giants of the era

Chapter 369 Apple's Valuation Soared to an Extremely Scary Number
These reporters are really serious, interviews are just interviews, look at what they said, it's like adding salt to the wound, adding fuel to the fire!

Fortunately, Simon Motorola hid in his office and did not hear these words.However, he doesn't dare to go out now, he feels that he has no face...

It was almost noon, Simon Motorola and other members of the company's board of directors were meeting in the large conference room, and all senior management personnel above the company manager were present.

Simon Motorola, who was sitting on the main seat, looked haggard and looked very tired.

He looked at everyone and said in a low voice: "Everyone, at this moment, Motorola will face an unprecedented crisis!!! We thought that this time we would successfully suppress Apple, but we never expected Apple's Apple Phone 1 It actually stepped on our Motorola mobile phone and rose strongly!"

Speaking of this, Simon Motorola couldn't help sighing slightly, feeling a little powerless, and said from the bottom of his heart that Apple's Apple Phone 1 is indeed better than Motorola's.

"Now, we urgently need to come up with countermeasures, otherwise, the mobile phone market will be taken away by Apple sooner or later!"

"Which of you came up with a countermeasure?"

Simon Motorola asked, however, he looked around, only to find that they all lowered their heads, for fear of meeting their eyes with him.

snort!
These rubbish!

Before, he swore that the new mobile phone he developed was powerful, and he was full of words, but in the end, facing Apple's new mobile phone, he was defeated in a complete mess.

Simon Motorola was very angry. As the chairman, he would only intervene in the development of the company unless it was a major event. Naturally, there were professional managers to take care of him for him, but these people who managed the company for him were really incompetent. The mobile phone monopoly giant The title seems to be handed over to Apple!
Apple is different from ordinary mobile phone manufacturers in that it is small in scale and develops slowly. Apple has strong financial resources, wide channels, and even higher brand awareness than Motorola, and has many fans.This time, Apple Phone 1 is coming with a strong attack and is popular all over the world. In the field of mobile phones, Apple's position will soon surpass Motorola's!
The conference room was silent for a while, and finally someone spoke.

The one who spoke was Sean Gray, the CEO of Motorola. Looking at Simon Motorola's increasingly cold face, he knew that if he didn't speak again, his position as CEO might be lost.

"Mr. Motorola, Apple obviously planned it long ago. It took eight or nine years to secretly develop mobile phones, so it caught us off guard! However, we Motorola is not easy to mess with! The level of mobile phone development technology, Motorola has always been the industry leader First, even Apple can’t compare to us. Our temporary failure does not mean that we will fail in the future! Failure is the mother of success. As long as we sum up this experience, we will definitely defeat Apple and regain Motorola’s mobile phone market share !!"

When Simon Motorola heard this, his expression turned pale.

Sean Gray glanced at him, heaved a sigh of relief, and continued: "We have to admit that the functional design of Apple Phone 1 is very good, such as ringtones, contacts, and call records, etc. In fact, we can do it too, as long as we go to Take its essence from its chaff, and the company's next-generation mobile phone will surely be a success!"

As soon as the voice fell, everyone applauded and echoed.

"Sean Gray has a point!"

"The CEO's proposal is very good. We can't deny the advantages of the enemy, and we have to learn from it, and make it better than blue!"

"..."

At the moment, Motorola has a new mobile phone plan immediately!
Still, Motorola hasn't given up on analog phones.Even though the Apple Phone 1 is very popular now, and GSM and CDMA have begun to rise, the mobile phone communication technology in many countries still stays at analog signal communication. Will give up this piece of fat prematurely.

What Motorola has in mind is actually very simple. It just wants to wait for the digital mobile phone to really rise before it gets involved.It's just that Motorola didn't expect the development speed of the second-generation communication technology, which was beyond their imagination...

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Soon, Motorola announced the research and development plan of the new mobile phone.

"As the overlord of the mobile phone industry, Motorola is powerful. Although the current mobile phone product fails, it has not affected Motorola's status. I believe that with Motorola's technology, it will definitely develop more powerful products that will be popular among users. Welcome phone!"

"This time, Motorola will invest 2 million US dollars and concentrate the strongest R&D force within the company. We are confident that we will beat any competitor, including Apple!!!"

A Motorola spokesman sounded extremely confident when facing reporters.

On the same day, as soon as the news came out, Motorola's stock price, which had been plummeting, stopped immediately, and then recovered a lot.

"Wall Street Journal": "Motorola announced a new mobile phone plan this morning, and the stock price immediately rebounded. Shareholders and investors are optimistic about the development of Motorola! Freezing three feet does not happen overnight, and Motorola's mobile phone research and development technology is indeed better than Apple's. powerful!"

Of course, some media are not optimistic about Motorola.

For example, the "Los Angeles Times" said: "Judging from the Apple Phone 1, Apple's technology is not inferior to Motorola's at all, and even better in many places. In addition, Motorola only has an advantage in analog communication technology, but obviously, The times are advancing, the first generation of communication technology has gradually been eliminated, and the second generation of communication technology has matured. Apple is many years ahead of Motorola in the development of GSM and CDMA mobile phone technology!

As we all know, CDMA technology belongs to the patent of Qualcomm, and Qualcomm is the industry of Chronos Li!Therefore, it is not difficult to speculate that in the era of second-generation communication technology, Apple must have a place in the mobile phone market, and its advantages are stronger than any other company!
In addition, Apple's industrial design level has always been praised in the industry, and many of its products have won industrial design awards, such as the red dot award, IDEA, and the iF Design Award known as the "Oscar Award in the design industry"!

The appearance and internal design of Apple Phone1 can be called industrial art, fashionable technology, and are deeply loved by young people. It is said that Apple Phone1 has been nominated for the red dot award this year..."

At this time, Li Zetian also learned of Motorola's plan to develop a new mobile phone.

He looked at Jobs on the side, and asked with a smile, "Do you think Motorola developed a digital phone or an analog phone?"

Jobs shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. Their new mobile phone research and development plan is very secretive, and it looks like they're going to die!"

After a pause, Jobs said with a smile, "If Motorola develops a digital mobile phone, the opponent's research and development capabilities will indeed pose a great threat to Apple in the future. But if they develop an analog mobile phone, hehe, Motorola's mobile phone The throne of the overlord is about to be truly surrendered!!"

Li Zetian shook his red wine glass, and said lightly: "The analog mobile phone market is still a piece of fat, and Motorola may not give up easily. Hehe, they don't have the courage! Of course, they will also develop digital mobile phones at the same time, but the main force They are all focused on the development of analog mobile phones, how much power can they invest in digital mobile phones? This will inevitably lead to the slow development of Motorola's digital mobile phones, and finally we will be farther and farther behind!"

After finishing speaking, Li Zetian took a sip of the red wine, put down the glass, and said with a hint of pity and understanding in his tone: "As the saying goes, 'a small boat is easy to turn around', and a big company like Motorola is naturally not easy to turn around. If Let me decide, give up what I am best at, and there is still a vast market for this area, I may not dare to do so..."

"Oh, by the way, what's going on with Nokia in Europe? Pay more attention to this company in the future!" Li Zetian said suddenly.

Jobs's expression changed slightly, and he replied: "This Nokia company is a bit amazing. According to reliable information I have received, the new mobile phone that Nokia company is currently developing has many functions the same as Apple Phone1! If it wasn't for our Apple Company to release it in advance After Apple Phone 1, Nokia may become famous!"

Li Zetian nodded. No one knew the power of Nokia better than him. Even Motorola was far behind him.At the time of Nokia's glory, it was in a dominant position in the mobile phone market for 15 years, and its end was amazing! ! !
"In the future, pay more attention to Nokia, he may be even more terrifying than Motorola!"

"Well, I see!"

"The competition in the mobile phone market is fierce in the future. If you don't advance, you will fall back. Apple's new mobile phone development plan must be put on the agenda immediately!"

After Li Zetian finished speaking, he asked about the sales of Apple Phone1.

In less than a week, Apple sold more than 80 mobile phones worldwide, and the results are extremely amazing!
Apple Phone1 mobile phone has become the most fashionable and trendy product at present. Although the price is not as expensive as Motorola mobile phone, it is more face-saving to take it out.And those who hold a "big brother" mobile phone are complained about as outdated old hats or getting rich.

The success of Apple Phone1 is not only the success of Apple, but also Sprint and Qualcomm.

CDMA technology has been widely promoted, and Qualcomm has made huge profits.In addition to mobile phone manufacturers contacting Qualcomm, telecom companies in many countries have also come to contact Qualcomm, including China Mobile and China Unicom.

As for Sprint Telecom, it has added more than 80 wireless mobile subscribers in just one week, which stunned other telecom companies.

The term "custom machine" began to circulate in the industry.

The so-called customized phone refers to the mobile phone specially customized by the mobile phone manufacturer for the telecom operator. Such mobile phone is implanted with some extended applications and service items of the telecom operator.For mobile phone manufacturers and telecom companies, it can be described as a win-win situation!In this week, 1 custom-made Apple Phone 28s of Sprint alone sold [-] units, which is astounding.

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A month later, Apple announced the total sales of Apple Phone1 - 210 million units! ! !

The news spread all over the world immediately, causing a huge sensation.

The industry was stunned!
The media was dumbfounded!
Countless companies envy and hate!
"Apple...isn't Apple too powerful?!"

Many people questioned it because they really couldn't believe it.Motorola is such an awesome mobile phone overlord, Apple's mobile phone sales in a month are almost catching up with Motorola's annual mobile phone sales!

However, this is an indisputable fact.

Apple Phone1 is not only a communication phone, but also a fashion element.

The price of Apple Phone 1 is cheaper than that of Motorola mobile phones, and consumers can hardly afford it.

Coupled with a large number of online and offline promotion resources, it is no wonder that the sales of Apple Phone1 are not booming.

However, in Li Zetian's view, 210 million is not a big deal. In the previous life, when Apple launched the iPhone series, it surpassed [-] million units in the first week.Apple still has a long way to go.

However, for others, 210 million sales in a month is a miracle!
"Apple Phone1 has successfully activated the mobile phone market, and Apple has created an unprecedented miracle in the industry within one month with its unparalleled brand strength and product design!" "

"Apple Phone 1 strongly crushed Motorola, creating an incredible legend with sales of 210 million units in the first month! "

"Experts predict that Apple Phone 1 is expected to exceed 500 million units this year!" "

"Wall Street's famous evaluation agency revalued Apple - 2000 billion US dollars! ! ! "

As soon as the estimated market value of 2000 billion U.S. dollars was released, it caused a sensation all over the world and caused crazy heated discussions.

Some people doubt it, but some people agree with it.

"Apple is so crazy, its market capitalization has reached 2000 billion US dollars! However, Apple deserves its name! CD-Walkman dominates the world, selling more than 3000 million units a year, accounting for more than 75% of the market share. There are Mac all-in-one desktops, which almost monopolize the world in the all-in-one market, with tens of millions of units sold every year. In addition, there are MacBook notebooks, which are also the most popular and popular notebooks! Now there is Apple Phone1 mobile phone, take a look at this The trend is to blow up Motorola and monopolize the world!"

"Apple's products have always been highly profitable, and now the technology concept stocks are super hot. Apple must be sought after by Wall Street investors. This time, the sales of Apple Phone1 mobile phones are really amazing. Apple's It’s not surprising that the company’s valuation can reach 2000 billion U.S. dollars!”

"That's right, which technology company's market value is not inflated now? Let's say that the TripAdvisor travel website was just launched in June. How long has it been, two months? This fucking is almost 6 billion US dollars now, it's really scary !"

"Yeah... It makes me feel itchy now, and I also want to start a business in Silicon Valley! If the company is listed, I will make a fortune!!"

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Li Zetian looked at the newspaper with a very astonished expression.

"Fuck, this is 2000 billion U.S. dollars? This is really not in the 90s, I don't know how crazy the valuation is!" Li Zetian said with emotion, "In the late 90s of the previous life, Microsoft Corporation was more than 6000 billion U.S. dollars, and Cisco Corporation was 6000 billion U.S. dollars. billions of dollars, even Sun Microsystems has more than 2000 billion dollars..."

(End of this chapter)