Lin Qi rescued Wang An Computer Company from the brink of bankruptcy, naturally not taking a fancy to the word processor business. The main thing is that Wang An Computer Company has a lot of patent reserves in the printer industry, which can break the patent barriers and enter this market.

Printers with independent intellectual property rights are also very critical to the application ecology of Pangu computers. After all, if it is stuck in the field of office printing, Pangu computers can only be used in the field of games and entertainment, and it is naturally impossible to compete with PCs.

However, Pangu computers, like PCs, are general-purpose personal computers that can be used not only for entertainment, but also for production. This can greatly expand the survivability of the Pangu computer.

In the final analysis, Lin Qi did not fancy the little performance of Wang An Computer Company and the rise and fall of the stock market value. The overall situation in Lin Qi's eyes is based on the current Pangu computer ecology!

As long as the PC ecosystem has the functions, Pangu Computer has it, and firmly grasps the monopoly position in the Chinese market, and focuses on cost performance in the global market, gaining a market share second only to PC. So, in the era of desktop computers, domestic computers are stable! Autonomous computers and independent operating systems not only exist, but are also truly large-scale applications, and have a large number of entertainment and production tools. As long as the more people use it, the more stable the position of this platform will be in the future.

Developing computers and operating systems from start to finish is theoretically possible. The biggest difficulty is not the technology, but the market, the users, the number of applications on the operating system and user habits.

"Great, just for Mr. Lin's words, even if it is door-to-door sales, I want to start Wang An's printer business!" Wang Lie stood up and said excitedly.

"Our office software, we must add a secret key, although it is a gift, but it cannot be encrypted and protected, if it is installed online, it must be installed by phone. Lin Qi thought for a while, and then said, "At present, a single printer can only be bundled with one Pangu 2.0 office software. Users can't install more, and if they want to install more computers, they either have to pay for additional keys or buy more printers. ”

"Why is this?" Wang Lie was a little incomprehensible, he was ready to give it away for free, why did he want to keep it secret?

In fact, today's office software is still in its early stages. The office software with more users is on Wang An's word processor and Apple computer.

As for Microsoft's office software, at present, it has not yet occupied a dominant position. After all, the rise of office is mainly due to the success of the indos operating system, and under the premise that the code of indos is not open source, other office software on the market is far inferior to Microsoft's office in terms of compatibility and fluency.

Microsoft is not only charged for operating systems, but also office software, which is also one of its main sources of revenue. Later, many of Microsoft's new businesses continued to fail, but the operating system and office software contributed tens of billions of dollars in revenue and huge profits to Microsoft every year, and the R&D and promotion costs of this area have become very low. In this case, even if Microsoft fails to invest a hundred times a year, it will not cause an overall loss.

Think about it, Microsoft has used operating systems and office software to make profits for decades. It is conservatively estimated that the office software project alone has contributed at least $200 billion in revenue to Microsoft over the past 40 years.

The fist product is still standing, allowing Microsoft to keep taking money to invest and trial and error. Even if you are unlucky, you will lose money repeatedly, but because your old capital is too strong, you can still earn more than 10 billion US dollars a year after a few decades.

"Pangu 2.0, a very rare software. We are now here to promote the printer, free is to use it with permission. But this may not be the case in the future, if the number of users of this product increases to hundreds of millions in the future. Moreover, users have been using Pangu Office for many years and are used to Pangu Office software, so I will consider making Pangu Office software charge. Lin Qi said with a smile.

In terms of printer hardware, it may be mainly revenue for the time being.

However, the future of software is more promising than the printer itself. After all, printers are about maintaining a large hardware R&D, production and after-sales service team.

However, software R&D and after-sales are relatively simple, and it can even be said that the vast majority of software manufacturers, including Microsoft, do not have after-sales service. Even if you buy genuine system and office software, if the software is damaged, it is impossible to let Microsoft's after-sales service come to maintain it.

At most, after applying for after-sales online, you will be re-issued a CD or key. Later, you can do it yourself, if you don't install it well, you must not rely on the software vendor for your own problems.

To put it simply, users are like this, the experience of buying hardware is not good, and they will definitely apply for the most stringent after-sales service. However, if there is a problem with the software, it is often handled by itself, and it is rare to turn to the manufacturer for help.

In terms of profits, the software business in the future will definitely be more profitable than hardware.

After all, when the scale of hardware sales reaches a certain level, it is the stock market, and the increment is already very small. However, the more platforms you have, the more potential users of the software there are.

"We must do what I say, and there can be no slackness. Lin Qi instructed.

When Pangu 2.0 will be officially charged, Lin Qi has no timetable. However, if in the future, Pangu office software is really dominant in the market, then when will it not take the opportunity to charge?

The first stage is not free of charge, but just a buy-one-get-one-free bundle sale.

Wang Lie nodded, this time is very important for Wang An's computer, he doesn't dare to slack off in the slightest, while the old man is still lying on the hospital bed, and he is very concerned about the future of Wang An's computer, so Wang Lie must definitely do a good job in Wang An's computer's performance!

"In this case, Mr. Lin, I will leave first, and as for the follow-up situation, I will contact you at any time. ”

Wang Lie got up to say goodbye, Lin Qi didn't stay, this matter is imperative, and I don't know how long it will take to pave the way, Lin Qi is ready to fight a long-term battle.

"Mr. Lin, I think our company's office system should be replaced with Wang An printer and Pangu Office 2.0? Xiao Xiao is very excited, in a short period of time, he has mastered this system, and feels more handy than the previous office software and promise system.

Lin Qi nodded, he probably knew in his heart that on the software and hardware platform, Wang An's printer and Pangu 2.0 office were not inferior to the printers and office software of the PC camp.

But whether it will succeed or not is still unknown.

The United States seems to be open, but it is on the premise that it does not have an advantage. As soon as American corporations were at a disadvantage in fair competition, the United States immediately tore its face and began to revise the rules of the game. For example, after the Japanese automobile industry threatened the American automobile industry in the 70s, the American people even began to boycott Japanese products. When taking advantage, it is naturally quality and gentleness, and once you don't take advantage of yourself, you will expose the true face of barbarism, rudeness, arrogance, and lack of rules and reason. In the 80s, after Japan's semiconductor, home appliances, chemicals, steel, and other industries threatened the interests of the United States, the United States further tore its face and forced Japan to sign an extremely harsh Plaza Accord.

In later generations, when China wooed China, it talked about international trade and free trade, but when China did fair business in accordance with the rules of the United States and made money, the United States began to brutally intervene and launch a series of trade wars, sanctions and frictions!

So......

Lin Qi knew that if he believed that he would be able to become bigger and stronger just by relying on business acumen and abiding by market rules, this would be naïve. Once some players really tear their faces, they will play the ball and act as referees at the same time, and use extremely ugly eating faces to engage in unfair competition!