Chapter 208 We are number one (first update)

The next day, major media around the world reported overwhelmingly that Li Zetian had returned to Apple.

The Wall Street Journal is full of confidence in Li Zetian. The headline on the headline reads: "Chronos Li returns to Apple, and major computer manufacturers around the world are trembling!!!"

Of course, some media and newspapers are not very optimistic about Li Zetian's ability to develop Apple again after returning to Apple.

For example, RB's "Mainichi Shimbun" reported: "In the Walkman market, Sony's Walkman's market share has surpassed Apple's Walkman. With Sony's development and design capabilities, Apple is no match for it!" In the personal computer market, which is now dominated by compatible computers, Apple is outnumbered and obviously cannot match them. Even though Chronos·Li is very talented, he still cannot save the ailing Apple company!"

People all over the world are also talking about it and making various speculations about what will happen after Li Zetian returns to Apple.

"Apple has declined in recent years, but the return of Chronos Li will definitely put Apple back on its feet!"

"Apple-l, Apple-ll, and Walkman were so amazing back then. What a pity... I hope that after Chronos Li returns, Apple can develop new products!"

"Chronos Li is so handsome, he is an enigmatic man!"

"..."

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Apple CEO Vincent Gay took the initiative to submit his resignation to Li Zetian.

During his tenure, he did nothing and even almost bankrupted Apple. Although the main responsibility lies with Thomas Rockefeller, he also has an unshirkable responsibility. Taking the blame and resigning is the best and smartest choice. It would be even more embarrassing if he was fired by Li Zetian.

Of course Li Zetian approved it. He wanted to find a CEO who could help Apple rise. Vincent Gay obviously did not have this ability.

At present, Sun Microsystems is full of talents, and Li Zetian wants to lure Jobs and Wozniak to Apple.

So, after Vincent Gay resigned, Li Zetian made an appointment with Jobs and Wozniak.

The news of Vincent Gay's resignation had already spread all over the city. Li Zetian asked the two of them out at this time, and they could roughly guess what was going on.

When Jobs and Wozniak arrived at Li Zetian's villa, Li Zetian asked directly: "Jobs and Wozniak, are you willing to come to Apple?"

Jobs had always wanted to return to Apple, so he immediately nodded and agreed: "I do!"

Wozniak looked at Jobs and nodded: "I do too!"

"Very good," Li Zetian smiled, "Jobs will be the CEO from now on, and Wozniak will be the chief scientist of Apple!"

In the study, Dongfang Yuqin poured three glasses of water for them, and then sat on a chair next to Li Zetian.

Li Zetian said: "I believe you all know the current situation of Apple. How can we develop Apple again? I want to hear your opinions first!"

Wozniak was good at technology research and development, but he couldn't manage and develop the company. He looked at Jobs again and let Jobs do the talking.

Before Jobs came, he naturally thought about this question, and he answered without hesitation: "If I were the CEO, I would cut off most of Apple's projects and lay off a large number of people, leaving only personal computers and software." Development Department and Walkman!"

When Wozniak heard this, his expression was startled. If Jobs said it was true, Apple would suffer heavy losses. Many projects would be in vain and would only hurt Apple. If he were the CEO, he would never dare to do this. Wozniak couldn't help but worry about Jobs at this time. He glanced at Li Zetian secretly and saw that there was no expression on his face. He couldn't help but shake his head and sighed in his heart. Jobs was afraid that there was no hope of returning to Apple... …

However, many times, things are different from what you imagined!

When Li Zetian smiled and said to Jobs, "You and I have almost the same idea," Wozniak was stunned...

Seeing Wozniak's confused look, Li Zetian smiled and explained: "Many of Apple's projects are not profitable, or can only make a small amount of money. Instead of using the company's R\u0026D strength in these areas, we should It’s better to focus on developing personal computers and Walkman. Apple needs drastic transformation now, and what Steve Jobs said is exactly what I want!”

Wozniak didn't understand it very well, but he also felt that what Li Zetian said made sense.

Li Zetian turned his head to look at Dongfang Yuqin and said, "Dongfang Yuqin, take out Apple's documents."

"OK."

Dongfang Yuqin stood up and walked to a safe, took out the key, opened the door, and took out a document inside. Later, Dongfang Yuqin walked to the copier and made two copies.

Li Zetian said: "In the past few days, I have sorted out Apple's future development direction and written it down in these documents."

Dongfang Yuqin then gave Jobs and Wozniak a document each, and they looked through it while listening to Li Zetian speak.

The title on the homepage instantly caught the eyes of Jobs and Wozniak, and they couldn't help but say: "CD Walkman!!!"

Li Zetian said: "Yes, the tape player is outdated. Apple wants to develop a CD player! Apple's Seagate Technology and Philips have developed CDs, but Apple obviously doesn't know how to make good use of it!"

Li Zetian smiled, took a sip of water, and continued, "CDs are easy to use, and their storage capacity, sound quality, transportation, and service life are better than tapes. It is only a matter of time before CDs replace tapes, and they can even replace black tapes." Vinyl records!!!”

CD records can also replace vinyl records. I’m afraid no one will believe this? Jobs and Wozniak were both surprised when they heard this!

Li Zetian said confidently: "CD records are different from the hissing and crackling sound of vinyl records. They give people a crystal-clear music experience, and the sound quality is very good. The cost of producing CDs is estimated to be that of plastic." It only costs a few cents, and the transportation is small, so it can be sold for tens of dollars. In addition, CD records will not jump, and the amazing profits and consumer acceptance and affordability are obvious.

The mass production of vinyl alone costs several dollars per disc just by pressing the copper mold. This does not include the cost of polyethylene raw materials, and transportation is heavy and takes up space. It is not easy to store and is prone to wear and tear. If the thread is sold for tens of dollars, I'm afraid the profit will not be large and consumers will not be interested in buying it. In contrast, vinyl will inevitably be replaced by CD in the mainstream market! "

Jobs nodded and said: "Producing CD records is obviously more profitable than vinyl records. Profit-driven, vinyl is replaced by CD is an inevitable choice under market competition! Apple produces CD Walkman, which can make the Walkman smaller. It’s more refined, the sound quality is far superior to that of a cassette player, and the CD stores more songs, so it will definitely be very popular!!!”

Li Zetian nodded: "Yes! In addition, CD is not just an audio disc! You can notice that a 4.7-inch (approximately 12 centimeters) CD can store an astonishing 6.3 billion bytes of information! If Apply it to a computer, what kind of wonderful sparks do you think will happen?!"

When Jobs and Wozniak heard this, their eyes lit up and their expressions were extremely excited!

Wozniak said excitedly: "Mr. Li, we can redefine the use of CDs as a medium for computer software. In the future, software will no longer use tapes with small storage capacity, but CDs." ——ROM, read-only disc drive!!!

In this way, not only will the software be saved for a long time, but software developers can also develop more powerful software! The software in the past was only a few KB, and the current software is several MB. In the future, the software will only become larger and larger, and the capacity of one tape is simply not enough!

There is no doubt that CD-ROM will be very popular. If Apple's computers are the first to install optical disc drives, then our computers will be very popular! "

Wozniak's face was full of excitement and he couldn't wait to start studying CD-ROM now.

"Don't worry, keep reading!" Li Zetian reminded them to continue reading the documents.

Jobs and Wozniak nodded, then looked down. Soon, they saw the PC chapter.

The two were stunned when they saw one of the pictures above.

"This is a desk lamp computer?!" Wozniak said in surprise.

Li Zetian smiled and said: "That's right! To be precise, it should be called a desk lamp all-in-one machine! Below is a white round box, which is equivalent to the host computer. The display is a 13-inch LCD, which uses a swingable arm. Positioning! The whole thing looks like a white desk lamp!”

"Mr. Li, your design is so cool, full of fashion and technology. Just looking at the picture, I want to buy one!" Wozniak said.

Jobs also nodded repeatedly: "The exquisite design will surely shock everyone once it is launched!"

"This is the first product in the iMac series, so it is called iMac-G1 all-in-one computer! From now on, Apple's computer products will only develop desktop all-in-one computers and notebooks, and focus on what we focus on. We are the first One!!!" Li Zetian said.

PS: This is the first update. There will be at least 2 more updates today. As for whether there will be a fifth update today, I don’t know, haha...