American Peanuts

Chapter 143 The Godfather of Technology
When Charlie met Jobs in person, he was still wearing the iconic black sweater, jeans, and New Balance sneakers designed by Issey Miyake.

He is much fatter than Charlie's impression. He wears round-rimmed glasses, has sparse hair on the top of his head, and has some stubble on his chin. Compared with his contemporary Spielgeber, he lacks a bit of craftsmanship and is more modern. Modern temperament.In addition, he is half Arab, which gives his face a touch of classicism.

He shook Charlie's hand and studied the young man carefully.

"What do you want to eat?" As the host, Charlie naturally wanted to entertain this guest who came all the way from San Francisco.

"I've already eaten." Jobs smiled and shook his head.

"I forgot you were a vegetarian." Charlie closed the menu directly and handed it back to the waiter.

"drink wine?"

"No." Jobs shook his head again.

"Then we can only sit here and chat. This is good, it can make you and I focus more."

"Yes, it is very important to me that our communication with each other cannot be interrupted in any way," Jobs said immediately.

"You seem wary of me?" Charlie asked.

Jobs shrugged: "Of course, young man, I know nothing about the people behind you. This is a critical period for the company, and I don't want anything to go wrong."

He didn't have the slightest liking for Charlie Rossi. Leaving aside those chaotic private lives, Charlie Rossi seemed to him to be just a rich young man.He does not understand the development of technology at all, does not care about it, and may even resist technological changes.Jobs never had a good impression of people in the media field.

But unfortunately, he was like a banana that suddenly rushed into the chessboard, disrupting everything.

"Don't worry, I admire you very much and will fully support you in leading Apple to the top and becoming the company with the highest market value." Charlie said.

"The company with the highest market value, do you know how much the market value of Microsoft is now?" Jobs felt like he was listening to a joke told by a man who was full of money.

"Of course I do, $2700."

"Then do you know which company has the highest valuation in the world right now?" Jobs asked again.

"ExxonMobil, don't worry, there are only about five apples, we will catch up easily. The prelude to the mobile Internet has begun. Starting from the FOMA network in 01, the world has entered the third generation of mobile communication technology. With the related As technology matures, mobile network speeds will become faster and faster. I have not forgotten the Newton PDA..."

"The Newton PDA is bullshit. No one likes holding a stylus to write and draw on the screen. It looks like a fool." Jobs complained.

When he returned to Apple, the Newton handheld personal computer was the first project he axed.

"Yes, that's right, our fingers are our best pens. At this point in time, the handheld computer is just a complete failure. Maybe it will exist in another way, such as our mobile phones. Every family needs it A computer, and everyone in the family needs a mobile phone, the market is incredibly broad!”

"Nokia should put more ads in your magazines. We only insist on the highest quality manufacturing and inject artistic features into our products. Only a small number of people in this world are destined to truly enjoy our products." Jobs told Charlie The idea of ​​a parity market is scoffed at.

"That sounds a little arrogant," Charlie commented.

Jobs spread his hands: "Look, you said you would fully support me, but you don't understand me at all, let alone Apple. This is destined to be a failed cooperation."

"I know you very well. You dropped out of college and went to India to practice spiritual practice. You still maintain the habit of spiritual practice. You are expressive and good at conceptual marketing. You have injected soul into Apple, but it is this persistence that , got you kicked out, you have a bad temper, and think most people in the world are idiots. You are angry about the failure and want to take it back."

Throughout the process, Jobs wanted to speak several times, but he opened his mouth and didn't know how to refute.

He had to admit that Charlie was right, he didn't want to be a loser.

"So, let go of your condescending arguments. You and I both know that it's not that Apple doesn't want to enter the mass consumer market, but... it doesn't have the ability, at least not yet."

The first-generation iPhone didn’t even support 3G networks, so it was just an expensive toy at best. In 07, the sales volume could not beat BlackBerry, let alone traditional mobile phone brands like Nokia.

"But don't worry, your innovation path is right. If you keep persisting, you will become a god worshiped by everyone in Silicon Valley."

"Also, tell your software team to add this damn app store to the iOS system immediately. In order to browse Twitter, I have to buy another BlackBerry." Charlie couldn't help but complain.

"What app store?" At this time, Jobs was still a little unfamiliar with this concept.

"Of course it's a third-party application!" Charlie raised his voice.

"Third-party applications? Apple phones shouldn't have those shoddy third-party applications. Don't you think you want me to learn from Microsoft?" Jobs waved his hand.

"This is the path Apple must go through. Simply being closed will only make you stagnant. You should maintain a moderately open attitude. Have you forgotten the fiasco that happened with the Macintosh computer?"

Apple's Macintosh created the first visual operation page, but the final winner was Microsoft Windows.

"This is impossible. This is a threat to the entire ecosystem. A large number of third-party codes will affect the security of mobile phones." Jobs still insisted on his own ideas.

"Then the review will be strengthened, and every application on the shelves must be reviewed by Apple."

"This is impossible. This will cause huge cost pressure." Jobs shook his head.

"These costs are nothing compared to the profits obtained. I believe in my judgment. At least I am a user."

After Charlie's repeated persuasion, Jobs's idea seemed to be shaken.

That's right, you stubborn old man.

"In addition, the next generation of products must be connected to the 3G network."

"We have already discussed this matter internally and have decided on what we will do."

"That would be better, let's talk about the specific cooperation details next."

"What cooperation?"

"Of course it's content cooperation. Starting from the next generation, Apple phones should have a built-in bookshelf function and be able to directly read the latest issue of PB magazine!" Charlie stated his request.

I believe those family elites would not mind using the opportunity to invest in Apple to provide PB Magazine with some publicity conveniences...

(End of this chapter)