giants of the era

Chapter 88 Local Area Networks
After Li Zetian's careful analysis, now is not the best time to find a record company to cooperate with.Only with the product can it be convincing.Of course, on the other hand, it is also to prevent record companies from stealing their ideas.Therefore, Li Zetian decided to find a way to acquire Dolby Laboratories first, and then assist the Walkman department in developing the Walkman.

At present, other PC companies have not yet developed computers with expansion slots. Apple-ll PCs are still selling well, and with the increase of expansion cards and third-party software, the monthly sales are about 8000-1 In this range, sales can reach 2000 million US dollars.Calculated in this way, the monthly net profit is almost 400 million U.S. dollars, and employee salaries and new technology development will of course be huge expenses.However, minus these, Apple can still save more than 200 million US dollars, of course, the premise is that Apple does not continue to build flagship stores or retail stores to expand...

Li Zetian thinks that the expansion of flagship stores or retail stores does not need to be too fast. If the speed is too fast, it is easy to stumble. The first is the pressure on the capital chain; the second is the lack of talent reserves; the last is the chaotic management.

It is not easy to create a good corporate image, but it is very simple to destroy it.

Li Zetian sat on the sofa in the office, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

Apple does not have enough funds to acquire Dolby Laboratories for the time being, and it still owes the First Intercontinental Bank a loan of 1000 million U.S. dollars. For the current plan, it is financing in advance.

However, as soon as the idea of ​​financing in advance came into being, Li Zetian suddenly hesitated again. After Apple developed the Walkman, if it raises funds, its market value will definitely soar. At that time, financing will be able to raise more funds. It would be cheaper for the Rockefeller family and other investors to raise funds in advance...

"Damn it, are you looking for a bank loan again?" Li Zetian smiled self-deprecatingly, it seemed that this was a good way. Apple-ll is selling well, and many banks are willing to give Apple loans.Besides, which big company has no debt?
Li Zetian stood up, and suddenly regained his energy. He was thinking about which bank to find, and after much deliberation, he decided to take care of his old customers and still get a loan from First Intercontinental Bank. After all, First Intercontinental Bank had previously lent to Apple. So that Apple can successfully launch Apple-ll.

In the evening of the same day, Li Zetian held a board meeting to discuss the loan. Tian Shuai, Zhang Han, Wozniak, and Jobs unanimously agreed with his decision. The Walkman is an epoch-making product. When the four of them saw the design of the Walkman for the first time, they were all amazed!
Tian Shuai immediately concluded that the Walkman will become the third core product that can create huge profits for Apple after the Apple-ll personal computer!

Jobs has now admired Li Ze.

Apple-l, Apple-ll, Mac, Walkman, no matter which one shocked Jobs deeply!He is now willing, and even works in Li Zetian's Apple Company with a heart of admiration, even if he is driven away, he will not leave!

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After the board meeting, Li Zetian called Bill Gates' grandfather, Mr. Maxwell, the executive director of the First Intercontinental Bank, and said that Apple wanted to continue to borrow $1000 million.

Maxwell hardly thought about it, and agreed without hesitation.

He said: "Chronos li, is $1000 million enough? If not, First Intercontinental Bank can provide Apple with $2000 million or more!"

Li Zetian couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, the bank is like this, the richer you are or the better you are, the more desperately it will give you a loan, even if you don't need it, it will recommend it to you...

"Thank you Mr. Maxwell for your kindness, 1000 million US dollars is enough." Li Zetian laughed.

"Hehe, enough is enough..."

"Well, then I will go to the bank tomorrow to go through the relevant procedures."

"Ok, no problem!"

Li Zetian ended the call, then, he turned his head to look at Tian Shuai and said, "Tomorrow we can initiate an acquisition offer to Dolby Laboratories!" When Li Zetian said this, he suddenly paused, and then continued, "This acquisition of Dolby Laboratories The purpose of Dolby Laboratories is to obtain technology and company holdings. Dolby Laboratories is a company dedicated to technology development, focusing on patents and technology licensing. Therefore, the company's talents are the most important, especially the company's founders Dr. Dolby. If he wants to keep a part of the shares, then as long as it does not affect our holding, then there is no problem!"

"Okay, I understand." Tian Shuai nodded in response.

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In the evening, the setting sun dyed the sky red, as if covering the earth with a layer of golden gauze.

Li Zetian opened the hood of the Rolls-Royce Dangerous Road, driving on the way home, the wind whistled in his ears, and the tangy fragrance of flowers wafted from the suburban fields.The sunset was beautiful and picturesque, and Li Zetian was in a very comfortable mood. He was driving fast while humming a little tune.

After returning home, Li Zetian made a dinner by himself, and then read the news, especially the news related to the computer industry.Although Li Zetian came here in 2016, the butterfly effect may change many things, so he can deal with any emergencies with ease if he understands current events and the current development of computers.

At this time, a piece of news caught his attention.

Xerox's Metcalfe and his assistants published an article entitled: "Ethernet: A Famous Paper on Distributed Packet Switching for Local Area Networks".It is written that when Metcalfe was working at Xerox-PARC (Xerox Parker Research Center), he invented Ethernet, which is a standard that allows computers to communicate with each other in a short distance...

Li Zetian's eyes lit up when he saw this.

People who study computers must know a lot about Ethernet. Li Zetian vaguely remembers Metcalf. In his impression, he left Xerox and established 3Com, a manufacturer of computer network equipment. It is also the first company in the world to commercially develop LAN.With the Ethernet adapter, the computer can be connected to the Ethernet to form a local area network, which is very useful for many enterprises.In addition, games have also begun to change from stand-alone games to LAN games.

If Apple's computer is installed with an Ethernet adapter, it must be another big selling point!Of course, this thing is also very expensive. When 3Com first launched the Ethernet adapter, it cost more than 900 US dollars. Obviously, the profit was outrageously high.Due to the best-selling Ethernet adapters, 3Com has gradually become a large international company and one of Cisco's strongest rivals!

However, the first prerequisite for the commercialization of Ethernet adapters is that Ethernet can form an industry standard.

There is no doubt that Ethernet belongs to Xerox Xerox, which already has the conditions to become an industry standard.

Xerox is a very powerful company in the United States. It invented many things such as graphical interfaces, copiers, laser printers, and Ethernet.

Under Metcalfe's coordination, in 1979, the standard of Ethernet was jointly developed by Xerox, Intel and DEC as the baseband LAN specification, thus establishing the most common communication protocol standard for LAN in the future.

The advantages of the cooperation between these three companies are obvious: Xerox provides technology, DEC has strong technical strength and is a strong supplier of Ethernet hardware, and Intel provides Ethernet chip components.

Li Zetian stared at the newspaper for a long time, and thought, "How can I get involved with such an important thing?"

PS: Begging for tickets

　PS: Begging for tickets

　　
　
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