Chapter 137 Joint R&D
In order to avoid reporters, Zhang Yi, who had been huddled in Apple all day, also knew about the management meeting held by Jobs, and knew better that it was specially convened by Jobs in order to sign the VAM agreement.
As the saying goes: no desire is rigid. But he was in the opposite state at this time.
Now Zhang Yi is extremely eager to get this agreement, so he has become a loser.
That will be the biggest gain of his trip to Sam's Country, far more important than getting an equity stake in Apple.
Think about it, every Apple user will have access to the micro-hardware and software mall every day on their own computers, and download software and buy software from the mall every day.
That scene, just thinking about it, is so beautiful that people can't bear to look at it.
Looking at Cook as he departed, Jobs fell into deep thought.
In fact, in addition to the reasons he said, there is another most important reason: that is, the Blizzard company that Zhang Yi acquired a few days ago made him full of endless ambitions.
You know, Apple's biggest problem at present is that there is no game company that provides support for Apple's system, and Blizzard, which has created several games, has swept the world, which makes Jobs think about it.
If all of Blizzard's games are announced to support Apple, those Internet cafes and home users will have no reason to reject Apple's system at all!
Gorgeous graphics, simple operation, super security, plus the perfect embodiment of industrial design, if these are not enough, then add one more to support all Blizzard games.
Oh!perfect, he snapped his fingers at his genius imagination.
Can't wait, to add a deal with that guy who is so young that people are jealous.
Fortunately, this guy was frightened by the enthusiasm of Sam's Country reporters, and in the past few days, he has been hiding in Apple, which is convenient for himself.
In a hurry, Jobs found Zhang Yi, who was mingling with the software engineer.
Seeing Jobs, these engineers were like mice seeing cats, and they wilted in an instant, and they who were originally surrounding Zhang Yi immediately dispersed, preparing to return to their respective positions.
Jobs waved his hand, signaling that they didn't have to leave, and came and sat down together.
"Zhang Yi, I thought about it carefully, there should be one more content on the agreement!"
Zhang Yi blinked his eyes, but he was a little apprehensive, afraid that Jobs would overturn the content of the agreement.
He didn't care about Zhang Yi's reaction, and said directly: "Haven't you already acquired Blizzard now?" I think we should work more closely, and you should port all Blizzard games to Apple's system. ”
When Zhang Yi first heard this, he was still a little surprised, but he lowered his head and thought about it, and shook his head again.
Jobs originally expected Zhang Yi to have a surprise reaction, but he didn't expect his performance, but it was unexpected.
"I'm also happy to port Blizzard's games to Apple, but the problem is that Apple's computers are relatively low-spec and basically have integrated graphics cards. However, games have high requirements for graphics cards, that is to say, Apple computers with high prices, playing games, the configuration is unqualified, which will seriously affect the user's gaming experience!"
"I think everyone knows very well that Blizzard's games are relatively large, and the graphics are also very beautiful. Of course, correspondingly, the hardware requirements for the computer are very high. With that, he shrugged his shoulders and expressed regret.
The surrounding software engineers looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces.
Zhang Yi knows in his heart that even if it develops to 2018 in the future, Apple's computers, mobile phones, and tablets are typical representatives of low configuration and high prices, and even many people joke that people who buy Apple hardware are all brainless fans, and would rather pay a high price and buy hardware with ultra-low Apple pedigree, rather than buy high-configuration Android or ordinary PCs.
Jobs was noncommittal, tilting his head and asking the software engineers around him, "What do you think about adding Blizzard's games to Apple?"
Everyone knew Jobs' temper, and they spoke freely.
"I love to play Blizzard's games, but I can't play them with Apple, so I can only buy a regular PC at home. ”
"Yes, I like to play Warcraft the most, and when I'm fine, I play with my neighbors, which is very fun!"
Almost all software engineers agree with this, the Apple system is only good in certain areas, but in terms of gaming, it is lackluster, while the PC computer with Windows can meet all the needs of the family.
You know, computers are expensive, and you can't buy a Mac computer for a few special software after buying a PC, which is by no means a rational choice.
Jobs looked at the gossiping software engineers, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, fortunately, he had an idea to leave these software engineers to listen to this matter together, otherwise, he really missed a perfect opportunity to increase Apple's application scenarios, and the audience of the game can be more extensive than any professional graphics field, more down-to-earth, and more users.
Looking at Jobs with a cloudy face, Zhang Yi thought about it, pressed down with both hands, and motioned to the software engineers to be quiet first, but unexpectedly, as soon as his movements appeared, these people immediately returned to quiet. Look at him and be ready to listen to him.
The degree of prohibition made Jobs a little jealous.
It seems that in the field of technology, this Zhang Yi has completely convinced these arrogant software engineers. This is a personal charm formed by super technical ability, but it is not like yourself, relying on the control of Apple.
They were afraid of themselves, but they sincerely admired Zhang Yi, and this worship was only formed spontaneously in a few days.
"Mr. Jobs, I thought of a way. To solve this trouble, if you rely on this method, you can at least triple Apple's computer sales!" After speaking, Zhang Yi raised two fingers.
Old Joe's brows jumped, and his eyes became a little deep.
"Can I cooperate with Apple in the name of Blizzard to create a computer series, the name? It can be called Apple-Blizzard computer, or anything else, the computer operating system is Apple's, and the hardware system is used by Blizzard to find a special hardware company OEM, such as INTEL and AMD to provide special CPUs, Nvidia and ATI to provide special graphics cards, due to the special hardware model, the driver can only be used in Apple's system, in that case, the price will be very high, and the profit can be guaranteed. ”
Jobs frowned and fell into deep thought.
In fact, in Jobs's view, the number of gamers is quite large, but compared to office workers, it is still a niche group. He grossly underestimated the number of gamers. Zhang Yi's proposal to jointly produce gaming computers with pre-installed Apple systems will become the only company that is not controlled by Apple and legally uses Apple's operating system in the future.
The advantage is that it has greatly increased the sales of Apple computers, and the disadvantage is that Blizzard will participate in a piece of the pie, and the research and development of the Apple system must also bring Blizzard in, so that the secrets of the Apple system will be exposed to other companies.
However, when I thought of the young man in front of him, a young man from the Celestial Empire, who was familiar with the Apple system, the Apple system, to him, was like a beautiful girl, with no wisps on her body, and of course, there were no secrets to speak of.