Vol 2 Chapter 1046: God-given opportunity

The first thousand and forty-six chapters

God-given opportunity

Although the launch of a dedicated computer system for gaming and entertainment is not yet on the market, it is still under planning, but it has undoubtedly attracted the attention of two giants-"Microsoft" and "Intel".

For a long time, in the personal computer industry, the hardware is controlled by "Intel" and the software is controlled by "Microsoft". The two IT giants have monopolized these two fields and have reached a "win-tel" alliance in order to dominate the world. . Up to now, "Intel" has always been the leader in the personal computer hardware industry, and its every move can change the future direction of the personal IT industry.

As for "Microsoft", although it is only a software company, computers are built by hardware and software. If the hardware is the torso of the computer, then the software is the soul of the computer. Without the "Microsoft" operating system, even if a player buys a computer, it is useless, which is equivalent to a pile of scrap iron.

It can be said that the two IT giants determine everything about personal computers! They also really enjoy the feeling of commanding the heroes. But now they are surprised to find that a company dared to challenge them. This surprised the two companies. Although, no matter it is "Intel" or "Microsoft", there is no shortage of competitors and strong competitors, but in fact, these competitors have not touched the core of "Intel" and "Microsoft", and they have not been able to deal with the two companies. Cause a real threat.

But now it's different. There are companies that want to touch their fundamental interests, touch their core interests, and want to touch their cheese. This is simply unforgivable, unacceptable, and uncompromising!

Is he crazy! ——Bill Gates was the first thing he said when he received that "Second World" was preparing to launch computers and systems dedicated to gaming and entertainment. Who is he talking about? Who can make Bill Gates react so much? There used to be Ellison, the "madman" Ellison from Oracle, but now, there is another Lin Feng.

All the time, all the time, although the "Second World" has two major personal computer core hardware production departments, "amd" and "ati", as well as a dominant player in the online game industry, and Lin Feng's consistently public personality, The "Second World" has become the focus of world attention.

"Second World", as a thriving company, will challenge the "hegemony" in the original field. This is really normal behavior. This world is like this. If you don't challenge, don't fight, and want to stay safe, the only result is that you will not be eliminated by the cruel society in the end, or you will become a cloud and disappear with the wind.

It is a good thing to have ambitions, but it is not a good thing to be too aggressive. In particular, Lin Feng stupidly wanted to challenge "Intel" and "Microsoft" at the same time this time. This is really stupid. ——Bill Gates shook his head repeatedly.

In his opinion, Lin Feng's challenge to "Intel" is necessary and unavoidable. In the personal computer hardware industry, if the "Second World" wants to make a big splash on the hardware, "Intel" is an unavoidable enemy that must be faced and challenged. But Lin Feng should not bother with his own "Microsoft" at the same time.

Of course, Bill Gates understands Lin Feng's ideas. "Intel" is too powerful, too powerful. In the personal computer hardware industry, "Intel" is like the Alps, standing in front of the world's major hardware companies. The Alps made Hitler's invincible army dare not surpass it. The "Alps" of "Intel" is also insurmountable for many personal computer hardware companies. Therefore, Lin Feng wanted to cross this mountain by bundling dedicated computers and systems for gaming and entertainment.

But he made a big mistake, a mistake as big as Pepsi. At that time, Pepsi-Cola's market sales continued to decline, and it was defeated by Coca-Cola. Not only was the overseas market lost, but the domestic market in the United States was also defeated. Therefore, Pepsi-Cola has made the biggest trick of its life, investing in "KFC", wanting to rely on the appeal of "KFC" to enhance Pepsi's influence. Unexpectedly, it provokes the giant "McDonald's". After cooperating with Coca-Cola, Pepsi's situation is even more precarious. In the end, Pepsi retreated from the precipice, abandoning all irrelevant industries at a critical moment and concentrate on making its own beverages, which instead brought Pepsi back to life.

Now, Lin Feng made Pepsi's mistake here! Wanting to bundle hardware and systems unexpectedly, while challenging "Intel", it undoubtedly touched the core interests of "Microsoft". For a long time, "Microsoft" has been attacking in various fields, and some have obtained the desired gains, and some have failed miserably. It does not matter to these "Microsofts", because the core profit point of "Microsoft" is the operating system and office software. Among them, the operating system is the core of the core of the "Microsoft" empire. It is the tiger's butt, which is untouchable.

Now Lin Feng wants to touch the core of "Microsoft" in order to fight against the strength of "Intel", and that will undoubtedly fall into the tiger of "Microsoft". "Microsoft" will never sit idly by, and even if necessary, will take the initiative to attack Lin Feng and give the "Second World" a fatal blow.

"Bill, the president of'Intel' Andy Kruff calls and asks for an online video conference!"-said Steve Ballmer, president of "Microsoft".

Bill Gates nodded, and immediately connected to the Internet video conference with "Intel".

"Hi, Mr. Cruff, it's been good these days!" Bill Gates greeted with a smile.

"Mr. Gates, Mr. Ballmer, I won't talk about the extra nonsense. How are you going to deal with Lin Feng's launch of a ‘game entertainment computer and system’?" Andy Kruff said with a serious expression.

Bill Gates smiled, he wouldn't express his opinions easily on these matters. Although he is a major shareholder, unless at a board meeting, Bill Gates will hand all questions to Ballmer.

After Steve Ballmer pondered for a moment, he said seriously.

auzw.com"Andy, the relationship between our two companies has always been good and the cooperation is very harmonious. I am also very satisfied with the status quo of our two companies. Therefore, I don’t want anyone to disrupt the current situation. This kind of situation. But, I think, in the face of some challengers, we don’t need to be too nervous. There are too many companies in this world that want to challenge us. Too much attention to them, to underestimate us!" Steve Ballmer said.

Hearing this, Bill Gates secretly gave Steve Ballmer a thumbs up. In handling interpersonal relations and management, Bill Gates considers himself to be far inferior to Steve Ballmer, and Bill Gates can't say what he said just now. It's not that he didn't understand, it was just a skin problem and couldn't tell.

Nowadays, Lin Feng has launched a "computer and system dedicated to gaming and entertainment", which touches the core interests of "Intel" and "Microsoft". Lin Feng wants to challenge the two companies at the same time, and it is the kind of The challenge for a company to lose its foundation. It stands to reason that "Microsoft" should be as anxious as "Intel" President Andy Cruff, but Steve Ballmer's tone is so relaxed, as if nothing is wrong. This kind of calmness and old-fashionedness is not what Bill Gates is good at.

Andy Cruff frowned, cursing secretly the cunning old fox in his heart.

In this matter, although Lin Feng's gaming and entertainment computers and systems have touched the interests of "Intel" and "Microsoft" at the same time, the situation of the two companies is different. For "Intel", Lin Feng is digging their graves. They must challenge and defeat Lin Feng. But for "Microsoft", Lin Feng's so-called game entertainment system has a fatal flaw-compatibility.

This compatibility not only refers to the compatibility between the hardware and the system, but also the compatibility between the system and the software. At present, for all personal computer users, when using a computer, whether it is surfing the Internet or playing games, he uses a lot of software. At the very least, the software involved includes browsers, chat tools, download tools, decompression tools, etc., and the cores of these software are developed based on the "Microsoft" windows system, which is similar to the so-called game entertainment system of Lin Feng. Incompatible.

Therefore, "Microsoft" has enough confidence to watch the situation with a smile, and "Microsoft" can enjoy watching Lin Feng's "game entertainment system" how to solve this compatibility problem. If once, this system can run these software perfectly, then "Microsoft" will send a large number of engineers to study whether Lin Feng's "game entertainment system" is similar to "Microsoft" windows operating system, only to, "Microsoft" can use legal weapons to claim huge compensation, and it is even possible to swallow the "second world".

It can be said that "Microsoft" is more dominant in the market due to its operating system than "Intel" hardware, and because consumers are accustomed to "Microsoft" and windows, unlike "Intel", its hardware is consumer If you can’t see or touch it during use, you don’t need “Intel” to change “amd”. This is the difference between “Microsoft” and “Intel”.

"Steve, isn't your company afraid that Lin Feng has really developed an operating system that is compatible with all the mainstream software currently on the market?" Andy Cryluf said bitterly.

Once, "Intel" and "Microsoft" alliance, "Intel" can still occupy a dominant position, but with the introduction and popularization of the windows operating system, their "win-ter" alliance becomes more and more like "Microsoft" An alliance guided, and "Microsoft" is more like the leader, always giving orders. This is also the reason why the "win-tel" alliance ended without a problem. However, now due to the threat of Lin Feng, "Intel" intends to start this alliance again.

Steve Ballmer smiled.

"Andy, I really look forward to the emergence of Lin Feng's'game entertainment system'. The so-called crisis is also an opportunity, and it may be another opportunity for'Microsoft' to take off." Steve Ballmer Say.

Steve Ballmer really wants to see what Lin Feng’s "game entertainment system" will look like. If it is really launched, "Microsoft" will not mind secretly helping its promotion under certain conditions. , And even occupy the market, as long as this "game entertainment system" plagiarizes or imitates the "Microsoft" system, Steve Ballmer really doesn't mind Lin Feng launching this "game entertainment system". At that time, as soon as a piece of pleadings demanded tens of billions of dollars in compensation, Microsoft could take the opportunity to swallow the "Second World".

"Cloud computing", "Dynamic Ignore and Compensation Technology", the market share of online games, the top ten game development departments... These are all coveted by "Microsoft", but "Microsoft" has never had the opportunity to get involved in this field. How high the profit of online games is, just look at the "Second World" market value now close to 100 billion US dollars. However, because the "Second World" holds the most advanced technology in the online game industry and uses excellent games and advanced technology to dominate this field, "Microsoft" does not want to rush into this field.

After all, "Microsoft" is now wrestling with "Sony" and "Nintendo" in the home console market, and doesn't want to be distracted at the same time and wrestle with the "second world" in the field of online games. This is too irrational and too difficult.

Now, Lin Feng has given "Microsoft" this opportunity. This opportunity is simply a pie in the sky. ——Thinking of the future, once any windows operating system-related code is detected in Linfeng’s "game entertainment" system due to external forces or other reasons, bingo and "Microsoft" will be overwhelmed!

This is also the reason why "Microsoft" is not in a hurry for Lin Feng's "game entertainment system".

But seeing Andy Cruff’s gloomy expression, Steve Ballmer’s face was instantly filled with a kind smile. Although "Microsoft" is so powerful that people dare not look up, the "Intel" ally still cannot Offensive. It can be neglected, or even ignored, but it cannot be offended.

"Andy, in this matter, our'Microsoft' will definitely be consistent with your company. However, my opinion is that we must draw this tiger out, and then cut his back, and then we will use it again." Slaughter'." Steve Ballmer said.

Andy Cruff frowned. It has always been to stifle threats in the cradle, but Steve Ballmer is better to let this "threat" grow, and then deal with it, which makes Andy Cruff quite incomprehensible.

"Andy, you have to understand. Lin Feng, the tiger, is gradually growing. If we can't let him out of the nest now, it's like we have created a safe haven for him and let him focus on developing his career. Forgive me. To put it bluntly, there is no company in the online game industry that is the opponent of the "second world". If it is allowed to develop, when it really grows to the point that we can't deal with it, it will be too late! This time it happens to be a plan, a tiger out Chance!" Steve Ballmer said.

Andy Cruff heard the words and nodded.

Immediately, the two of them had a detailed discussion and decided to wait and see the changes temporarily and deal with the matter coldly!