Chapter 108: Dialogue
The two naturally didn't know that not long after they left, Ahn Woo-seo was accompanied by Kim Jung-wook, and he also left Facebook and took a helicopter to Cupertino. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Cupertino, about a 30-minute drive from Palo Alto, is only a little more than 10 minutes by plane.
Apple's headquarters has now become the focus of media patronage, with reporters hovering around the neighborhood every day trying to interview any of Apple's employees or executives.
The reason is naturally that after several days of fermentation, the current rulers of smartphones, companies such as Nokia, Palm and Rim, have finally reacted to Apple's launch of the Iphone.
Yesterday, when Microsoft CEO Stephen Ballmer was interviewed by the media, when asked by reporters what he thought of the iPhone that Apple said "redefined the phone", Stephen Ballmer mocked in a humorous tone: "I don't know what else is, but I know that it will not be attractive to enterprise users because it has no keyboard!"
Rim's CEO also made a statement, saying that the media overestimated the Iphone, "I think the claim that it (the Iphone) will cause major changes in BlackBerry is too exaggerated." ā
Palm and Nokia also smiled at similar questions asked by the media, apparently they were both a little unimpressed, especially Nokia, a Nokia engineer interviewed hinted that if the real iPhone product is similar to the video demonstration, then, "Nokia it can't pass the test, that's irresponsible to the user!"
A professional revealed that Nokia's test was probably at a certain distance, allowing the newly designed product to fall freely onto the concrete to check the quality, and the engineer seemed to be mocking the quality of the Iphone.
It is unclear what the final product will be at a press conference, but the turmoil has affected the electronics industry and the mobile digital industry. The concept proposed by Skymap is very new, usually mostly analytical and reviewed, and has little weight in the industry - only Google is a hostile company to Skymap. But Google is also an Apple collaborator, so ...... In the face of reporters' questions, for the time being, they can only put on a smiling face -- whether they are supporters or opponents, they are nothing more than spitting on each other on the Internet.
Only Apple, whose "revolution" was read out this time stimulated the nerves of many telecommunications giants, coupled with the media fanning the flames, quickly formed the situation that the journalism industry is happy to see today.
Most of the reporters who came to Apple's headquarters had the idea that "it would be better if several companies fought", so they jumped up and down happily.
However, in the eyes of the parties, this situation was expected for a long time.
"If I go out now. Those reporters must not mind putting the microphone in my mouth. In the Apple headquarters park, on the spacious lawn, An Yuxi accompanied Jobs, who was dressed in casual clothes, and was taking a slow walk: "As long as it can make me lose my temper, their goal will be achieved, and I have already thought of a title for them - Stephen scolded Stephen for being arrogant and ignorant, jumping to declare war! Ann, what do you think?"
In the distance, outside the fence of the park, there is occasionally a little flash of light, which is the camera's fill light working.
At the press conference, Jobs took the initiative to give him the opportunity to demonstrate, which triggered widespread speculation from the outside world, and now the media is very interested in his personal relationship with Jobs, and some tabloids even directly claimed that they have "evidence of Jobs' favor for An Yuxi", "In addition to Lisa, Jobs also has an illegitimate daughter, and a Korean couple adopted her."
The meaning is self-evident.
Hearing his words, An Yuxi shrugged: "I'm more worried that there will be such a headline tomorrow: Jobs Park Walk, An Yuxi accompanies - share the joy of family! I'm going back soon, to be honest, such a headline will make my father very unhappy." ā
"Hahaha!" Jobs laughed, this action caused those reporters in the distance to shoot more frantically.
After laughing for a moment, Jobs, who seemed to have been a lot weaker recently, stopped to catch his breath for a moment, and An Yuxi gently patted him on the back.
"Hehe, when people are old, they are always a little powerless. Jobs, who coughed a few times and felt better, said with a smile, "I heard that you are going back to South Korea, and I still want to keep it, and I need you to help me refer to many things, but after all, graduation is a big event, and I will send someone to supervise Skymap...... What do you think of Phil?"
Phil Schiller is now on the edge of the lawn not far from the two, leaning on a battery car, boredly playing with his mobile phone.
Looking back at him, An Yuxi nodded, anyway, he will control the specific operation, and the promotion and development are also bound to Facebook, and Phil can't do anything else if he goes.
I didn't come to meet Steve Jobs for this, but there was another thing besides saying goodbye: "Before coming here, I just gave an interview to Time and Vanity Fair. ā
Jobs didn't answer, just looked at the open lawn, and tilted his head slightly to signal that he was listening.
An Yuxi continued: "When I was asked by a reporter from Time, I talked about the significance of Skymap to the mobile Internet industry. ā
"Anything else?" he asked.
An Yuxi shook his head.
"Heh, it doesn't matter, sooner or later someone will see it, they just can't think of it for the time being. Patting him on the shoulder, Jobs smiled, "Actually, you did a good job, we brought it up ourselves, it's better than outsiders to hype it up, at least, we can take the initiative...... Don't worry, on the operator's side, even if they don't come here, I'll have to negotiate with them!"
With his hands behind his back, he paced slowly, and when he said this, although he smiled, it was terrifyingly hideous.
People from the outside world don't understand that when An Yuxi called out the "information" revolution, he only referred to the objects covered by this revolution, only users?
This "revolution" is to overthrow the old market and build a new ecosystem, once the iPhone begins to grow, it will affect not only the mobile phone industry, but also the mobile communication industry.
He said that what Skymap shows is to kick out the "key point" that has constrained the development of the current mobile Internet industry, and who is in the hands of the "key point" and who benefits the most?
Mobile operators, of course!
In the United States, the mobile communications industry in a broad sense has never been the right of each mobile phone manufacturer to have the right to speak, but the operator, a special user contract mechanism. So that operators hold the most important lifeblood of mobile phone manufacturers - the return of funds!
Most of the users here buy mobile phones not a one-time payment, but according to the contract, through the registered credit card, in one or two years to pay the purchase fee in monthly installments (this is the general time limit, and different from China. It can be replaced, but you must use the operator's card at the time of purchase, or you can also apply for a portable number service, requiring the operator to unlock the machine, but it generally has a service life, that is. How long did it take to help unlock).
Operators have choked the lifeblood of mobile phone manufacturers, and now Apple wants to overthrow them, how can they be willing?
But on the other hand, content is king...... Content is king...... How can new content be developed without destroying the now decaying network?
This was as early as the moment when the Skymap design concept appeared. An Yuxi noticed it, and likewise, Jobs also noticed.
Glancing at the back of the old man in front of him, An Yuxi's eyes lowered.
Next, it is the war between Apple and those mobile phone manufacturers and even operators, and he has no strength to participate in it for the time being.
ā¦ā¦ But...... It's only temporary......
With this in mind, he raised his head and looked into the distance.
It was almost dusk, and the colorful glow of the sky crossed the mountains of the west coast, spreading thousands of orange colors to the city, to the park of this huge small town, and as far as the eye could see, the rivers, lakes and seas, the mountains and grass, everything was fiery red!
In the following time, newspapers and magazines, the most popular search terms on the Internet, still revolved around Apple and Skymap.
In order to reduce the attraction of firepower, Ahn Woo-seo did not accept other interview requests, and only asked Facebook to say that he was ready to return to South Korea and was currently handing over the work, and had no energy to take care of other things.