Apple is indeed in trouble, after all, it has not been established for a few years, the foundation is insufficient, and the main personnel who operate AppleIII are like Robert, with the so-called elite of the traditional industrial thinking mode, when evaluating and responding to emergencies, there is obviously a big deviation, and even some are in a hurry.

It can be said that some people's thinking is completely from the perspective of marketing, and it can be seen that there is no respect for the needs of users by artificially limiting the compatibility of AppleIII to AppleII in the later stage of research and development, so as to force users to choose AppleIII.

You must know that there are at least more than 1,500 kinds of software on the Apple II platform, and Apple III is a fledgling and almost only office software is available.

Even so, Zheru did not sincerely go all out to develop for it, as for other software vendors who intend to wrestle with Zheru on the new platform, their attitude is correct, and as a result, kindness is exchanged for being pitted, not to mention the waste of resources invisibly, and it is a big step away from Zheru, and the depression in my heart can be imagined.

Apple once thought that the phenomenon of computer crashes is so frequent, maybe there are certain problems with software programming, so it called the software company to discuss, and the Zheru representative sent by Tang Huan arrived belatedly and finally arrived, and saw that although the reasons were different, the parties who were also in a bad mood broke out into a fierce quarrel.

Robert, who was anxious, found that Zheru's engineer was watching the excitement for a long time without saying a word, and couldn't help but ask angrily, "You are the closest to Apple." Why is the response the slowest. Last? ”

This person has already been taught face-to-face by Tang Huan. Not accustomed to Robert at all, he replied stiffly. "There was a traffic jam on the road."

When everyone heard this, they immediately burst into laughter, and the previous atmosphere of blushing and thick necks disappeared.

As we all know, both companies are in the small town of Cupertino, and there is no problem walking around, and you are embarrassed to say that there is a traffic jam, which is too insincere.

But then everyone understood. This quarrel in front of me is the most meaningless, and the Apple III honestly adjusts the hardware, which is better than anything else.

As for the possibility of affecting Apple's reputation, please, that's your own business, and we're still being dragged down.

Everyone immediately dispersed happily, and no one cared about Apple's feelings anymore.

Seeing that these outsiders regarded themselves as air, Robert's face turned pale, and what made him even more crazy was that he had previously made a bold statement that "Apple III will replace Apple II in six months". Having invisibly offended Woz, it was difficult for him to find help on the AppleII project team. I can only rely on my engineers who have messed up the stall to get out of the current predicament.

More importantly, Apple's new shareholders' plan to use the Apple III project to establish authority and gain the right to speak is already predictable.

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After listening to the report of his subordinates, Tang Huan just nodded, AppleIII is enough for Apple to be busy for a few months, fortunately, the overall operation of the company should not be affected too much, after all, AppleII, which provides the main source of income, has been extremely stable and mature, and has won the trust of users.

The real impact is the preparation for the stock listing, the launch of AppleIII not only did not add glory, but became a failure, which is the most face-oriented Wall Street, will lose a lot of points, in the end, but also rely on AppleII and Zheru's products to reinvigorate investors' confidence.

You are busy transporting earth and cement to fill the pit first, brother still has to be busy with his own affairs, Tang Huan put aside this episode, and his eyes fell on the current map again, which marked the distribution of Zheru and EA's agents and service outlets in North America, which can be said to be very perfect, and many partners have broken through the head in recent times and joined in a competitive way.

The reason for this, which is also very funny, is that after Tang Huan's salvage fleet discovered the gem part of the treasure of the Lady Atoka last month, although it did not make a big deal like last time, it did not deliberately hide it, so the media soon found out about it.

However, the specific value of the treasure has not been discovered, and Florida, which has once again enjoyed the benefits of the land, has confided a little that after the first auction, its side will get tens of millions of dollars as agreed.

It is enough to have this vague data, and it can be deduced from this that the results of this salvage are at least hundreds of millions of dollars, but fortunately, they are still included in the Shennong Fund for public welfare, and people are too lazy to be jealous.

Spurred on by this good news, treasure hunting in the Florida waters increased again, and for a while, sailors and historians became the most popular among employers.

But after all, this kind of activity is a rich man's game, not something that ordinary people can afford, so they can only sigh.

Under the description of some gossip reports, Tang Huan, who adheres to the spirit of science and technology to salvage and hunt for treasures, is described as the patron of the goddess of luck, in other words, the God of Wealth in the East.

As a result, many businessmen, based on a superstitious psychology, want to get a touch of fairy spirit from Tang Huan, not only rush to become a partner of Tang Huan's company, but also take the initiative to send an advance payment, all the works in this year's EA game development plan have been settled, and even next year's ones are also being booked.

This phenomenon is not surprising, and it is not necessarily related to the degree of economic development, otherwise there would not be so many people who believe in God, not to mention that the United States does not care much about ideological things here.

All in all, EA, which was already in the midst of the video game boom, is now almost worshipped, quite like Apple, which was sought after in the 21st century, and if EA is listed now, then it will be able to fully express its popularity index on the stock price.

This investment impulse from all directions has begun to unsettle the self-proclaimed sane Hawkins.

According to the current sales situation of EA, the annual turnover of one billion dollars in North America alone is absolutely unstoppable.

And now the game cartridge of any game can easily reach millions of copies, which also means that if there is a mistake, the loss is not small.

In fact, Hawkins's concern is justified, and in the original time and space, the millions of game cartridges that Atari could not sell were quietly transported to landfills by car in order not to waste the warehouse.

However, Tang Huan has always been very calm, and now he feels that it is still too early to burn money, and according to the historical trajectory, there are still more than two years to live.

However, Hawkins's uneasiness should also be appeased, the other party is about the same age as himself in a high position, and it is indeed commendable to maintain this sense of sanity and crisis in a good situation.

"What's the matter, there's too much money to spend, scared?" Tang Huan joked with a smile, "There are many places we need to invest, don't forget, Lianmei hasn't fully bought it yet." ”

Speaking of this, Tang Huan's finger moved on the map, "The construction of outlets in these central cities also needs to be further strengthened, and even the purchase of land can be considered, after all, Zheru also needs to use these resources." ”

"I've heard that in addition to building factories in Silicon Valley, Atari has also set up research labs to develop new technologies, so should we deal with it as well?" Hawkins asked.

Tang Huan pondered for a while, Atari did do this in his previous life, but most of them did useless work, and even the successor of the Atari 2600, the Atari 5200, did not develop and understand, and burned money in vain.

In this time and space, even if Atari does not make this mistake, Tang Huan is not afraid, and the second-generation Xiaobawang game console equipped with Motorola MC68000 is enough to crush competitors in performance until the end of the 1980s.

"Don't worry too much, Atari is the second in a millennium now." After Tang Huan replied, he continued, "After the United States is completely completed, if you still have the strength to spare, you will buy another NBA or Major League Baseball team." In short, we must be calm, don't be afraid of a lot of money, we just take this opportunity to continue the industrial layout in the entertainment consumer market. ”

Hawkins was really obedient and nodded calmly, he was no longer surprised by the boss's ambitions, and it was normal to buy a team.

"From now on, we're going to sponsor a few concerts." Tang Huan pointed on the map again, "San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto." ”

In the original time and space, after Deng Lijun's comeback, she first toured San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York in the United States; In this time and space, Tang Huan naturally wanted to help her even more, including Vancouver and Toronto, Canada, and he even considered whether there were many Chinese in Europe, London, England and Paris, France, whether they would also go on stage to sing it, so that the aggrieved singers could return in a stronger position.

Tang Huan had already explained this matter, and now he mentioned it again, naturally expressing the degree of importance he paid attention to, and Hawkins hurriedly nodded in agreement.

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After dealing with the main business of IT, Tang Huan also has to pay attention to the Shennong Fund, after all, there is another treasure in his pocket, but the process of handling official business this time is delicious, because he is accompanied by a beauty.

Don't look at it, they haven't seen each other for a while, but Lin Qingbian hasn't gotten rid of Tang Huan's control.

The Shennong Foundation has successively carried out some public welfare projects, many Chinese have been given jobs, and Lin Qingbian's brother and sister have also become volunteers in addition to studying, which is undoubtedly conducive to integrating into the local society, and Lin Qingbian himself did not run away and volunteered in the office.

After Tang Huan came, he naturally wanted to transfer Lin Meiren to his side to attract his eyes. (To be continued......)