Rebirth of the Tech Madman

As a result, HP, who feels like he is inferior to the price, vaguely takes credit for being proud, and always wants to make some specializations during authorization negotiations, which slows down the entire progress. 》

After Tang Huan returned to Silicon Valley from London, he realized that HP had the intention of making waves and occupying the magpie’s nest. He immediately made a decision and informed the other party’s team to go home and consider it. If you come to negotiate next time, remember to ask your president John Yang to come forward. Come talk to me.

Anyway, everyone is in Silicon Valley, and the distance is very close. It's not convenient to stop by.

Upon hearing this, the negotiator who realized that he had been expelled in disguise was so angry at the time, "Isn't it just a company that started on a game console? What is it!"

Although this guy speaks unscrupulously, he speaks to some extent what some old it company employees are saying.

In the eyes of them, who have always had a sense of superiority, both video game consoles and personal computers are toys that are technically incompatible with tabletops. It's just a coincidence that they only get a bite of a meal by fooling users.

In the original time and space, the cooperative relationship between ibm and Microsoft became more and more rigid. One of the manifestations was that ibm engineers were psychologically imbalanced when facing Microsoft engineers. Millionaire.

The subtle psychological resistance caused by this huge gap exists anywhere and is completely human.

In the process of the establishment and negotiation of the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance, the people from HP, who are also in Silicon Valley and can be called the neighbors who know the bottom line, looked at this new force that had been established less than three years ago, and were arrogant as the boss. Don't mention too tired and crooked in your heart.

Everyone does not know who. It's okay for you to pretend to the Japanese. But don't pretend to be a wolf with a big tail in front of me.

It can be said that HP's troubles are not unrelated to the gloomy psychology of these people.

What kind of character Tang Huan is, it can be said that he has read countless people, and his eyelashes are empty. Listening to the wind and distinguishing the sound, he immediately understood the psychological activities of this person.

"I'm crazy, you're not convinced?" Tang Huan looked at each other with a smile, "This year my philosopher software, Fangyuan Computer, and ea games. Add up all the operating income, it is quite certain that you can reach 3 billion U.S. dollars, you HP Last year was only at this level, right? Do you think I am qualified to be on par with your HP?"

"Nouveau riche." The person was choked and flushed, and said something in his heart.

"Nouveau riche? I'm afraid this comment is too early. If my company goes bankrupt within three to five years, you can say. But if it can stand for decades like HP, it will be a miracle and idol. "Tang Huan laughed loudly, "At that time, maybe you also want to quit."

"Dream." This guy argued that how could this guy be Tang Huan's opponent. Turned angrily and left.

"Don't blame me for bullying you with big and small, if you want to cooperate, show sincerity. Ask your parents to show up." Tang Huan reminded lightly.

Looking at the HP representative who was still arrogant before, he left in disgrace, Chambers said with some anxiety: "This will drive people away, and HP will not be a face, give up joining the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance. If this is the case. , I’m afraid it will have an unfavorable chain reaction."

"I didn't really intend to rely entirely on it." Tang Huan snorted and picked up a document. "See if there are dozens of component suppliers and third-party isa expansion card manufacturers. , This is enough to support the market. HP is an old computer company, but it is still a newcomer in the field of personal computers."

Speaking of this, Tang Huan showed a proud look on his face, "After ibm-, the new computer architecture wants to occupy a place in the personal computer market, it depends on whether we allow it. In the field of personal computers, HP has no time and Space is gone. As long as it wants to share the cake, it will come to us who seem to be relatively weak, instead of ibm, which has been strong for decades."

"In that case, HP is dispensable." Chambers nodded suddenly, "but we still have to thank HP. It is so busy these days, it can be regarded as a cheer for Fangyuan Computer."

Tang Huan laughed in agreement, "Silicon Valley's big brother has always done good deeds without asking for anything in return."

They didn't care about it, but HP was arguing with each other in a mess.

Hewlett-Packard understood Tang Huan's unfriendliness as the domineering and domineering of the upstart, except for disdain, it didn't take it to heart.

But then, their internal disagreements sparked controversy again.

Does HP continue to use the opportunity of the establishment of the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance to enter the personal computer market; or, like ibm, rely on its own technical strength to create a new hardware platform?

Although he did not reprimand the subordinates who were rushed back by Tang Huan, HP President and CEO John Young already thought in his heart that these idiots did the job.

He and Tang Huan had met on the dex in 1979. They were very impressed with this young man, and his rocket-like rise speed also proved this perception.

According to Tang Huan, the personal computer industry has now developed to the third stage of 16-bit. It can be counted from 1975 to the present, but it has only been six or seven years. The frequency of replacement is very different from that of minicomputers and mainframes. different.

Hewlett-Packard can develop a set of its own unique personal computer hardware platform, but it has no confidence that it will be shorter than the one year consumed by ibm.

After a year, no one can say what the personal computer market has become when the product goes on the market.

In addition, take a look at the current situation of the ibm- market. The second-generation Fangyuan computer is staring at its top and mid lanes, while Apple Computer specializes in the bottom three lanes. The two work together very tacitly, and ibm- is almost unable to take care of itself.

This shows that the current personal computer industry has been divided into spheres of influence by some pioneers, and outsiders who play a disruptive role will inevitably provoke joint suppression.

ibm separates the personal computer department and operates it independently. No matter what the starting point of the decision was made, at least it can be guaranteed. Even if the project fails. It will not harm the body.

Hewlett-Packard can also learn everything. In this independent way, the second-generation Fangyuan computer compatible machine was tested in the personal computer market, and its convenient hardware architecture was enough to ensure that there was technical space for connecting to its own minicomputer for data communication.

John Young, who had a decision in his mind, waited for his subordinates to finish talking and vent their dissatisfaction, and then announced that the original cooperation plan would remain unchanged. He would personally come forward to discuss with Tang Huan.

It is with this clear self-positioning. The negotiations between John Young and Tang Huan went smoothly, and HP was able to join the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance before August 12th.

Of course, the conditions are the same as other companies adopting the same standards. If specialization is really done, this alliance is expected to be over soon.

In this way, when the Fangyuan Computer Standard Alliance was officially unveiled, what the outside world saw was unity, friendship, and unity. The technology of the second-generation Fangyuan computer is about to become a more widespread standard.

In fact, singing and dancing are rising to the bottom. The struggle didn't just come from HP. Tang Huan witnessed the tacit understanding of Japanese companies holding together with their own eyes.

Even Sharp, who has been working closely together. While apologizing, he joined in, forcing Tang Huan to make concessions. The authorization of the second-generation Fangyuan computer compatible computer includes not only the intel8086 branch, but also the branch.

Seeing that the attractiveness of the branch was so great that it was so exciting, Tang Huan had to give in.

However, the compromise must be between both parties. Several Japanese companies have also put the three sets of shackles prepared by Tang Huan in advance: the north and south bridge chips, and the operating system, which respectively control the second-generation Fangyuan computer hardware, software and hardware connection points, The three life gates of software.

In other words, the authorized manufacturer must use Tang Huan's North-South bridge chip, operating system, and pay for it.

The technical difficulty of these three key points is very high, and the Japanese who have always been budget-conscious have accepted the purchase conditions in unison.

Among the manufacturers interested in competing for the license of compatible computers, Samsung and Acer are basically passers-by roles without the right to speak, and the largest HP HP has been tuned by Tang Huan. The most typical representatives of the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance, they agreed, and others can only follow suit.

Fangyuan Computer’s standard component suppliers are the easiest to talk about. They only need to provide the product drivers to complete the technical task.

Together, these companies are equally powerful, including Intel, amd, seeq, Micron, Seagate, 3, etc. in the United States, Epson, Canon, etc. in Japan, and other companies in Europe and Southeast Asia.

Tang Huan specifically ordered his subordinates to arrange a huge media wall for the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance, and all the partners' logos would be printed on it. This dazzled the media who came to interview, and the guys who spied the intelligence were awe-inspiring.

As analyzed by the media, Tang Huan’s crazy advertisement with "US$100,000 per second" has made Fangyuan Computer's brand rank first in the industry. It is not surprising that it has attracted so much cooperation.

However, Tang Huan authorized the Fangyuan Computer, which he had worked so hard to develop, to a third party to produce compatible computers, which is bound to cultivate rivals of the same kind, and it is likely to cause the price of the product to fall. So where is the profit?

In addition, Tang Huan once declared, "The personal computer market that everyone is looking at is just the tip of the iceberg. With the continuous expansion of the personal computer application field, the market space is simply unlimited. In the face of such a big gap, the internal competition of Fangyuan Computer, It will not be as urgent and tragic as others think."

Regarding this thesis, all parties reacted differently, but the media reached an agreement that the establishment of the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance is bound to trigger a new round of competition in the personal computer market, which is likely to rise to the industry like the videotape format betamax and vhs war. The height of the standards dispute.

Don Estelich looked at the various analyses in the newspaper and couldn't help shaking his head with a bitter smile.

As the most direct competitor, Don Estelich, who has deep experience, dares to assert that Tang Huan is the fire that ignited the battle for personal computer standards.

How ibm responds, it seems that it can only continue to follow behind the second-generation Fangyuan computer but it is too passive.

After all, Tang Huan's prestige in the company he founded is too high, so he dared to make any crazy moves without worrying about other people's fingertips.

It stands to reason that such unsupervised misuse of power would hurt the company a lot, but Tang Huan was able to bet against it every time.

Just like this time the British royal family advertisement, which is said to have spent 20 million US dollars at a time, showed a face in front of 500 million people around the world. The stimulating media rushed to reciting it, and even the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance was also very vigorous. It gives people the illusion that a personal computer is a Fangyuan computer.

In order to promote ibm-, the headquarters approved a total of millions of dollars in advertising costs. This is an unprecedented grace, but it is obviously not enough compared with the 20 million that people spend a lot of money.

Perhaps Fangyuan Computer will be burned to ashes by Tang Huan's crazy fire, but before that moment comes, ibm-presumably has no place to stand.

"Crazy..." Don Estelich muttered to himself, with a hint of cruelty flashing in his eyes, "If all the technical details of ibm- are released to the public, Tang Huan's Fangyuan Computer Technology Alliance should be overshadowed. Right."

After this thought flashed in his mind~www.readwn.com~ Don Estelich was shocked, ibm- is not his own, he has no right to do that, and the headquarters may not agree to invest for a year Many projects, turn around to make wedding dresses for others.

In other words, Don Estelich could not be compared with Tang Huan, and he did not have such crazy qualifications.

The sharp light in Don Estelic's eyes slowly dimmed, and he shook his head regretfully.

"I don't have the right to be so crazy, but you can always think about it." Don Estelitch muttered unwillingly, "I don't know the details of the cooperation of the Fangyuan Computer Technology Alliance, but with Tang Huan's shrewdness, no Maybe you don’t leave behind to control the compatible licensee."

Don Estelic deliberated carefully, "According to this inference, it may not be necessary to publish the technical details of ibm- to the public, for example, the most core program can be retained."

John Young, who had a decision in his mind, waited for his subordinates to finish talking and vent their dissatisfaction, and then announced that the original cooperation plan would remain unchanged. He would personally come forward to discuss with Tang Huan. (To be continued...)

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