Chapter 233: Temptation!
The threat from these original Android manufacturers is none other than Tim. The reason why Cook is most worried at this time is that now Microsoft is strictly guarding the Huayu DG smartphone system, so that the mobile phones of these Android manufacturers cannot form a complete data closed circle with personal computers, and Apple is still in an advantage at this point. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
But with the current situation of Microsoft, it is estimated that it will not last long. After all, now the popular trend of Huayu DG intelligent system is here, and Microsoft has to take into account the feelings of customers. The negative impact caused by win10 has not completely dissipated yet, and if it continues to act so blatantly against the Shizi smartphone system, it will have too much impact on the company's reputation.
So the problem in front of Apple now is exactly their previous slogan, innovation! Only innovation can retain the original customers to the greatest extent. So now he has a collaborative project proposal on his desk, which makes him very excited.
The proposal was initiated by Apple's partner, Huayu Technology, and invited Apple to join the research and development of a new generation of smartphones. The plan mentions that the Huayu DG smartphone system is about to be launched in version 2.0 of the mobile phone 3D virtual screen concept, as long as the hardware that matches the system is developed, it can be realized that the mobile phone display is not limited to the size of the screen, or even limited to the mobile phone screen, and can produce 3D effect, if it can be matched with Apple's 3D gesture control technology, the next generation of smart phones will be able to completely subvert the entire mobile Internet market.
What's more critical is that according to the plan, now Huayu Technology chip has overcome the most difficult point of this technology, and only some trivial problems need to be continued to be developed, and it can be listed within half a year. In fact, Apple has a similar technology in the pipeline, but it will obviously take some time before it can be produced, and it will not be possible to go to market in at least five years.
Of course, if you want to join this alliance, Apple naturally can't do nothing, first of all, you have to share their 3D gesture control technology with other manufacturers; Secondly, it is necessary to help Huayu Technology Chip obtain two TinsANNxT1950I lithography machines produced by ASML in the Netherlands.
The second condition: Tim. Cook didn't think it was too much of a problem. Although this kind of lithography machine used to produce key integrated circuits with a key scale of less than 38 nanometers is a technically restricted export product, it is not too critical technology at present, as long as Huayu Technology is willing to pay enough price and find a way to change hands through a third country, it can always be obtained. After all, ASML has now been able to reduce the key size to less than 10nm, and the NXE series has almost been developed. Now that reservations are being accepted, the NXT series is less important.
The key also lies in Apple's 3D gesture control technology. Apple has spent more than three years researching this technology, and now it has to share this technology with the alliance Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi. Cook was really reluctant. Isn't this creating a competitor for yourself?
But if this 3D virtual screen technology is really as Huayu Technology says in this document. The results were produced within half a year, and Apple was really passive. With the performance of Huayu DG smartphone system, with the upgrade of mobile phone hardware in the future, there are too many articles that can be done in carrying virtual screen technology. Even a mobile phone with sufficiently high-end hardware can completely replace a PC. Become a true mobile PC.
Think about when you don't need to switch back and forth to play games while watching naked-eye 3D movies, and you won't even be interrupted by sudden calls, all the files only need to be saved on your phone, because the mobile phone you carry with you can be used like a PC at any time after plugging in external devices, and you don't even need to connect to a monitor......
If it is equipped with 3D gesture control technology, and you don't even need an external mouse and keyboard, you can directly operate the pictures on your mobile phone virtually. Cook can also imagine how much of an impact this would have on the entire smartphone market.
If it weren't for the proposal of Huayu Technology, which brought a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Tim. Cook probably agreed directly without thinking about it, but it's okay. For the time being, there is no Apple's biggest competitor, Samsung Electronics, or it is estimated that Tim. Cook will have an even more headache at this point.
And now he is waiting for a feedback from the technical department. In the words of Huayu Technology, Apple's technology department should have the ability to judge whether their technology is as stated in the plan, and it has the ability to bring this technology to market in the near future.
First of all, this information has given the technical department almost a day to analyze, and the results should be out soon. Sure enough, Tim. As soon as Cook was about to ask the secretary to ask about the situation in the technical department, the secretary informed him that Townsend, Apple's head of bed technology, was informed. Kepler had already arrived outside his office.
When the tech lead walked into the office, the first thing he said was that Tim. Cook struggled even more.
"Obviously. Huaxia people have indeed mastered the key technology of 3D virtual screen, and what is slightly different from our research direction is that they have cleverly combined laser laser with holographic projection technology, which also makes this technology more practical. According to our estimates. Their core technology is at least ten years ahead of us. “
"Ten years?" Tim. Cook frowned, "I remember at the last new technology briefing, according to your report, we will be able to apply holographic projection virtual screen technology to the new iPhone in five years at most?" ”、
"It's different, as I said earlier, the screen we create is just pseudo-3D, whether it's a vertical screen or a cross-cut screen. In fact, it is always on a plane, but the technology of the Chinese people is different, they can really make every picture and even the icon on the mobile phone screen three-dimensional, with the control of gestures, we can even hold up an icon in the future. ”
Thomson. Kepler seemed to want to emphasize what he meant, and even stretched out his hand, grabbed it falsely, and then continued, as if he felt that his expression was not clear enough: "Or if I say it again, you have seen Iron Man, right?" Those little Robert in the movie? Downey's virtual projection operations in his high-tech room will become a reality because of this technology, which is the 3D virtual screen technology of the Chinese people. ”
"Okay, I see!" Tim. Cook nodded silently, then looked at the time, and directly switched and pressed the call button on the desktop, "Alice, after helping me for eleven hours, remember to remind me to call Mr. Qin of Huayu Technology." (To be continued.) )