Popular Electronics is the largest national IT newspaper and magazine in the United States, aiming to popularize all kinds of knowledge in the computer industry to a general reader. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 When IBM launched the world's first market-oriented personal computer, Popular Electronics devoted a considerable amount of space to introducing the product to a wide audience of readers.

It can be said that there is no one in the United States who has not heard of this magazine, and the proportion of purchases is extremely high.

Harry Puness, a loyal reader of Popular Electronics, rushed to the bookstore he frequented most as soon as the latest issue came out.

Early in the morning, at the bookstore's cashier, Amy was sitting in the final preparations for the work that was about to begin. Although it is a bit far away, you only need to take a look at it, and there is already a small queue at the door of the bookstore that has not yet opened.

"It's like that every time a new book goes on sale. ”

Amy's colleague, Brenda sighed: "But the new books in recent issues are not as popular as Alice's." Amy, do you think there will be a sequel to that "Scarlet Fairy Tale"?"

The biggest advantage of working in a bookstore is that you can see books at any time, and both Brenda and Amy are loyal readers of the newcomer Wang writer Alice. Although the dark plot of "Scarlet Fairy Tale" is really amazing, it has captured the hearts of these two girls.

Amy hesitated and said, "Probably not, that book is very well done, and I just like this kind of open-ended ending." If the results are too obvious, won't it be long before everyone can fully expand their imagination?"

Brenda was about to mumble something, but when business hours came, a large number of readers walked into the bookstore, and Amy was ready to check out.

The cover of this issue of Popular Electronics ...... Isn't this a router!?"

After a while, a surprised voice sounded nearby: "Cashier! Cashier!"

"Check out here!"

Amy smiled and waved to the big boy in the distance, sloppy shoulder-length hair, slightly fat figure, isn't it Harry Puness, who is a regular customer of this bookstore, and doesn't know what he does?

"Oh, Amy!"

Harry raced to the cashier's desk, "It's your shift today?"

"yes. ”

Amy nodded, then pointed back: "Hurry up and pay the money, there are still a lot of people waiting in the back." ”

"Oh good, it's the money, uh......"

While Amy was looking for money, Harry's gaze shifted slightly: "This...... By the way, Amy, you know what, there's a new café around the corner recently......"

"I know, GLP, I'm kind of an old acquaintance there, and I sit there every Saturday afternoon at two o'clock. ”

Amy replied quickly, and immediately shoved the change back into Harry's hand, "Go read your magazine, next!"

Harry's lips squirmed, the invitation he wanted to say was choked back, but he immediately smiled again, and was gone.

“…… Hey, what's going on?"

Brenda happened to be empty, and said with a wink, "You two ......?"

Amy easily collected the money for the next old man: "Oh, Brenda, you know, I chased William for three semesters in high school without success, right?"

Brenda nodded, of course, she was very clear about her classmate's experience at the beginning, as a best friend.

Amy continued to say lightly, "So, wouldn't it be nice to enjoy someone else's pursuit once in a while?"

"Wow...... So are you going to give him a chance? I think the first time we met here, you were so blown by his hair......!

After paying for the old man, Amy looked at her friend's stunned and envious expression, and smiled easily: "Dandruff is easy to say, but we all like Alice very much!"

Well, yes, all are fans of "Scarlet Fairy Tales".

Harry was still giggling as he walked out of the bookstore, and his right hand was stiffening in disobedience. No way, the warm touch when Amy put the stack of coins in his hand......

"Ahem, don't think about those useless things, read the magazine first!"

Harry made his way to the GLP Cafe around the corner, outside the outdoor dining area with parasols, where a handsome guy was busy wiping the table.

"Hey, man, inquire. ”

Harry said to him, "Twenty-three years old, blonde, with dimples on her face when she laughs, and a very sweet voice, where does this girl usually sit?"

Harry was describing Amy's image, and the clerk pointed to a spot, "I have an impression of the girl you talked about, and she sits there every Saturday afternoon...... Hey, man, do you have a crush on her?"

"Haha!Clever~!"

When his heart was said, Harry immediately became shy and put his arm around the kid's shoulder: "Listen, buddy, bring me a big pot of black coffee, I'm going to sit here until the sun goes down today!"

"Oh...... Okay, good...... Man, you tap, my neck ......"

After a few twists and turns, Harry can be regarded as having the time to open this issue of Popular Electronics.

The main content of this issue is a detailed introduction to Cisco Systems' flagship product, routers.

However, Harry had long understood the knowledge of routers, and he was now focusing on the current development of Cisco. Here, the relevant editors of the magazine collected a lot of industry materials and gave a detailed introduction to Cisco's current market share.

"As a company that has only been established for two years, Cisco Systems has occupied a huge market space in the shortest possible time because it has opened up the Internet hardware, which is almost a blank market at present. ”

The article lists the monthly revenues of 10 companies in the same field, and of course, the editor specifically states that this is the result of door-to-door visits by reporters from Popular Electronics, and not some improper means to collect data.

According to the chart, Harry can see at a glance that Cisco Systems' financial revenue is rightfully in the first place, and it is far more than 30 percent higher than Lucent Technologies, which is in second place. As for Lucent Technology, it is about 50 percentage points higher than the third company!

The gap is staggering, and what makes Harry gasp immediately is the name Lucent Technologies.

Harry knew that Lucent was an old company, and that their development in the communications industry went back many years. And you know, it has already bagged the famous Bell Labs, according to a certain statistic some time ago, this laboratory has to make at least one patent every day on average!

But even Lucent, which has its backing, is a full 30% worse than Cisco's financial revenue!?

In the field of routers!?

One is a company that has been established for decades and has been producing patents since 1925, such a trump card, and the other is an emerging role that has only been established for two years and has just reached 100 employees...... It's all the same people, ah no, it's all the same business, how can it be so different!?

"What is Cisco better than Lucent?"

With this question in mind, Harry began to look for answers in the text. However, the first thing he saw was that when Lucent launched its own router at the end of last year, Cisco immediately developed a new generation of similar products, easily squeezing Lucent's products out of the West Coast......

A quarter of the content of the magazine is devoted to Cisco, and in addition to the theme of this issue, which is the performance analysis of Cisco's new generation routers, there is also a lot of analysis and table patterns. And then at the end of this, there is an interview with one of the company's founders, the head of Cisco Technology, Leonardo Bossak.

“…… One of them?"

Without paying attention to the content first, Harry was first attracted by the original text of this "one".

Although "Popular Electronics" has the right to interview, of course, it is also what the other party says, and what news can be obtained by itself, otherwise it is not the same nature as the FBI and CIA. Harry was in a trance and realized that no matter which issue of the magazine was, it didn't directly introduce Cisco's founding experience.

It was only mentioned in one issue that Mr. and Mrs. Bossak at Stanford had been invited......

Whom did you invite?

Husband and wife, since the man is the minister of technology, the possibility that the wife is the chairman of the CEO goods...... It's not that Harry is discriminating against women, it's just that it's really not big.

What a company under layers of fog!

"But it doesn't matter. ”

Harry flipped through the industry market research page and muttered, "Anyway, when you go public, any company has to take out the list of senior personnel, and you will know when the time comes." ”

Then, he focused on the market research.

It can be said that as a company in which the university professor and his wife are the founders, Cisco really did not ignore the market of universities and scientific research institutions. The first name made Harry's eyes sparkle.

"NASA's Aerodynamics Lab!"

This is a great fellow, Harry can tell, this research institute at the foot of the northern hills of Los Angeles is a very large research base. It is built on the mountain, with a total area of 177 acres, although it is called a laboratory, there are thousands of researchers, and the food and accommodation are near the base, which is an official department directly under the jurisdiction of the government!

"So ......"

Harry touched his chin and suddenly thought of a serious problem.

"Will people in the White House and the Pentagon also buy Cisco products?"

It's just an aerodynamic laboratory, the problem doesn't matter, it doesn't involve any secrets, so after earning permission, the magazine dares to publish the information.

But what about the White House and the Pentagon?

"This is completely in the direction of government contractors, and there is such a trend now, did the founder of this company have long expected this prospect?"

If you don't have a vision, I'm afraid you won't be aiming at this almost blank market, right?

"What a great guy!" (To be continued.) )