With its futuristic design and advanced technology, iPod Zero has been named one of Wired's top 10 post-millennium technology innovations.

With the iPod series, Apple has indeed made a comeback from the consumer market, and in the past year, the sale of music rights alone has brought Apple as much as $60 million in revenue.

Even so, Apple is still a niche technology company with a long history, and it is too small compared to Microsoft.

For Matrix, it can have many options, even if giants like Motorola and Nokia have a chance to complete the merger as long as Zhou Xin wants to.

Historically, Apple considered buying Motorola in 2003, but the deal was too costly for Apple.

But in the case of Zhou Xin and Matrix, the price of this deal is affordable.

After the merger of Matrix and Apple, Red Herring magazine took stock of the companies that Matrix could acquire, and a large number of brands that are more well-known than Apple at the moment appeared in this inventory.

Therefore, Charlie Ross and the audience in the audience wanted to know more about the merger of Matrix with Apple.

Zhou Xin said: "I know that people may still have an impression of Apple in the 80s Mac computers and iPods after the millennium.

As for what Apple did in the mid-90s, what products it launched, and what innovations it had, people didn't care, or they didn't make anything that made consumers shine.

In fact, Apple was abandoned by consumers throughout the 90s and became a bystander of the times, and they launched many distinctive products, perhaps because of high prices or because of flashy features.

But after I invested in Apple, I found that Apple has a lot of patents that can be applied to smartphones, and at the same time, I will bring new life to Apple.

After the merger with Apple, Steve and I took a closer look at Apple's products in the past, and we found it interesting that Apple has done a lot of work on mobile devices.

For example, the Macintosh Portable released in '89, an intermediate product similar to desktop computers and laptops, followed by the PowerBook 100.

Including the PowerBook G4 released in the past two years, the product is full of power.

There is also the eMate 300, a later product of Newton's handheld computer, I can only say that a lot of Apple's technology accumulation can be applied to smartphones, and the merger of Apple to Mphone, I believe you can expect the changes brought by Mphone3. ”

Loyal fans of Mphone burst into cheers, of course, the all-round upgrade of Mphone2 alone is enough to make everyone look forward to it.

It's just that now that Zhou Xin said it himself, fans are looking forward to it even more.

Zhou continued: "For Apple, in the past, Apple lacked a consistent strategy, and many products were innovated purely for the sake of innovation.

Like the aforementioned Macintosh Portable, a product released in the late eighties was priced at $6,500, which was a major waste of resources.

I will help Apple develop a long-term strategy, which should be the greatest value I can bring to Apple. ”

As for the industrial design language, Apple did not determine the silver-white design language until 2005, and the disordered industrial design language is difficult for consumers to associate Apple's products with the brand.

Charlie Ross said: "It looks like we can look forward to Apple's future.

We can see from Time Warner's financial report that to this day, Quora Gold Selection and paid Q&A are Quora's main sources of revenue, even if Quora has launched patch ads and membership features in the middle.

The revenue generated by these innovations is insignificant compared to Quora's overall revenue.

Even the fact that the membership function was abandoned due to the concentrated opposition of Quora users shows that it is better for Newman's business to follow his established path than to make some innovations that seem to have the potential to bring profits.

Coincidentally, the founder of Wikipedia, the largest online encyclopedia, was previously an executive of Quora, and Quora was not valued within Time Warner, and Quora Encyclopedia has gradually been overtaken by Wikipedia in the past three years. ”

Charlie Rose glanced at the card in his hand and continued: "We're excited to see what Newman's Apple will bring to the table.

As we talked about strategic planning, we can see that Riot Games' strategic planning is very clear, from the initial game community, to the later online game store, and then to the massive investment in game development after going public.

In just five years, Riot Games has become a giant to be reckoned with in the gaming industry, and has a stronger voice in the gaming field than EA.

It's the past series of successes that has made Newman so confident, and I'm curious to see what Mr. Gates said to you after Matrix announced that it was going to merge with Apple? ”

Zhou Xin smiled: "The first thing Bill said when he called me was that he was ready to meet the challenge from Microsoft?"

I said that we are the challengers, Microsoft is the defender, and even if Matrix merges with Apple, there is a big gap between it and Microsoft. ”

Charlie Rose said: "I didn't expect Newman to have a time of modesty. ”

Zhou Xin shook his head: "What I'm saying is the truth, compared with Microsoft, which has an absolute advantage in the field of computer operating systems, Matrix's advantage is too weak." ”

Charlie Rose asked, "And how did Mr. Gates answer you?" ”

"He said that Microsoft will challenge Matrix in the smartphone space, and I said that Microsoft is welcome to become a new player in this field," Zhou said.

Let's see who can have the last laugh. ”

Zhou Xin seemed to think of HTC, a once strong competitor in the field of Android machines, which fell from more than 10% of the market share to less than 1%, and became a complete leftover, which took only three years.

Zhou Xin is confident that Matrix will not fall into this fate, but he is not sure that any company in the market will suddenly come out.

Under the storm effect of Zhou Xin, Microsoft may not fail in the field of smartphones as it did in later generations.

"Microsoft is putting a lot of pressure on us, and the only advantage Matrix has over Microsoft is that we have a time advantage over them on smartphones," Zhou said.

This advantage is weak, and Microsoft can easily catch up with its size advantage.

So after merging with Apple, I feel like I have a lot of things to do.

Berkeley has been urging me to write my graduation thesis, and I haven't started writing it yet. ”

Four years have passed before Zhou Xin has been in progress with one paper per year, and Berkeley's management of Zhou Xin is quite lenient, and it can even be said that there are no requirements.

But when it comes to graduation, it is not so easy, you still have to complete the thesis according to the requirements, and Berkeley also hopes to let Zhou Xin graduate early.

After graduation, he will be a famous alumnus, and maybe at the graduation ceremony, he will donate directly on the spot, and many of the former wealthy alumni have done this.

Zhou Xin had too many dry goods in his stomach, and he didn't think about what content to take as his graduation thesis for a while.

"It's true, Microsoft is stronger than Nokia and Motorola in every way," Charlie Ross said. ”

Zhou Xin sighed: "Yes, everyone may think that Microsoft is a software company, and their offline channels will be weak.

In fact, this is not the case, the Windows operating system was previously sold on CD-ROMs, and they have built a complete reseller system around the world.

Later, after the launch of Xbox, the system was revamped and upgraded to accommodate the sales of home game consoles.

The system is seamlessly compatible with smartphone sales, and we've done internal research that Microsoft's reseller system is four times the size of Matrix.

They can affect four times as many people as Matrix.

The gap in this area is very difficult to catch up. ”

To be honest, this is the deterrent power of giants, why giants like Microsoft can still stand after being completely out of the mobile Internet era, and even re-emerge in the era of artificial intelligence.

Because their accumulation is too strong.

Previously, Zhou Xin mentioned that Apple has a lot of patents that can be used on smartphones, and Microsoft's patents in this area will only be more.

"But after the merger with Apple, this piece has been a big addition," Charlie Ross said. ”

Zhou Xin explained: "It's just that it has been supplemented in the two regions of Ameriken and Maple Leaf Country, and Apple's dealer system in other countries around the world is very weak. ”

Charlie Ross asked, "Do you regret not being able to merge with Microsoft?" ”

Zhou Xin said: "I don't regret that something didn't happen.

The only regret is that I can't work with Bill.

But both of us are very assertive people, and when we work together, there are probably all kinds of conflicts.

You can also often see the gossip about our quarrel in the media. ”

The wrinkles on Charlie Rose's face were cramped together, "Hahaha, the problem is that Steve Jobs is also a very stubborn person.

I read in magazines that he was even more stubborn than Bill Gates. ”

Zhou Xin said: "So we will do a good job in the division of labor, everyone will not interfere with each other, and I will try to respect his personal ideas."

Like NewPay, I almost didn't care about it after I handed it over to Peter Thiel, and NewPay was completely dominated by Peter. ”

Charlie Rose quickly asked rhetorically, "How did I hear that last year's Christmas icon collection event was what you had in mind?" ”

This is what Peter Thiel said in an interview:

"That's right, it was Newman's idea, and his insight in this area is amazing, and when other electronic payment platforms were still doing subsidies, Newman was at least two times ahead of them."

Other electronic payment platforms here refer to the activities and product forms that imitate NewPay almost at the pixel level, and even the specific page layout imitates NewPay.

Zhou Xin said: "These are some trivial ideas, I discussed them with Peter when I was communicating with him, and he thought it was good and used it." ”

Zhou Xin naturally won't admit that this activity is led by him, the weaker his presence in NewPay, the better, and it's best that the outside world doesn't associate NewPay with him.

Now Zhou Xin regrets why he named NewPay, he feels that it is better to call it PayPal.

Charlie Rose asked, "Let me read a quote from Mr. Gates about you: 'Newman is a unique entrepreneur with ambitions to change the shape of the Internet and make the world change the way he wills.

But he is so talented in this area, he thinks that the demand will become the demand of millions of people, and the products he creates will be recognized by countless consumers, and the biggest regret in my life is that Newman didn't keep him when he was an intern at Microsoft. ’

Newman, what do you think of what Mr. Gates says about you? ”

Zhou Xin said: "The subjective evaluation is his personal opinion, and I don't think it's right that I want to change the form of the Internet.

The Internet has been a product of constant change since its inception, from the early chat rooms to forums to portals, and now social media and instant messaging software, which are the user's choice, not my ability to change.

It's amazing that my mind can change the few people around me, and the reason for the change is that Internet users need to change, and the products I've created cater to that change.

As for if Bill had offered me the position of CEO while I was an intern at Microsoft, I'd probably think he was crazy. ”

What Zhou Xinna felt was not surprise but frightened, could it be that you were also reborn?

The Charlie Rose show with Zhou Xin's participation has undoubtedly become a hit show, and ordinary viewers who have watched this show have focused on Zhou Xin's humorous expression.

After seeing it, Little Bush directly posted a Weibo @周新: "Newman, my father can only play a small help, and he still has to rely on himself when he graduates." ”

In the information age, any news always spreads quickly.

Bush's Weibo was posted in the morning, and in the afternoon, someone on Weibo dug up Bush's graduation transcript, he is a C-class graduate.

C here is C in English, according to the grade classification of A-F, C is average, D is fail, F is very poor.

A bunch of netizens frantically @Bush under Weibo where the picture broke the news:

"Bush, you really rely on yourself when you graduate, and getting C is your strength."

"Maybe he also relied on his father for C?"

"Seeing that this guy can also be a **, I don't think I'm that bad."

"Newman is too faceless for Bush on the Charlie Rose Show, does he want to go to Yale and get another Ph.D.?"

Bill Gates also tweeted: "Microsoft will launch its own phone, and we will not ban competitors' programs from being published on their platforms like Nokia and Motorola did." ”

Bill Gates' remarks belong to attacking Motorola and Nokia, because Microsoft's entry into the mobile phone industry is to tear up the alliance signed with Motorola, Nokia, and Intel.

Under such a premise, it is better to start the yin and yang weirdness directly.

People who see Bill Gates' Weibo realize that the smartphone field will be a fierce competition, Microsoft will not be the last giant, and there will definitely be other giants who want to cross over to the smartphone field.

This is a good thing for the average consumer, who has more options, and for Mphone fans, they are worried that Mphone will be wiped out by competitors.

When Matrix found Apple as a partner, Nokia also approached IBM, and the president of IBM posted on Weibo that it claimed:

"It's a pleasure to join hands with Nokia in the smartphone space, and we will build a smartphone focused on business people."

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