readx;?“ Oh, and such a thing? Give me the analysis report. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info ~, "Bill. Gates really doesn't know how things are going to be, but this is also in line with the law of development in the online world, if a certain product is promoted in place, it will indeed explode huge sales in the short term, this trick is also commonly used by Microsoft, if the sales of WPS decline seriously from now on, it means that it is in line with this law.

After reading the analysis report, Bill. Gates frowned slightly, judging from the report, it seems that the situation is indeed like this, although it is surprising to sell 165,000 copies of WPS in 16 hours, but there are two key factors, one is that the Chinese gave away 100,000 copies of WPS for free, and on the other hand, because the first month is WPS's half-price promotion month, the price of 34.9 euros will indeed attract those who want to make a small bargain. But he was still a little uneasy.

After thinking about it for a while, Bill. Gates finally spoke: "Although it seems like this, we still can't be careless, gentlemen, don't forget how much effort we spent to defeat WPS, the marketing department has made a plan, if WPS still maintains the current development momentum, we will not see it...... Microsoft needs such a spoiler to help Microsoft break the monopoly name...... If WPS is gaining momentum, it is necessary to come up with a plan to deal with it. ”

"Okay." Ballmer breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly responded.

Why does Microsoft default to the existence of the Linux system and Apple's iOS system not so much? There is an argument that Microsoft not only did not suppress Linux and iOS, but even secretly supported them behind the scenes, and the reason is of course very simple: Linux and iOS exist. Windows is not a monopoly, as long as Microsoft controls the market share of Linux and iOS...... Now it seems that Microsoft is doing a good job...... Not only can it ensure its market position. It can also gag the mouths of those crooked protesters.

Now it seems that this statement is true.

"And. The pace of research and development of obile should be accelerated," said Bill. Gates couldn't help but swallow the reaction of Microsoft's Linux smartphone operating system in the market to make Bill. Gates also couldn't help it, especially the appearance of the ICQ store, which made Bill. Gates sees another possibility: "Microsoft is the overlord of the desktop operating system, and it must also be the hegemon of the smartphone operating system." ”

"According to the plan, the next generation of intelligent handheld terminal operating system will not be able to complete the public beta version until March next year at the earliest, and the launch of the official version will not be until June at least......"

Before Ballmer could finish speaking, the words were replaced by Bill. Gates interrupted: "Not enough! Too late! ”

Inadequate? Ballmer opened his mouth. But he didn't say anything, pursed his lips and waited for Bill. Gates continued.

"Everyone has seen the market potential of smart handheld terminals, Lianchuang Technology's Linux has sold more than 500,000 units in just four months, and that damn ICQ store, gentlemen, you should all know what this means, Microsoft is already one step behind, I don't want Microsoft to continue to lag behind!" Speaking of the ICQ App Store, Bill. Gates gritted his teeth: Why didn't such a piece of software, which has a huge global impact, come from the great Microsoft? "Obile 2003 had to be released on New Year's Day. I don't care how much additional investment or staff I need, as long as the result is released, as long as obile2003 can be released on January 1, 2003, I guarantee that everyone will get a reward that will satisfy him! ”

Bill. As soon as Gates said this, it came out. Everyone understands that the meaning of the boss is to spend 6 months by throwing money. It doesn't matter how much it costs.

The boss's attitude is so resolute that no one dares to make excuses: you say lack of money? ok。 How much is missing, you say; You say there is a shortage of people? Ok, the resources of the whole group are tilted towards you. The only thing you need to do is to give me half a year ahead of schedule, and if you can't finish it, then naturally you don't need to mention anything.

But Ballmer hesitated for a moment and asked a question: "Bill, there's a question, the future price of obile 2003 ......"

As soon as Ballman said this, Bill. With the exception of Gates and Ballmer, everyone bowed their heads.

This is the second very serious problem that obile 2003 faced: Lianchuang Technology promoted Linux worldwide, for which they offered a license price of $9.9 per machine, and what about Microsoft? The license price of WindowsCE is also as high as 3.9 US dollars, the license price of the complete Windows Pocket2002 is 39 US dollars, and according to the previous nonsense, the global unified license price of OBILE 2003 is 49 US dollars - even if a Linux pops up now, but Microsoft's expensive operating costs and the development cost of OBILE 2003 also make it absolutely impossible for the licensing price of this set of intelligent handheld operating systems to be lower than 39 US dollars.

Now the question is, how can obile2003, which has a minimum of $39 and possibly as much as $49 or more, compete with Linux, which has a license price of only $9.9 and comes with its own ICQ package? It's desperate to think about.

Bill. Gatesden frowned imperceptibly!

He frowned because he was annoyed to find that he had ignored this very serious problem: with Microsoft's always high-profit business demands, as well as the ultra-high salaries and dividends offered to employees, the price of obile2003 could not be lower than $39 anyway, so how should Microsoft compete with Lianchuang Technology?

That's a problem!

That's a big problem!

But Bill. Gates is Bill in the end. Gates, although he didn't have a solution to this problem for a while, nodded lightly and sighed: "Hmm...... Don't worry about this, I have a solution, now I only need to be sure of one thing: can obile2003 be completed on time? ”

Well, since the boss says he has a way to solve this problem, what else can everyone say? Ballmer and the others glanced at each other, and finally nodded slowly: "No problem!" ”

That is to say, but Ballmer's mouth is really bitter: there are still more than 7 months to go, obile2003 to complete about 45% of the entire project development progress, and then there will be internal testing, public testing, leaving little time for himself, but the boss spoke, what else can I do? Leaving Microsoft CEO behind? Of course, this is impossible, so we can only hope that we can spend 6 months by throwing money.

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The meeting ended, but Ballmer was replaced by Bill. Gates got to his office, Bill. The first thing Gates said was, "Steve, tell me, how sure are you?" ”

Although Bill. Gates didn't say what it was, but Ballmer knew in his heart what could it be other than obile2003? Without hesitation, he said: "Bill, frankly speaking, I am not even sure of 30%. ”

"Is it so serious? Even if the company doesn't limit your fees? ”

Ballmer smiled wryly: "Boss, you are the CTO of Microsoft, you should know that there are some processes that must be followed......"

Yes, there are some processes that must be followed, and as Microsoft's CTO and Chief Architecture Officer, Bill Brown. Of course, Gates knows that as an operating system, some workflows must be followed, which is a common-sense question, and the fact that he will ask this question already shows that his mind is a little messed up.

"Bill, we are Microsoft, although Linux seems to be developing very fast now, but Microsoft's foundation has always been desktop computers, as long as we can control the user's desktop, Microsoft is a giant that will not fall, we have to deal with the Linux desktop operating system, not the Linux mobile phone operating system. As for smartphones? Ballmer pouted, he has never been disdainful of smartphones, and he has a bit of a slander in his heart about Microsoft's giving obile2003 such a high priority: "This thing is really good, but I have always insisted on the same point of view, smartphones are just a fun toy, even if they play with flowers, mobile phones are still used to talk after all, and smartphones are always a gimmick...... The characteristics of a mobile phone are such that it will never be able to compare with a desktop computer. ”

Bill. Doesn't Gates think so?

In fact, he also thinks that smartphones are just toys, whether it is obile and symbian, these things are just flashy gimmicks, no matter how smart the mobile phone is, it cannot be compared with the desktop computer: the mobile phone simply cannot break through the physical limits of volume.

But he always had a feeling in his heart that the smartphone version of Linux could threaten Microsoft. Even Bill. Gates himself thought the idea was ridiculous, and now that he heard Ballmer say this, he hesitated. Gates finally asked Ballmer, "You mean, we're on track for 2003?" (To be continued.) )u