machines, transparent and colorful casings, and extensive use of USB ports, etc., which is enough for the technology media to tout it!
And then, after the Apple press conference, it received orders for more than [-] units, which made the computer industry feel that the iMac might really explode. Few people will buy it.

In addition to these news, there is another news related to Apple. Apple is going to enter the currently hot MP3 player market. Restless.

"Song, is it true that Apple is going to enter the MP3 market?"

On a good day, William Schedler, the president of the Diamond Alliance, called Song Yang in a hurry.

Song Yang, who had just arrived at Blackwater's training base in New York, couldn't help laughing after receiving a call from Shedler, "President Shedler is very well informed!"

Regardless of Song Yang's ridicule, Schadler, who has just spent a few days of prosperity and increased his CEO's salary by a large amount, really doesn't want to go back to the previous hard life.

Relying on the support of Alcatel mobile phones, the global sales volume of the Diamond Rio300 player launched by Diamond has exceeded 600 million units at an astonishing speed. With more than 99 million U.S. dollars, Diamond Corporation is making a lot of money.

From research and development expenses, it is almost impossible to make up, and now there are hundreds of millions of dollars in cash flow in the account. For Diamond, it is almost like a roller coaster. All of these are Alcatel mobile phones. bring it.

Now there are overseas companies in America, and there are not a few manufacturers entering the MP3 player market. Shedler is not too worried. Diamond has established a certain brand advantage in the field of MP3 players.

Hearing that Apple was going to end the MP3, Schadler couldn't help but feel a little worried. He was in the electronics industry circle, and Jobs' name was like a thunderbolt. Alcatel mobile phones can be worthy of Apple. Virtual Jobs.

In addition to Microsoft, IBM, and Dell, Apple can't beat other electronic technology brands, Apple still has a hand in it.

"Steve Jobs talked to me, Apple is going to enter the MP3 player industry, and will launch the iPod player, positioning it as a high-end music player!"

Song Yang didn't mind, and told Schadler the news. Anyway, left-handed and right-handed, regardless of whether Diamond or Apple produce MP3 players, they have to pay patent fees to Alcatel mobile phones, and key components must be from Alcatel mobile phone supply chain. Purchasing, one-fourth or even one-third of the earnings should be paid to Alcatel mobile phones, and contributions should also be made to the Saipan Music Store.

Hearing that the news was true, Schedler couldn't help scolding Jobs, and then said dissatisfiedly to Song Yang, "Song, how can you agree to let Apple enter the MP3 industry, don't forget, you are the second Major shareholder..."

There was a "bang" from the phone, which startled Schedler, who was about to get angry.

Song Yang fired a shot at the shooting range of the training base of Blackwater Security Company in New York, and said to the phone, "It's just the second largest shareholder!"