Reborn in the red age

Chapter 248 IBM I didn’t expect the slap in the face to come so quickly
"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't mistake me for my eldest sister. She is not your eldest sister."

Li Huiying's words made Li Qingfeng quite speechless. What is all this? Where did an American learn these things? Do you really think of yourself as your second wife?

The little mixed-race curled his lips and did not continue to dwell on this topic. He lowered his head and took the initiative to help clean the work supplies just now.

While cleaning, he felt the changes in the work items. The little mixed-blood raised his head in surprise: "Hey, what's going on? Didn't you find other women in the past three months?"

"I am a gentleman and a teacher who educates people. How could I find a woman? Don't think that I am the same as those capitalists in the United States. I am different from them." Li Qingfeng put on a majestic and upright look, upright. Said fully.

Despite the upright and awe-inspiring look on Qingfeng Li's face, he didn't know how heartbroken he was. During this period, he blamed himself for why he fired the female receptionist who took the initiative to seduce him. Everyone in the company thought that Qingfeng Li is a gentleman who is not close to women.

All the beautiful female employees in the company were wary of this incident, let alone taking the initiative to approach him. They usually stayed away from Qingfeng in the company, for fear of being misunderstood and trying to seduce Qingfeng Li and losing their jobs. .

Fire the female employee who took the initiative to seduce him first, and the last time he didn't take a woman with him in the nightclub, the senior management all saw it, and they wouldn't arrange a woman for Qingfeng Li.

A very few lively executives, in order to show that they are of the same type as Li Qingfeng, even changed their secretaries to men, and usually behaved in a non-feminine manner in the company, trying to use this behavior Gained appreciation from Qingfeng Li.

The unanimous consensus from top to bottom of the company has resulted in the bad atmosphere of capitalism never blowing in front of Qingfeng Li. In the capitalist city of Xiangjiang, he has always lived a socialist life, and there is not even a bed warmer to sleep at night. .

"Then what do you think? Is the company's main development direction in the future going to be compatible computers or software?" The little hybrid didn't ask whether he should take the road of combining software and hardware. If the operating system is licensed, then he must make some changes in software and hardware. A trade-off.

The technical content of compatible machines is not high. To put it bluntly, it is an industry that requires assembly with supplied materials. There is no need to wait until the 21st century. In the late 1990s, a large number of personal assembly machines will appear on the market. After the 21st century, , in addition to notebook computers, the host market is occupied by a large number of assembled machines.

After spending a whole night in this single-family mansion in Xiangjiang with the little mixed race, Li Qingfeng held his waist and got into the company's newly purchased Rolls-Royce the next day, heading to the company's headquarters for a meeting, planning to meet with the head of the overseas branch. We all met once.

On the way to the company, Li Qingfeng chatted with the little hybrid about the situation in the United States and when Stanford could break through IBM's political obstruction and allow Lemon PC to enter the American market.

Since IBM disclosed the architecture of compatible machines, many people have smelled something fishy. According to the computer architecture provided by IBM, compatible machines have begun to be produced. Many companies have done well and seized a large amount of IBM's market share. Dell started out by producing compatible computers.

At this point, the little mixed-blood paused, as if he had thought of something, and smiled and said to Qingfeng Li: "By the way, the three companies in the United States that produce compatible computers, Compaq, AST, and HP, have contacted me and wanted to They wanted to purchase our company’s lemon system to install on their compatible machines, but I refused.”

Licensing the operating system will be detrimental to Lemon PC, but it will be beneficial to Lemon Software. It mainly depends on where the company's development focus is.

From a business perspective, Little Hybrid did the right thing. In addition to being a software company, it is also a computer manufacturer. It really should not license its flagship products to peers.

"Rejected? Why didn't you report this situation to the head office?"

After listening to the first half of the words, Qingfeng Li felt quite happy. After hearing the little mixed-blood's rejection, Qingfeng Li's face immediately fell.

If the company takes software as its future development direction, what Little Hybrid did is a big mistake.

The little mixed-blood is also a smart person. After Qingfeng Li's explanation, he quickly reacted.

Otherwise, if someone buys your operating system and wants to compete with your product, what will happen?

Faced with the little hybrid's inquiry, Li Qingfeng answered without hesitation: "Of course it's software. We don't have to make compatible machines, but software must be made. This is the foundation of our company."

"Well, I don't think it's necessary. We are competitors. The graphics operating system is our biggest advantage. If we license it to them, I think it will affect the company's sales in the United States." Noticing the change in Qingfeng Li's face, he realized The little mixed-blood who had done something wrong quickly opened his mouth to explain.

"Yes, after more than a year, our machines have finally been able to enter the United States. How is the computer market in the United States now? Is IBM still the dominant company?" Qingfeng Li's face changed after hearing that there was finally confirmed news. He smiled and turned to ask about the situation of his peers in the American market.

"Generally speaking, yes, IBM occupies more than half of the market share in the United States, but other companies are also trying to catch up. In some areas, some other compatible computer brands have surpassed IBM."

At the beginning, you may be forced to buy your operating system because of the uniqueness of the Lemon system. Once someone bypasses the Lemon company's patent copyright and re-creates a graphical operating system, people will immediately abandon Windows and switch to Jump into the arms of the new system.

Speaking of the Lemon PC entering the American market, the little mixed-blood was very excited and said with excitement: "Soon, Mr. Serling from the Stanford Board of Trustees told me that the political obstruction of IBM was already shaky, and they had obtained the commitment of key figures. , as long as we resubmit the application, our machines can be sold in the United States."

Sensing the uneasiness of the little hybrid, Li Qingfeng took a deep breath, softened his expression, and explained patiently: "From Lemon PC's point of view, it is indeed right for you to reject them, but you forgot one thing. Our company You are still a software company. If you look at it from the perspective of a software company, you have done this very wrong. You have given up the opportunity for your company to become a leader in the computer software industry."

If the company takes compatible computers as its future development direction and tries to become a major computer manufacturer like IBM, then there will be no problem with what the little hybrid does.

Why not take advantage of this opportunity to sell the PC project and announce to all peers around the world that Lemon Company will withdraw from the PC business and will focus on the software business in the future, allowing them to purchase their own operating systems without any scruples.

The reason why Li Qingfeng originally developed this compatible machine was to speed up the domestic computer industry. He had no intention of treating it as his main business. If necessary, he could completely cut off this business.

Although the development of computers is very fast, it has not yet entered the Internet era. The importance of software is far from that of later generations. The operating system does not interfere too much. Now the main focus of Laomei is still on the CPU. In terms of hardware, there is indeed concern about computer application software, but it is not that big.

After all, no one could have imagined that the computer industry would undergo earth-shaking changes in the next decade or so, subverting the lives of people around the world.

Abandon the compatible computer business and focus on the software industry. Once Lemon Company's computer ecosystem is formed and enters the Internet field, it can basically ignore the blockade of the United States.

Even if the United States comes up with another operating system and forces the world to use it, it doesn't matter. At worst, we can just make it free and install and use the operating system for free. Then we will see which of the people around the world will use the operating system of the United States.

As long as he monopolizes all the computers in the world and Qingfeng Li has the final say on the standards, even if he doesn't charge a penny for the operating system, will he still be afraid that he won't be able to make a profit? "Our company's PC industry is developing so well now. It brought more than 83 million US dollars in profits to the company in . Isn't it a pity to just throw it away like this?" After Li Qingfeng made his decision, Li Huiying Said reluctantly.

Looking at the hurt-faced little hybrid, Li Qingfeng smiled and said, "Since you are so reluctant to give up, I can sell the PC business to you personally. How about it? Are you interested in becoming your own boss?"

"Sell it to me? I don't have that much money. Such a big business can be sold for hundreds of millions of dollars. You can't even afford it if you sell me." A trace of excitement flashed on the little mixed-race face, but it was still very fast. He shook his head and said sadly.

"Okay, you are quite self-aware."

"If you really want to sell the PC business, who are you going to sell it to?" the little mixed-blood asked curiously.

A meaningful smile appeared on Qingfeng Li's face, and he said with profound meaning: "Of course it's our good partner, IBM."

Speaking of which, IBM is also a big culprit. It worked hard to create a compatible machine, but it was imitated by the whole world and could not collect a dime in patent fees.

Neither of the two most important parts of the personal computer industry is in my hands.

The CPU was given to Intel, and Intel became the big brother. I still have to look at Intel's face later.

The operating system was given to Microsoft, allowing Microsoft to almost monopolize the global computer operating system market. Bill Gates has been the world's richest man for many years.

Selling the PC division is not something that can be done immediately. It is just a plan for the time being. Whether it is actually sold depends on the subsequent situation.

At today's meeting, Qingfeng Li first let people know that Lemon Company was preparing to officially sell operating systems to external parties to see the reaction of his peers.

If we can reach cooperation with our peers and install Windows on their compatible machines, we will announce the sale of the PC division.

If colleagues in the industry show little interest in Windows and the installed base is not high, then the PC division will continue to be retained, produce and sell it themselves, and be prepared for both.

In order to let the whole world use his operating system, Li Qingfeng also worked hard. The installation fee for a machine is only ten dollars, which is much cheaper than Microsoft's MS-DOS. After purchasing a certain number of Hanka, he can also provide free Language customization services make it easier for people around the world to use computers.

Facts have proved that the Windows operating system that has been upgraded to the second generation is still very attractive to peers around the world, whether in terms of pre-installed price or free language customization services.

The day after the news spread, many colleagues contacted Lemon Company to inquire about pre-installing the operating system on their products.

Japanese companies such as NEC and Toshiba, which are nearby, and Compaq, AST, HP, and Columbia Data Products, which are far away, are all major computer manufacturers calling one after another to seek cooperation.

IBM was probably also interested, but it was having a rough time with Lemon Company, so I was embarrassed to take the initiative to contact him.

"Chairman, our peers are very enthusiastic. In just a few days, except for IBM, the rest of our peers have basically signed an intention contract with us to purchase operating systems."

After sending away the last company she made a reservation with, Fang Wanzhen came to Qingfeng Li's office with a smile on her face and reported the good news to Qingfeng Li.

It was related to the important future development of the company, so Qingfeng Li stayed in Xiangjiang for a few more days. Seeing the dust fall to the ground, Qingfeng Li also had a smile on his face.

His hands knocked on the table unconsciously, Qingfeng Li touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "Now the only one left is IBM, an old friend."

"We have such a stalemate with IBM, they shouldn't purchase our system, right?" After hearing that Qingfeng Li was targeting IBM, Fang Wanzhen hesitated for a moment and reminded her.

Qingfeng Li glanced at Fang Wanzhen and said confidently: "Our grudges are nothing in the face of interests. Just wait, IBM will also purchase our system."

That evening, after calculating the time difference, Li Qingfeng personally called the president of IBM's personal computer business unit in the United States.

"Hello, Mr. Field"

"Hello, who are you?"

"Qingfeng Li from Lemon Company"

“Fuck, ****, you thief, ****”

Listening to the obscene words coming from the phone, Qingfeng Li put the phone aside indifferently and lit a cigarette. After the sound in the phone weakened, he picked up the phone again: "Mr. Field, we Are you not interested in the company’s operating system at all?”

"Hmph, our company has no interest in your garbage system, and we don't even bother to cooperate with a thief company like yours, even if it's..."

Before the other party could say anything, Qingfeng Li interrupted: "Mr. Field, our company is planning to withdraw from the PC business and wants to sell the PC business department to IBM. I wonder if your company now has access to our company's operating system?" What about a little interest?"

After Qingfeng Li finished speaking, there was silence on the other side of the phone for a while, and then an enthusiastic voice came:

"Hey, my brother, how are you doing recently? My wife also graduated from Stanford. Speaking of which, I also want to call you junior brother."

(End of this chapter)