Chapter 133: The Richest Man Who Is Stingy (5/10 Ask for the First Order)
Apple has been around for less than a year since its founding. However, it has already booked the position of the world's top 500 companies, and what it is waiting for is only the time to refresh the list.
After more than three months, Apple held another press conference, but this time the conference was completely different from the last one.
When the first press conference was held, Apple needed to reimburse the cost of room and board, and even red envelopes, and even in this case, it still needed the connections of Peter, the head of Apple's mobile phone division, to be able to invite so many attendees.
And this time, the admission letter of Apple's press conference has become a treasure sought-after by major news media around the world. In addition to media reporters, those hardware manufacturers, agents, etc., are also looking forward to having an invitation letter.
But these two vastly different treatments are not the biggest difference between the two press conferences.
The real difference is that more than a third of the attendees at this conference are experts engaged in biological science research.
Why is a high-tech company engaged in mobile phone manufacturing able to attract experts in biological sciences?
Naturally, it's because of the legendary dinosaurs that have been 'resurrected'.
"Hello audience, what we're seeing now is Apple's press conference."
The host of CBS TV began the introduction with a smile on his face to the camera, and when the camera switched to the press conference, the host in the studio couldn't help laughing.
He doesn't need to worry about his voice being heard by the audience because his microphone has been turned off. In fact, he wasn't the only one laughing, the entire studio, including CBS leadership.
Because CBS is one of the top five television networks in the United States, and their main competitor ABC TV, has obtained the rights to broadcast the NBA Christmas Game live this year.
Normally, the Christmas Wars would have attracted at least 30 million American viewers, and that's just the American audience. Last year, the Christmas game reached 37 million viewers, and today's highlight is the Cavaliers vs. the Lakers, which is likely to make the viewership reach a new high.
But judging from the data they have obtained so far, the Christmas war that has begun has not set any crazy ratings records, even if there is a reason why the game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers has not started, but the most important thing is that they got the right to broadcast the Apple conference.
"We have more than 30 million viewers, and even if Kobe Bryant wants to score 100 points in the Christmas game, it will not be able to steal our viewership."
The person in charge of CBS TV looked at the live broadcast screen and felt a smile on his face.
CBS shareholders who sat with him said: "I have to say that it is really a very cost-effective business to exchange free advertising time for the live broadcast of this press conference." ”
"I'm curious now when he'll be able to get those three velociraptors to show up, and if it's too soon, there's a good chance that our viewers will switch to ABC and continue watching the Christmas War," said the CBS director. ”
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Of course, Wen Ming couldn't let the velociraptor appear too early, and he himself knew very well that the main reason why Apple's press conference could attract so many audiences this time was because of the three velociraptors.
Otherwise, Apple, which created a market value of $800 billion in the previous life, would not have been able to make its press conference have so many viewers, how could he, Apple, which only launched the first-generation iPhone and has not yet been listed, do it?
Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity to advertise the iPad is his main purpose.
"The idea of an all-round PC proposed by Mr. Bill Gates inspired me a lot."
Wen Ming talked eloquently on the stage.
"I've been thinking about what kind of PC equipment can be considered an all-round PC."
Wen Ming pressed the projection controller, and then, on the projection screen behind him, a promotional video of the first generation iPad appeared.
"As I was thinking, it came up."
Wen Ming stepped aside, so that the audience at the scene, and the audience in front of the TV or through the Internet, could see the iPad promotional video.
At this time, his eyes were on Bill Gates in the audience.
Like Wen Ming's other world, in this world, it was Bill Gates who first proposed the idea of a real tablet.
But for some reason, Microsoft didn't put tablets in their work plans, or rather, the plans that had been established, but didn't really value tablets.
So, in another world, Jobs took the title of the father of tablets, and in this world, Wen Ming will become the father of tablets.
Bill Gates in the audience watched the promotional video of the Ipad very carefully, with a beautiful appearance like an ipad, an all-aluminum alloy body, and a 9.7-inch high-definition touch screen, which made him feel amazing instantly.
Although this is different from the tablet he envisioned, for example, the iPad does not have any other ports except for a data and charging port. But, to a large extent, this is the tablet he imagined, the all-round PC.
Mark Zuckerberg, who was sitting next to him, was also watching the promotional video, but his attention was more focused on Bill Gates. Because he couldn't understand why the idea proposed by Bill Gates was completed by Wen Ming.
Mark Zuckerberg, who was born in May 1984 and is only 24 years old now, still has a lot of young people's jumps in his personality.
So, he asked in a whisper, "Mr. Bill Gates, why didn't you make a tablet?" ”
This is very impolite behavior, but Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have a good personal relationship, the same is a dropout of Harvard University, plus Mark Zuckerberg's head, Bill Gates's second title for many years, and Microsoft is a shareholder of Facebook, the relationship between the two parties cannot be bad.
Bill Gates replied while watching the promotional video of the iPad: "It's not that I don't do it, but it's not time to do it, you know, many times, the development of hardware can't keep up with our product design." ”
The development of science and technology is inseparable from those wild ideas, but the most important thing is the development of hardware manufacturing level.
If you can't make a touch screen, then you can't have a touch phone, and if you can't make a memory card the size of a fingernail, many digital devices can't store that much data.
Mark Zuckerberg nodded as if he didn't understand, and then asked, "What do you think, how is the iPad that smells Ming?" ”
At this point, the promotional video is halfway through, and the functions and design parameters of the iPad have been introduced.
Bill Gates already has an understanding of this product.
"I think this product will be a success, and it may not sell as well as the iPhone, but in a way, it can create a whole new industry."
Mark Zuckerberg was not surprised by the compliment, nor was Teresa Roy, who was able to hear their conversation, because they agreed.
"But."
Bill Gates suddenly took a turn and said, "I don't think it's a true all-around PC yet, and there's a lot of room for improvement in its design." ”
This turn of events made Teresa Roy frown, and then, along with Mark Zuckerberg, waited for Bill Gates to say what design space could be improved.
However, Bill Gates stopped and watched the promotional video of the iPad with a serious face.
How could he say it in front of Teresa Roy, he knew very well that Teresa Roy was about to become a shareholder of Apple.