"Bill, even think about the rapid increase in sales of Yinshan's XOS in China, especially those new users, almost all of them have chosen their system, which is very bad for us. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info," Ballmer reported.

"Adjust the selling price, different markets, the selling price has been adjusted. In underdeveloped countries, prices are again lowered. In terms of our sales volume, even if it is the same price as Lianxiang Yinshan, we can make money. "Bill? Gates said in a deep voice.

"This doesn't work, does it? This will seriously reduce our profits, which will affect our stock price. ”

If profits fall, investors' trust in Microsoft's stock will decrease, and Microsoft's stock price may fall. The rise in stock prices is not necessarily related to whether the company makes money.

Investors are looking at the potential of your company and whether it can make money in the future. Therefore, many companies that are obviously making money, the stock will continue to fall, such as Microsoft, Intel, etc., in the past two years, the profits are very high, but the stock price has not fallen all the way, and the company's market value has evaporated a lot out of thin air.

"I'm talking about the XP system, not the Vista system that we're about to launch. Anyway, our new system is about to go on the market, and the maintenance time of this XP system will enter the countdown, so how can we sell it cheaper? ”

"Bill, if we XP stops maintenance next year, but it's still on sale this year, it will feel very unfair to consumers." Ballmer reminded.

"But we've lowered the price. It's like bread sold in the evening in a bakery, it's not fresh anymore, so it's cheap. We sell to the poor, and the rich will choose the better, right? "Bill? Gates said with an eyebrow raised.

"What do you mean that we only do this in China and Eastern Europe?"

"Yes. Isn't Huaxia cracking down on piracy and infringement, etc., don't they want XOS to occupy the Huaxia market and squeeze us out? Then we will now sell at a price that their consumers can accept and regain the market! ”

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"Mr. Feng, the price of Microsoft's XP system software has been reduced, isn't it one hundred and ninety-nine yuan in our country, and they have also reduced it to this price." Liu Chuanzhi said.

"Don't worry, it's the same price, but we also give other software for free. Microsoft has to charge for those software, right? And we give those retail store owners a discount that Microsoft can't imagine, and those store owners will naturally promote our products. Feng Yu's face was calm.

The continuous growth of XOS users and the increasing sales volume have also made Qiu Bojun more and more confident. It seems not impossible to occupy 10% of the market in one year. Perhaps due to the explosion of the Chinese and Eastern European markets, more than 10 percent is also very likely.

The biggest question now is whether we can continue to ensure this sales, or even keep improving. If people buy it just because they are curious, or if they buy it because it is cheap, but then they find that it is not easy to use, then it is too difficult to even think about making a PC system in the future.

XP price reduction, Feng Yu is not in a hurry, Microsoft is about to launch a new system, at this time the old system is sold at a reduced price, how many people will buy it? They don't worry, it won't take long to buy it, and then they find that the system is lagging behind?

This is not old furniture, it can be sold at a reduced price, and others use it the same, and the system is a product that needs to be maintained frequently. In order to speed up the launch of new systems, Microsoft will inevitably neglect the daily maintenance of the XP system.

The most important thing is that Feng Yu is very clear that Microsoft's system architecture about Vista is difficult to succeed. Because Microsoft still relies on itself to be the market leader, and disdains most software companies.

At that time, just one compatibility issue can make Microsoft's head go all the way. Coupled with changes in operating habits, many people would rather reinstall the XP or replace it with a new system that provides long-term maintenance, such as XOS.

"It's okay to say in China, but in foreign markets, our XOS sales are still unsatisfactory. Although we have told consumers that we have no problem with hardware drivers and compatibility with multiple software products, it is difficult for us to expand our market share because most users are accustomed to choosing XP, and even those computer brand manufacturers have agreements with Microsoft. ”

"Haven't we finalized the agreements with those computer brands? Aren't the conditions we gave good enough? Feng Yu asked rhetorically with a frown.

"The conditions we gave were definitely much more generous than Microsoft's, and they all tried our system, and although they put forward some disadvantages, the advantages clearly outweighed the disadvantages. I think they just see that the conditions we give are too good, and they know that we have to work hard to expand the market, so they want better conditions. ”

To put it bluntly, those manufacturers just want Lian Xiang Yinshan to pay some more price, they are very happy that a software company can stand up and fight Microsoft, and they are always kidnapped by Microsoft.

Microsoft's dominance in the system has made those hardware manufacturers miserable. All the hardware has to be adapted to Microsoft's systems and software, which makes them very passive.

IBM has been defeated, what can they do? The fruit company's system has not been popularized at all, and even in the market of the United States, it is far inferior to Microsoft, and their system is only used on their own products.

However, the fruit company does both hardware and software, forming an ecological industrial circle, which can be self-sufficient, to put it bluntly. The business strategy of fruit companies is to go high-end, and have been promoting the brand as a high-quality product to improve the added value of their brand.

To put it bluntly, the fruit product is very cost-effective, and some software is very easy to use, but the ease of use is limited. It's just that the brand management is good, so that the profits of the fruit company are gradually rising.

"Tell them, this is our last condition, and if they still want to see Microsoft rule over them, then just keep going." Feng Yu said with disdain.

Those computer brand manufacturers should know very well that it is the most cost-effective to cooperate with Lianxiang Yinshan. Not only is the price more favorable, but it can also be used to allow them to regain the initiative, because some have chosen.

And now, they should be talking to Microsoft to see what conditions Microsoft can offer.

"That's what we decided, and we can't be led by those manufacturers. It just so happened that our netbook testing was completed and we were going to start production. We have decided that not only this netbook, but all other Lianxiang computers will use XOS and no longer have Microsoft pre-installed! ”

Feng Yu raised his eyebrows, Lao Liu was so determined.

"Are you sure? In this case, it may affect the sales of the product. If nothing else, Lian Xiang could have become the world's No. 1 PC production and sales in five years. ”

"I'm sure, I believe in XOS, and I believe in the computer products we even want." Liu Chuanzhi said firmly.

"Okay, then I believe that within three years, Lianxiang will become the world's No. 1 PC production and sales!"

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ps: The fourth WeChat account, znj 521, 478, 963, please note the word wizard in overtime, the fourth can pull you into the WeChat group, which is very interesting (to be continued.) )