"Bill doesn't mean it's a constructive suggestion. The market for mainframes and midsize computers has a tendency to shrink, and as for minicomputers, it is a disaster. ”

"Mr. Gerstner, IBM does not have a price advantage. As you can see, the fastest growing one right now is Dell, and Compaq is very difficult to maintain the current situation.

Of course, if you guys have a technical breakthrough, or you can solve the high price. In the case of close prices, IBM's brand appeal is still very large. ”

The meeting with Bill Gates was not pleasant. It's also aggrieved to think about it, that slick boy, you can basically talk to them on an equal footing.

He's in a bad mood, but Bill Gates is in a good mood. After so many years, he has really been recognized. Relatively fair negotiations with IBM are still unattainable for many companies.

Whether Gerstner has the ability to lead IBM to turn over, his views are different from those of William White. In his opinion, there is no obvious difference between IBM's computers and Compaq, even if it is a relatively cheap Dell, there is not much difference in use.

If it is said that in the conversation with Bill Gates, he Gerstner still has some confidence. When he met William White, he really didn't have any confidence.

William White is already IBM's largest individual shareholder. From this point of view, he is just a part-time worker.

"Mr. Gerstner, the boss is in his private office, please come with me. ”

"Okay, thank you. ”

Looking at the layout of the White Center, Gerstner couldn't help but sigh with emotion, saying how IBM's country club was arrogant and lascivious. You look at the White Center.

Along the way, Gerstner noticed that most of the personal PCs used here were IBM.

"Hello, Louis, I'm William White, and you're welcome here. ”

William White directly called Lao Guo Louis, which is actually a bit disrespectful. But in Gerstner's eyes, this is not the case. He had the idea, and William White's laptops and desktops were all IBM's.

If this goods can not be arranged, he can basically judge that William White is a loyal fan of IBM. This unexpected situation really made him cry and laugh, Bill Gates's kid doesn't treat IBM computers very well.

"Hello Mr. White, sorry to disturb you. ”

William White waved his hand and gestured, "Just call me William, that's what my friends call me." ”

As soon as William White said this, Gerstner was more relaxed. Well, this thing is not arrogant, he is simply a very easy-going person. The rumors from the outside world are very different from the facts.

"Give up your personal PC? hahaha, let me guess, what advice you Bill's bastard gave you?"

Ahem, Gerstner's expression was a little exciting, he really didn't expect that William White would be so direct.

"Well, Louis, you can't say he's wrong from his point of view. IBM's price is on the high side, and users of personal PCs are extremely sensitive to price.

However, although this thing is called a PC, it is only used in the office, and these companies may not care much about the price difference of about 15%.

As for those individuals, let's be honest, if you can't show sincerity, they really won't buy it. ”

"William, I've noticed, you don't have our equipment here. Is this price-insensitive?"

"Not exactly, relatively speaking, your computer is more stable. As for those performance flaws, the Wright system produces expansion cards, and as long as there is a PCI interface, these are no problems. ”

Gerstner was stunned, yes, all the boards produced by the White system are compatible with IBM, or rather, they are optimistic about this market. However, so far, the blue giant has not adopted, Nima, is this considered pride and prejudice.

"The 3D accelerator card is cool, and our next model will have that in mind. ”

"Actually, 2.5D is suitable, your target customers are still business-oriented, and it is necessary to enhance graphics processing capabilities, as for the rest, it doesn't make much sense for the time being.

Luis, personal PCs are a very large market, and no matter how Compadell is, they can't eat it. ”

In the following visit, Gerstner was also an eye-opener. Just a 3D acceleration card, White Systems has several R&D teams.

Thinking of this, Gerstner was a little annoyed. A 3D acceleration card has 64 megabytes of memory, and their designers are still arguing about whether four megabytes or eight megabytes is better.

Nima, when is it now, and I am still considering whether it will impact the market of small machines.

This White Center is not only about luxury. Except for William White's floor, the people in other places are all running.

Alas, if the employees of the Blue Giant were like that, why would I destroy that country club.

Rushing to withdraw employee benefits is simply a bad idea. If it wasn't a last resort, why should he, Gerstner, be this wicked man. My buddy is just a part-time worker, and it is really not a pleasant thing to make hundreds of thousands of employees and their families hate themselves at once.

Made, you will say that the welfare of the White system is better than ours, and they are fine for Mao. You can't just come and see what kind of efficiency people are here, and what kind of efficiency you are.

Tsk, William White, this bastard, will really enjoy it.

William White and Bill Gates, these are basically two styles. To put it simply, who is more powerful, there is really no way to say.

Gerstner was very curious, and William White was completely more familiar with IBM than he could have imagined. From this point of view, he was prepared to invest in IBM.

Lao Guo will definitely not give up the PC, this is unmistakable. It is true that if all the unprofitable departments were cut, IBM would be able to quickly return to profitability.

However, in this way, is this Nima still called the Blue Giant? If you're mean, just call you a Smurf.

The PC industry has such a big pie that it uses all IBM standards. To be honest, William White is a little puzzled, Bill Gates is a person they have a grudge.

"Boss, is Gerstner crazy, or is Bill Gates taking the wrong medicine. We all want to plug in the PC market, and they actually plan to give up. ”

"Hehe, it's just a smoke bomb, as for Bill Gates, this guy may have been bullied by IBM before, and he was going to throw a stone. ”

"No, if there is no blue giant......"

"Filson, there is a saying in the Celestial Empire, which is called Shengmi Endou Mi Hatred. The meaning of this statement is that it is okay to help others, but it should not be too much. You see, I'm not in trouble in Africa.

Damn, you gave 150,000 tons of wheat last year, why only 100,000 tons this year. Why are you taking our grain. Look, that's what they do. ”

Filson was a little speechless, he really couldn't figure out what was wrong with the brain circuits of these guys.

"Boss, from this point of view, charity is not impossible, and it must be cautious. ”

"Hehe, actually, what do they think, do I need to care. Since I don't like it, there are some things that I leave to the people of the WFP to do, and it is most appropriate to try not to have a direct relationship. ”

Engaging in charity can make you depressed, which is also a kind of wonder.

William White now understood why the rich people were willing to take care of the stray cats rather than the homeless people. The sages of the Celestial Empire made it very clear thousands of years ago.