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  Chapter 1204 The short man is taller than the tall one

   "A failed graphene 3G mobile phone is better than the P5 at this featureless conference that made people drowsy!"

  The live broadcast of the press conference on the TV station has ended, and the comment seats of many TV stations have been overwhelming, and there are voices of criticism of P5.

Jacob and his son, who were sitting in front of the TV, were listening to a financial channel where the host and the guests were commenting on P5 and even swearing at each other. .

  The young Paul Jacobs was the first to speak, "If I read correctly, P5 is not a 3G mobile phone?!"

When he said this, Paul Jacob himself felt absurd. He had the same mentality as those media reporters and electronic fanatics who were criticizing Schultz at the press conference. They were looking forward to it. After so long, why did you just watch this? !

It’s not to say that P5 has no bright spots, just that, the gap with the audience’s psychological expectations for it is really too big, just like taking advantage of a certain festival, a couple of men and women go to a certain rumored festival with super high expectations. It has been a long-time Internet celebrity check-in place, but when it arrives, it turns out to be just an ordinary broken ditch. The feeling is not much better than swallowing a fly!

   Even Paul Jacobs was still more reconciled than the Alcatel mobile phone, wondering whether the Alcatel mobile phone was teasing them, or he was holding back some big tricks, trying to surprise his competitors.

   "Could it be that Alcatel's mobile phone is playing tricks, trying to catch competitors like Nokia and Ericsson by surprise, and release a new model in the next six months..."

   As he said, Paul Jacob couldn't make it up anymore. This is Alcatel's most important press conference for hundreds of millions of users around the world every year. Who would go crazy with alcohol at this press conference!

   "P5 is not a 3G phone, nor does it support 3G!"

Irving Jacobs, the head of Qualcomm, said in a helpless and unwilling tone that Qualcomm was ready to go, clenched his fist, and punched hard, but it hit the cotton, and now it is really a dilemma .

  Alcatel mobile phones are not the pioneers of 3G mobile phones, and if they don’t expand the territory for 3G chips, then Qualcomm’s idea of ​​following behind to develop will be defeated!

   Now there are only two paths facing Qualcomm, one is to suspend the 3G chip project, and the other is to go it alone and forcefully promote 3G communications and chips by itself.

The failure rate and cost of the latter are too high, and it is too easy to fail. How did Alcatel P1 implement the 2G network back then? The first generation of mobile Internet!

What does Qualcomm have now? Does it have its own mobile phone that supports 3G networks, or which telecom operator provides 3G networks for its 3G chips? Isn't that the veterinarian entering the cowshed and talking about it? !

But Irving Jacobs is really not reconciled, the atmosphere has been heightened here, Qualcomm has made a general mobilization, and placed huge orders for chip OEMs, and they have paid a deposit, so they can’t really shrink back. !

  Slapping the table, Owen Jacob gritted his teeth and said, "Alcatel mobile phones don't engage in 3G communications, so Qualcomm will do it themselves!"

  Although he also knew that this was likely to be a wedding dress for someone else, he worked hard to publicize it, and was cut off in the end, but Owen Jacob couldn't bear it anymore.

   "Contact Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung, and tell these mobile phone brands that Qualcomm is willing to join hands with them to launch the world's first 3G mobile phone!"

The reason for not contacting Nokia is because Qualcomm knows that Nokia is basically bound to Texas Instruments, just like PA semiconductors and Alcatel mobile phones. Manufacturers have to speak.

   "4.9 points!"

   "It's hard to imagine that this mobile phone is made by Alcatel, which has always represented the vane of the mobile phone industry. This is the editor and reviewer of Computer News, and it is the most failed product launch event this year!"

  After the press conference, the American Computer News gave an epic low score to P5, and the score was even less than six points for the passing line.

"If it's not at Alcatel's global launch, it's probably the one that gets the most attention, whether it's at Nokia, Motorola, or any other mobile phone launch, but... it's the P5, and it's the P5 that everyone People look forward to the Alcatel P series mobile phones that will set off a new mobile phone trend, mediocrity should not be a label on it!"

The New York Times also commented on the P5 with disappointing comments. It is not bad to comment on the Alcatel P5, but when it is crowned with the name of the P series mobile phone, it can only be regarded as mediocre. Sin!

"Dynasty has fallen, maybe Alcatel mobile phone will not fall to the altar soon, but the dream should wake up, Bruno Song is only a mortal after all, Alcatel mobile phone has been a mortal body comparable to a god, Bruno Song is a global mobile phone user, created I created a beautiful myth, but it is time to wake up from the dream after all!"

The American Electronic Technology News reported in a regretful tone that roses will not wither immediately, and Alcatel mobile phones will not decline immediately. , what's the difference? !

  The entire technology and financial media are pessimistic about the P5. The Wall Street Journal's sales forecast for the P5 has also changed from the expectation before the press conference to a conservative one.

   "If the sales of Alcatel P5 can maintain the level of P4, it may be good news for the entire Alcatel mobile phone industry chain and the global mobile phone industry!"

The Wall Street Journal reported that the P5 may trigger a crisis in the entire mobile phone industry. Even Alcatel mobile phones can’t play tricks. Can you count on other mobile phone brands? Although they are scolding Alcatel mobile phones, what about other mobile phone brands? Not as good as an Alcatel phone!

Whether the entire mobile phone industry will stagnate is what Wall Street institutions are most worried about. Wall Street institutions advocate it, and that is also the expectation of the advocacy. Therefore, even if the Internet is in a mess, Wall Street institutions are willing to speculate, but an industry is not even expected. No more, you can figure it out by pinching your fingers, so it's a fart.

Just like the traditional auto industry, analysts from Wall Street institutions can estimate global auto shipments with their eyes closed, and how much each automaker can earn in a year, with an error of no more than 1%. There are no surprises, which leads to The established car manufacturers are not popular, and the stock price keeps falling!

   Whether the mobile phone industry will also evolve into the old car industry is what Wall Street is most worried about and most afraid of.

  Under the overwhelming scolding, ICNC and other media camps did not dare to whitewash P5 in a fair manner. They could only pretend that they did not know, ignored the scolding, and continued to advertise P5.

As for the "Connection" magazine, which has been a die-hard supporter of Alcatel mobile phones for so many years, it can't directly advocate for P5. Will not fall, Kevin Kelly, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, will go to San Jose in the near future to conduct an exclusive interview with Bruno Song!"

  In Charlotte, North Carolina, Brady, who came home from get off work in the municipal department, first hugged and kissed his wife, and then bowed his head and kissed his little daughter who was just born in the stroller.

  The electronic enthusiast who used to have colorfully dyed hair, pursued electronic products day and night, and went to the Alcatel mobile phone conference, is now married and has a daughter of his own.

During the meal, Brady talked to his wife from time to time about what happened today, as well as rumors about some powerful figures in Charlotte’s municipal department. He also lowered his head to tease his daughter who was learning to speak. This is an American tradition. A family man's routine, just as Brady's parents had done when he was a child.

   While he was eating the salad his wife made for him, the news on TV made Brady, who hadn’t paid attention to the trend of the electronics industry for a long time, couldn’t help but look up at the TV.

"Today, Alcatel held a global press conference in San Jose, London, Yanjing, Cape Town and other four places, attracting more than 3.5 million viewers to watch the live broadcast. This is the launch conference of Alcatel's fifth-generation flagship phone. The global sales of mobile phones have exceeded 100 million units. The P1 mobile phone has been selling for 60 consecutive months. It has become the highest-selling mobile phone model in the history of the world. department…"

Seeing the words Alcatel P5, a series of memories flooded into Brady's mind. It was absurd, but it was buried in his heart forever. Whenever he thought of it, he would smile knowingly. It's not perfect, or admirable, but it's a reminder of Brady's life and youth.

  After eating, he spent a while with his wife and took care of his daughter. Brady came to the study and turned on the computer. The IBM computer made a roar of electric fans before slowly turning it on.

Looking at this computer, Brady couldn't help shaking his head. He heard that the latest model of computer now only takes tens of seconds to start up, or even faster. How could it be as slow as his computer? He had already started to save a new computer, and heard that IBM's computer business was about to be sold. Brady felt that the times had really changed.

After turning on the computer, Brady first logged in to an electronic forum that he hadn’t logged in for a long time. As soon as he entered, Brady’s computer froze, and the posts all over the screen flew up quickly. It can be seen how many people there are at this time. post.

At first, Brady thought that these posts were all touting the P5. He had seen the grand occasion after the P1 and P2 mobile phones were released. At that time, the entire electronic forum, whether it was an electronic enthusiast or a professional electronic engineer, He completely blew up the P1 mobile phone, and he also fell into the pit at that time. Since then, he has only bought Alcatel mobile phones and has never used other brands of mobile phones.

  But when Brady saw the content of these posts, his expression suddenly became strange and surprised. The screen was full of banter, abuse, and various complaints about P5.

   For a moment, Brady wondered if he was dazzled. Is this still the same forum that boasted P1 to the sky? !

   "The most failed mobile phone in history, bar none!"

   "Bruno Song really doesn't think about packing up the development team of Alcatel mobile phones?!"

   "Last year, Alcatel invested more than 4.1 billion U.S. dollars in research and development expenses in mobile phones, setting a record for the highest R&D expenses in the mobile phone industry. So much U.S. dollars, where did it go?"

   "After watching the P5 press conference, my heart attack was cured, because I was asleep the whole time, and there was nothing worth watching."

"Upstairs, the myocardial infarction has been healed. My mother is about to have a cerebral thrombosis. I flew from Canada to San Jose to watch the press conference. After watching this, I wish I could walk back to Canada from San Jose. It's really for that ticket." not worth!"

   "It's fine if it's not a graphene phone, not even a 3G phone?

Alcatel Mobile and America Telecom are companies with the most patents and technologies in the global 3G communication industry. America Telecom is also the first telecom operator in the world to start experimenting with commercial 3G networks. America Telecom’s 3G communication experience store in New York, I am It’s really good. The speed of 3G network is dozens of times faster than that of 2G. You can browse the web, even watch videos and download games without lagging at all. Why doesn’t Alcatel P5 use 3G? ! "

  After seeing this post, Brady can feel the anger and annoyance of the person who edited this post, as well as his indisputable attitude. He obviously loves and hates Alcatel mobile phones.

  Looking at these posts, Brady has a general impression of P5, and knows what the image of P5 is in the eyes of these electronic enthusiasts.

  Although these posts are full of abuse for Alcatel P5, it is not recommended to start with Alcatel P5, but Brady couldn't resist logging on to the official website of Alcatel mobile phone.

After entering his account to log in, Brady saw the official website of Alcatel mobile phone, and a line of words "Welcome the distinguished member user Mr. Brady home" appeared. After entering the account, Brady saw his account, Already at the seventh level of membership, this level is not low, and it also means that Brady has at least purchased products from the Alcatel Group worth tens of thousands of dollars.

In the member account, you can also see the records of Brady credit card purchases, including mobile phones, Panda TV, American Telecom routers, etc., and tens of thousands of points. These points can be exchanged for some products on the Alcatel mobile phone official website and discounts , after-sales service, etc., Brady never thought that he would buy so many Alcatel Group products.

Seeing those products, Brady gradually calmed down from the impact of reading those posts just now. Whether the products of Alcatel Group are good or not has entered Brady's life. These Alcatel products are also represents his life.

Seeing the P5 pre-sale words, Brady hesitated for a while, went to the Yahoo digital board, and other electronic forums, and other mobile phone brand official websites, and finally returned disappointed. On the sales interface, he and his wife each bought a P5 worth $699. It’s not that Brady really likes the P5, but that compared to the P5, other brands of mobile phones seem to be more expensive. Ah, not as good as P5!

On the second day after the press conference, after the stock market in America opened, the stock prices of Alcatel industrial chain suppliers and Alcatel mobile phone concept stock companies on NASDAQ and NYSE almost all plummeted across the board. The authentic concept stock of the stock, Houston Dikoller Battery Company, the stock price was even more tragic. It fell by 13% in the morning. The entire American mobile phone concept stock, electronic concept stock, and technology stock have a tendency to be collapsed by Alcatel mobile phones.

And just when the leeks were frightened by all kinds of landslides and landslides, they ran away and cut off the stocks in their hands. At noon, Dikler's stock price suddenly rose against the trend, followed by the entire Alcatel Mobile phone concept stocks suddenly turned on the violent pull mode. In just half an hour, not only recovered the lost ground across the board, but the stock price of Dickler even soared by 14%, and the stock price jumped by more than 27% in a single day, which made countless old leeks , all felt their hearts were stimulated, and they lined up from the rooftop to walk down.

   "Dikoller Battery Company, announced that it has received a new order for Alcatel mobile phones. The total order volume exceeds 100 million batteries!"

   "Alcatel mobile phone announced the pre-sale sales of P5, and the global pre-sale sales are 1.1 million units, an increase of 360,000 units compared to P4!"

   "Analysts from Goldman Sachs, according to the latest estimates, Alcatel mobile phone sales on the first day will break a new record of 2.15 million units!"

  (end of this chapter)