Chapter 425: Don't Reinvent the Wheel

Microsoft has also struggled with the mobile Internet tide.

It is said that the indosphone system that came out after they acquired Nokia was also smooth, but it was crushed to scum in the end.

Because the market share is too low, it will not even develop a version that is compatible with it.

That's the problem: when you're just starting out and don't have an installed base, tens of thousands of software vendors won't even think about developing software that is compatible with your system.

And without these mainstream software, your system will not be used.

Then you don't have an installed base.

If there is no solution, what about Microsoft? There is no shortage of talent and funds, but it is still a mess.

Even Apple's strength has encountered this problem.

Chen Zier can remember that "The Biography of Steve Jobs" once recorded a similar detail, which is also the basis for his knowledge to quickly summarize the professor's words as 'chicken or egg'.

This detail is the grudge between Apple and Adobe, the company that develops the Flash software that everyone has on their computers, and PS is also the company's masterpiece.

The software company was successful, but ...... iPhone does not support Flash software.

At the earliest, in the 80s, Adobe was struggling with cash, and Apple was in full swing at that time, so Steve Jobs invested in the company and co-founded the desktop publishing revolution, and then the two companies had a long-term cooperation.

But then Apple was lost for more than a decade......

Adobe's move to a more open indos system was no problem, in order to survive, but they gradually cooled Apple.

In 1997, Steve Jobs returned to Apple with plans to launch the iMac computer in full swing, because Apple was in a loss-making state, so he wanted Adobe to develop a video editing software for the new operating system on the iMac computer.

This is the most difficult point that Professor Sun said, if you don't have an installed base, others won't develop it for you, because ...... Not profitable.

Naturally, Adobe rejected Jobs' request, which made him very angry!

And the reason turned out to be that 'developing software independently for Apple is a serious waste of its own resources'!

In the years since, Adobe has often only released software that is compatible with indos, but there is no Mac version of it.

Slowly the hate turned into hatred.

Jobs: I hate it.

A few years later, the iphone was born, and Apple made a strong recovery, so everyone found out, hey, how is the iphone not compatible with the Adobe-Flash player?

By the time of the year, Flash had been rolled out globally, and almost all mobile phone manufacturers had licensed it from Adobe to use it on a variety of devices.

But the iPhone just doesn't.

So, after the iPhone buying boom began, Adobe was in a hurry......

Jobs started by saying softly: Flash players don't work well for iphones.

Later, Adobe took the initiative, and before Apple even said I wanted to use it, they organized R&D personnel to develop software compatible with the iOS system.

At this time, Jobs simply made it clear: the ipad will not support Flash.

It means that you don't develop it, I won't use it.

Later, Adobe still launched a flash software that can be applied to the ios system.

Then Apple didn't say a word, and directly raised some restrictions on the cross-platform compiler......

At that time, Chen Zier felt that this old Qiao was ...... You're really strong. If the old lady is not convinced, she will obey you.

In this battle, Jobs won, and when he died, Adobe did not succeed......

But what did Apple do? He did all the work that he could have asked Adobe to do. It has developed its own iMovie video editing software. I developed iphoto by myself.

Could it be that Chen Zier also asked his company to develop all the software by himself?

Huh? Did he really think so......

Just kidding, I don't know how to die.

In the office, Chen Zier thought carefully about what the professor said.

According to memory, the operating system of the PC is indeed still Microsoft's bullfork, but the future belongs to the mobile terminal, and he has some truth in it.

But isn't Android still up and running?

On the contrary, Microsoft itself lost the game on mobile.

The old professor is right, there is no last-come, first-served in this market, only first-come, first-served.

So mobile ...... Is it also first-come, first-served?

Liang Shengjun and Sun Yaguan didn't speak, and waited until Chen Zier thought for a while, and then heard the response that surprised them, "What if I still want to devote myself to this?

Sun Yaguan, the old man, laughed, not mocking, but laughing with relief, "Although it is a little irrational, but I like your courage, now everything has to be moved to the computer, the Americans move, we also move, but the operating system is someone else's, the most important pillar of this building, we have no initiative, the remote control is in the hands of others, how can this work?"

Chen Zier silently felt a little ashamed, he didn't have such noble ideas and motivation...... Liang Shengjun said that this old man is enthusiastic about the localization of the operating system......

And at this moment, Liang Shengjun already regretted it a little...... Who are you following...... But since it has been decided, it is not his character to retreat.

In fact, he is not very old, he is not old, and he is still a little young and enthusiastic.

It's just that the reality is current, he shook his head and said: "Such a big project may cost you 5 billion." ”

Chen Zier smiled nonchalantly, and his voice was soft, "If you spend it, you will spend it." ”

Sun Yaguan glanced at him a little strangely, "If you spend it, you spend it?!"

"Ah, if you spend it, you spend it. ”

Liang Shengjun didn't know what to say, and it wasn't 5 yuan, 5 billion, you said you spent it...... Okay, this shows that the boss is generous, but does he not care at all about what the hell I said about the way to die?

Chen Zier continued to ask: "Academician Sun, I also said in the media a few days ago that Shengshi is fortunate to have such a huge amount of funds, so it is necessary to do something that is not so easy to do, I think the operating system can be counted as one, Shengshi Electronics wants to really have a foothold, this link is indispensable, since it can't be avoided, then rush up, but I also know that it is necessary to pay attention to the method, this is also the question I want to find the answer to, if you want to do it, what are the suggestions?"

Sun Yaguan frowned lightly, took a puff of cigarette, and said: "You have to think about this matter, I said nine deaths and one life, it is not a lie, Shengjun has a better grasp of the situation over there, he can give some advice from a business perspective, I don't think you are Meng Lang's impetuous temperament, this matter can not be hasty." ”

Chen Zier pursed his lips, swept the faces of the two of them respectively, and then nodded, his movements did not have a sense of hindrance.

In this way, he also understood what the young man meant,

"In that case, if you want to give advice, I really have a ...... I've heard Westerners say it before, especially in this industry, don't reinvent the wheel, you're just spending your time and energy on unnecessary things. ”

Chen Zier asked, "What do you mean?"

Sun Yaguan said: "Acquire a company. ”