George Moore was very dissatisfied with Apple's offer and negotiated for more than ten minutes, but Apple no longer budged and insisted on $105 a chip. In view of the fact that neither side had the slightest intention of compromise, the first round of negotiations was declared closed. There will be a second round of negotiations tomorrow morning!

Immediately after the negotiations, George Moore made a phone call to inform Henry of the negotiations.

Henry thought about it, the handheld computer Newton sold less than 10,000 units in total, and if ARM billed by the piece, it would be a loss!

"Since Apple has come up with two plans, then we will choose the first one, and only take the chip design fee and the production authorization fee!! Henry said.

When George Moore heard this, he was anxious, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Williams, if we follow the first plan, we will lose a lot of money......"

Henry interrupted him and said, "George Moore, we will lose a lot of money if Apple's handheld computer Newton will sell well, but what if Newton can't sell it? What if Newton can't sell 10,000 units? We can't take chances!"

After Jobs used Newton, he thought it was garbage and useless, and he cut Newton as soon as he came to power. Before Jobs, Apple's CEO Scully believed that Newton failed because it was too ahead of its time, and Apple's ambitions were too big to change the entire personal computer. In Henry's view, being ahead is ahead, but the technology is immature, resulting in many imperfect functions, and the product is a failed product, which naturally cannot be sold. Jobs decisively cut Newton, it was definitely a wise move!

George Moore listened to Henry's words, pondered, and then agreed: "Yes, Mr. Williams, you are right, we cannot leave anything to chance. If Apple's Newton can't be sold, we'll lose money! So, then we ARM choose the first plan, but ask them to add money!!"

"Oh, that's right!" Henry smiled, and continued, "Well, let Apple add another million dollars!!

Since Apple is so ambitious to develop Newton and change the PC market in one fell swoop, it obviously has great confidence in Newton, with a sales target of at least 500,000 units. ARM will make a lot of money if it is billed by the piece, so Apple has been trying to force ARM to choose the first solution. If ARM is willing to compromise and choose the first set of solutions to authorize Apple to produce its own products at one time, then Apple doesn't mind giving more money!

George Moore nodded: "Okay, I'll discuss this with Apple!"

The next day, after Apple's negotiating team came, George Moore said to Ronald Reed: "Mr. Reed, ARM has decided to choose the first plan after careful consideration, but you Apple must add another million dollars! That is to say, the design fee and licensing fee will need a total of three million dollars! If Apple agrees, we can sign the contract immediately!! George Moore's tone is categorical, and Apple is not allowed to bargain at all.

ARM was able to choose the first plan, Ronald Reed was very satisfied, and tasted the coffee with great interest, with a slight smug expression, "Mr. George Moore, Apple can only increase the price by 500,000 US dollars!"

"Well, since Apple is only willing to increase the price by half a million dollars, then ARM can only choose the second option!" George Moore glanced at Ronald Reed and said lightly.

Ronald Reed suddenly felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly.

If ARM really chooses the second plan, he will vomit blood!!

At this moment, George Moore has a look of indifference on his face, what do you Apple like, anyway, I broke the jar, or give me a million dollars, or I will choose the second plan......

Ronald Reed was helpless in his heart, and said in a slow tone, "Well, since ARM is willing to choose the first plan, we at Apple should also make concessions, and a million dollars is a million dollars......

George Moore laughed, "Oh, that's great, it looks like we've reached an agreement." ”

"That's right, you can draw up a contract now and sign it immediately!" Ronald Reed was afraid that ARM would regret it after a while, so he hurriedly urged ARM to sign the contract.

George Moore nodded, "Okay, no problem!"

Half an hour later, ARM and Apple officially signed the contract.

ARM's rise is inseparable from Apple's cultivation. This is a collaboration in which ARM will emerge, and although Newton does not sell well, ARM's technology is globally recognized. Then the orders continued, although it was not as popular as Intel, but it was no problem at all to support itself and grow and grow!

After signing the contract, George Moore called Henry to inform him: "Mr. Williams, ARM has officially signed a contract with Apple. Cooperation, choose the first plan, Apple is willing to pay ARM a total of three million dollars!"

Henry smiled: "Very good, then try to design a good chip for Apple! Apple will be a springboard for us, Newton will be the best platform for us to show the strength of ARM, I believe that through this cooperation, AMR company can achieve very good results!"

George Moore nodded and said confidently: "Rest assured, Mr. Williams, ARM will not disappoint you!"

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On the other side, Ronald Reed and the others returned to the hotel and happily opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

Ronald Reid laughed and said, "Come, let's have a toast and celebrate the success of this negotiation!!"

Cheers !!

Cheers !!

While everyone drank freely, they ridiculed that ARM was too stupid and cowardly, and they were forced a little by themselves to choose the first plan.

However, when Apple treats others as fools, it doesn't know that it is a fool.

You stand on the bridge and look at the view, and the people watching the view are watching you from upstairs. Apple was so self-righteous that Ronald Reed and others thought they had succeeded, forcing ARM to choose the first solution! Unaware that ARM had decided to abandon the second solution and choose the first one. If Apple takes a tougher attitude, then ARM will also choose to compromise in the end!

AMR now depends on Apple for food, so no matter how harsh the conditions offered by Apple, AMR can only accept it in the end!

Ronald and the others are celebrating with champagne now, and they won't regret it until Newton releases it in the future...... (Ask for recommendation and collection!! The author Jun has built a book friend group: 424930141, welcome everyone to join...... ）