Chapter 239: Apple and Microsoft
January 1, 1991, Joseph's first day back to the Nord Kingdom. ¥°F Top Novel,
The Cabinet announced that it had just passed the "Law on the Protection of Civil Rights of the Kingdom of Nord", which was the first major move of the Smith administration, mainly aimed at some welfare programs and civil rights protection, including inheritance distribution, bank deposits, etc.
Because of Smith's new moves, according to the data, the Smith Cabinet received more than 60 percent of the support of citizens on this day, which is a continuous increase from the approval rating during the James Cabinet.
On January 2, 1991, Smith went to the royal palace for talks with King Joseph of the Nords, and the talks focused on the new state system, new policies and party system of the Nord Kingdom.
Although the Nord kingdom did not have a clear party at this time, it was actually divided into radical parties and conservative parties, the former of which proposed to provide large loans, promote the local economy and increase foreign trade, and quickly increase the economy of the Nord principality to catch up with Spain and Italy.
The conservative party believes that the Nord kingdom has entered a period of stable development, and what he needs to do is to recuperate and slowly try, which is the way of the king, but it is worth saying...... Former Prime Minister James was a typical Conservative party, but under his rule, the Nord principality has been moving towards a high pace.
The current Prime Minister Smith is a representative of the radical faction, but almost most of the cabinet officials and even all officials feel that the Nord principality should develop steadily at this time, and too radical is easy to cause accidents.
It has to be said that it is a strange thing that the radical prime minister is growing steadily while the conservative party is growing rapidly, and the conservative party has some other meanings with the radical party. The conservative parties are conservative not only about economic development but also about the imperial power, and to be clear, the conservatives are also royalists, and the radical parties have no intention of overthrowing the imperial power, but they want more freedom and more rights.
On January 8, 1991, the Nord official suddenly announced the new national policy of the Nord Kingdom, and the prime minister and cabinet were all elected by the members of the House of Commons. But the House of Lords and the King have the power to oversee and recall.
The purpose of this was to increase some of the power of the citizens of the Nord Kingdom, and at the same time to make the government more attentive to the citizens, and Joseph's power of supervision and recall was enough to ensure his interests.
To put it simply, if Joseph, the chairman of the company, was still in charge of some company affairs, now he is completely sitting on the sidelines and watching rather than participating in it, and only when he is very dissatisfied will he directly dismiss the entire management, from the CEO to the heads of various departments.
The rights are not actually reduced, but the rights that are actually managed are reduced, which is also beneficial. That is, Joseph and Princess Kate will be much easier in the future.
The new national policy and national system make the citizens very satisfied, because they can let their favorite people take the post of prime minister, but they are not free to do whatever they want, if the prime minister provokes the imperial power, then it is estimated that they will also be implicated in these votes.
"The Nord military also wants to get the right to vote for the prime minister?"
"Yes, this is an application from the Department of Defense."
"Ministry of Defense, when will the Ministry of Defense be able to represent the military? I retorted and told Bach that I didn't want a next time. ”
"Yes."
The departure of the confidential secretary left Joseph furious. This is a naked temptation, if you show a little bit of retreat, then the Ministry of Defense will definitely attack the military, and a new round of political purges will be born. Of course. The Ministry of Defense has no other meaning, they just feel that they have no power in their hands all the time, and they can't bear it.
Their fundamental purpose is to become a powerful minister rather than a rebel, which is why Joseph has always tolerated the Ministry of Defense and the Prime Minister.
Because even Joseph revoked them. But the next term will still be the same, after all, no one wants to be an empty microphone, even if the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Defence are conservatives.
The current fundamental election pattern in the Nord Kingdom is: Citizens elect councillors, councillors organize citizens to elect the prime minister, and the prime minister forms a cabinet, which votes to appoint governors, governors, mayors, and mayors, and mayors appoint mayors who pass the examination.
Members of parliament have the right to supervise officials at all levels, two councillors in a small town and a branch house in a city, and their main responsibilities are to communicate the conflicts between the councillors below and the government, and to manage the voting activities in the city and the surrounding towns.
The most coveted thing by the cabinet is the military power, but unfortunately, the military power has always been in the hands of Joseph, and it is impossible to let go of it now, and it is equally impossible to let go in the future, because once the military power is loosened, it is not far from the Nord constitutional monarchy, and even directly to the republic, Joseph will definitely not take such a risk.
The formation of the party has increased the number of partisans in the Nord Kingdom to more than 300,000 in an instant, but most of them are members of the conservative party, and the radical party is only a few thousand people, but ......
The conservative parties are mostly social workers and a small elite class, while the radical parties are mostly business owners and government officials.
Joseph was glad to see that although it was very easy for the Conservatives to get the post of prime minister, they could not do without the support of radical parties, after all, there were too few elites in the parties.
The radical parties, though small in number, are able to speak well, and may be able to win a lot of votes after a few speeches, and it is not yet known who will win the final victory.
Because of the party, the Nord Royal Media Group suddenly became enthusiastic, after all, everyone needs the support of the media, especially in this era of national network and communication.
Joseph ignored such competition, and on January 10, he came to Nord Microsoft for a visit, the main purpose of which was to see how MSN was progressing and how far it was from the QQ of the future.
Email is the first project, the friend list, notes have also been completed, the network video is under development, but it is estimated that it will not take too long, followed by the space system, personalized signature, VIP system.
"20 euros, isn't it a bit expensive?"
"How much do you think is appropriate?"
"Two or three euros is the most suitable, after all, the East is a country with a large population, and if you enter the East in the future, the profit will be ......"
"You're the president of Microsoft, and you're in charge of what to do, I'm just a suggestion."
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"This is World of Warcraft?"
"World of Warcraft? It's a good name, it's an idea we poached from the United States, and the game team thought it was good, so we started to develop it in earnest. ”
"Yes, the revenue from games will be a huge part of the revenue in the future, how is the online shopping I proposed going on?"
"The website has been built, but the cooperation with major retailers is still being discussed, and the virtual ...... Trustworthy? ”
A simple sentence made Joseph decide that the person in charge of the future website must not let him appoint, from the bottom of his heart, he did not trust the president of virtual network shopping, how can it have a new development?
Separation, if necessary, it is time to separate Microsoft, the game is created as a separate game company, and various websites create a separate website company, of course, they still have Microsoft as the core, but each project is operated separately, and Microsoft cannot interfere in it.
"What is the most important thing about the network of the future? It's the traffic, it's the IP, it's the user, I hope you can always pay attention to this. ”
The president of Microsoft nodded in agreement.
Joseph operated several games by himself, although it was only a few minutes, but Joseph found the feeling of his previous life, and games have always been very attractive things, otherwise they would not have become a gold hole on the Internet.
After the Microsoft team was over, Joseph did not go back, but went to Apple.
Apple changed its name to Apple in October 1989, mainly for the first generation? In the future, Nokia will be sold worldwide as a mid-range mobile phone and iPhone as a high-end mobile phone.
"iPhone is the spokesperson of technology, it is a representative of the trend, fashion, technology, although the price of 900 euros is higher, but as a product of the times, the price is not too high."
These were the exact words of Apple's president, and Joseph thought it was true and hoped that he would succeed.
At this time, it is still the era of Big Brother, and it is difficult to imagine what sales storm and miracle such a relatively small mobile phone can attract, but there is a problem ahead......
"When is it expected to be released?"
"It's about another three years, at least three years."
Joseph thought he would say a conservative estimate, but who thought that it would be at least three years, and the three years would be in 1994, or even 1995 before it could be released, Joseph really couldn't wait.
"Nokia doesn't know what's going on."
This is Joseph's inner words, so it is naturally inconvenient to say it, after all, he is now in Apple.
"What about Apple's sales?"
"Because of the binding of the Microsoft system and some discounts, our computer sales are very good, and the competitive pressure is very small, but many computer companies have approached Microsoft, and they hope that Microsoft can open up the rights to them, and once that happens......"
Joseph did not answer Apple's president's words, because he understood that this was a difficult choice question, and open permissions must be very important for Microsoft's world monopoly, and in comparison, Joseph might let Apple choose to compromise, after all, it was a global monopoly project.
"I think Apple's own system is mature and ready for sale, and competition is probably a good thing."
This is just a word of comfort, but no one can say that Apple will not be able to beat Microsoft in the future, and Apple in the previous life has verified this. (To be continued......)
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