Homecoming of Rebirth

Chapter 622 Imagination... Invincible

Microsoft's works, from the current point of view, are quite amazing.

Well, exactly the same as when Nokia went public.They are all epoch-making products.

Although the large physical button at the bottom of the front is irreversible, the overall coordination is fairly good.The most important thing is that Microsoft's aesthetic line makes the mobile phone very thin, only 18 mm.

1.8 cm thick, if you have no idea, you can look at your fingers.

The finger width of an average adult male is 1.5 cm.In this day and age, it's pretty good.

Moreover, Microsoft's mobile phone already has the appearance of a smart machine.

The novel program UI is arranged in two parallel rows on the screen in the shape of tiles.

What calls, text messages, music, files and other options are clear at a glance and easy to operate.There are also many network functions, you can surf the Internet with one click. (Only for mobile web browsing)

In terms of operation, swipe the screen to turn the page, pull down, long press the frame to select, joint screenshot... Don't think about it, there is nothing, it is not in the imagination of this era.

However, people have a virtual drop-down bar!

Just like the mouse operation of a PC computer, it is not known how many times more advanced than Nokia's physical roller side buttons to turn pages.

In short, compared to Nokia, it is really heaven and earth.

Especially the responsive screen, and the huge 1100mAh battery.

The price is slightly higher than the Nokia, $529.But it is completely acceptable and meets the expectations of users.

Netizens' comments were also overwhelmingly positive.

"Is it too late to unsubscribe from Nokia?"

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"My God! This is a smartphone, and it already has the shadow of a PC."

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"I want to say that Nokia has lost completely! The ultra-thin body is really beautiful. This is my dream smartphone."

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"Although I'm from China, I have to say that Qi Lei used bricks to deceive an era of smartphones, but it was realized by Microsoft. I'm really ashamed!"

Well, Qi Lei and Sanshi's brick was pulled out again to flog their corpses.

No way, now the public's impression of Sanshi's mobile phone has been completely locked back to that brick.

On the other hand, Qi Lei and Jobs in the audience looked at each other and smiled, and Qi Lei leaned over, "Master Qiao, how do you feel?"

Jobs replied with a smile: "It feels great."

Leaving aside the competition, Jobs and Qi Lei are still very sincere in their personal relationship, feeling a little heroic.

Jobs is also willing to share some of his own experience with Qi Lei.

"Actually, Apple has never regarded Nokia and Microsoft as opponents."

"It is difficult for Nokia to think beyond traditional mobile phones, and Microsoft's system advantages are also an obstacle for him. These problems are all reflected in their mobile phones."

Qi Lei nodded and agreed, "So, after a week, it's up to you!"

Jobs, "To be honest, I'm more looking forward to April Fool's Day."

Qi Lei declined to comment on this.

Bill, who hosted the press conference on the stage, also noticed the two people in the audience, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

These two chatted quite sweetly, and they looked very relaxed. What do you mean?It seems that he is not afraid at all.

However, Bill is not worried at all. He doesn't think Apple and Three Rock can do better than Microsoft.

Because this is already the limit of the imagination of the entire Microsoft team.

The Microsoft team is undoubtedly the best in the world.

After the press conference, Bill deliberately came to the two of them and smiled modestly, "How is it? Are you satisfied?"

Qi Lei and Jobs pursed their mouths imperceptibly, and said in unison: "Very satisfied, Microsoft mobile phone is amazing!"

Of course, Bill wouldn't take it all seriously, pointing at the two of them and teasing, "Two hypocritical guys!"

"Then..." He stretched out his hand to the two of them, "Bring it here!"

"Bring what?"

"Of course it's a VIP invitation card for the press conference!" Bill looked ashamed, "Aren't you going to invite me to your press conference? Isn't that rude?"

"Okay!" Qi Lei and Jobs looked defeated by you, and naturally took out two invitation cards from their suit pockets.

Yes, two per person.

Qi Lei gave Bill and Jobs, and Jobs, too, gave Bill and Qi Lei.

Later, Bill sent the two to the airport.

Before leaving, Bill called Qi Lei aside. “Qi, no matter what the business is, we are all friends, aren’t we?”

Qi Lei, "Of course."

Bill laughed, "That's great! Actually..." He hesitated for a moment, "Actually, today's situation is caused by you."

Qi Lei, "..."

"It was you who started the war between Silicon Valley and Wall Street!" Bill became serious. "Perhaps as you said, the conflict between Silicon Valley and Wall Street will break out sooner or later."

Many entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley have discussed this point. The theory put forward by Qi Lei back then is correct, and there is indeed a systematic conflict between Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

In fact, even if there is no competition on smartphones in the past two years, contradictions have begun to fully manifest.

In the United States, when business reaches a certain level, it is inevitable to participate in politics.And the battle between the upstarts and the old aristocrats has gradually fallen to the point of "who has the final say".

Qi Lei looked at Bill, "Bill, what exactly do you want to say?"

Bill was silent for a while, and finally said: "That's right, I discussed it with Kroger and the others. If... I mean if!"

"If the performance of Sanshi's mobile phone is not good, in fact, we are more willing to become a partner with Sanshi as our Chinese manufacturer than TCL."

Qi Lei, "..."

Damn it!Let's talk about why this old man is hesitant. It turns out that he is thinking about Sanshi's family fortune.

Qi Lei wanted to laugh, "Cooperation? How to cooperate?"

Bill, "We know your assembly plant in Shenzhen is very good, when..."

"Of course, I also know that you have two companies, ASML and Tokki. These can all be cooperated!"

Qi Lei said in his heart, your investigation is quite detailed.

However, Qi Lei also understands Bill's careful thinking. Sanshi has an independent supply chain, which is very valuable.

It's just that it's a bit early to copy the bottom, right?

Dumbfounding, "Bill, are you so confident that you can beat me?"

When Bill heard it, "Come on! We're friends, aren't we? At this point, nothing can be changed, so you don't have to hold on."

All that was left to say was that the Sanshi mobile phone was a failure.

Well, it's not Bilto big.

In fact, all forecasting agencies, industry insiders, and digital experts now have the same point of view, that is: Sanshi will definitely lose this competition.

And their reasons are very convincing:

First, Sanshi has hardly disclosed any R&D details since the end of the previous year.Classmate Xiao T increased the battery capacity of the entire industry, exploded many functions, and then there was no more movement.

At the beginning, people still thought that Sanshi was the leader and God!But then the heat gradually subsided.

Second, a year ago, during the price turmoil, Sanshi disclosed the listing time and listing price, and there has been no news since then.

The brand influence that was finally established was exhausted at that time, and people have forgotten the gimmick of the Sanshi smart phone.Instead, just remember that brick.

Third, since half a year ago, Nokia, Microsoft, Apple, including Motorola and Blackberry, which will be launched in May and June, have started advertising preheating.The overwhelming publicity offensive has swept the world, and no one wants to be left behind in the final sprint.

Only Sanshi remained silent.

Colleagues found that Sanshi seems to have given up publicity and has not invested in any advertising.

To sum up, the industry unanimously judged that the research and development of Sanshi should have failed.Even if it is successful, it has fallen into a marketing dilemma because of the price problem.

In short, on April [-]st, the whole world may really have an April Fool's Day.

In this case, as an enterprise, the usual treatment method is cold treatment.

Try to reduce the heat as much as possible, and even if the listing fails, the impact on the brand will be reduced, at least there will be a chance for a comeback in the future.

Otherwise, it will be a permanent stain on the brand and cause great harm.

It is precisely because of this that Bill threw out an olive branch at this time.

"Qi, you can think about it and not lose a way out."

Hearing this, Qi Lei didn't know what to say, he just said: "Okay, let me think about it."

After speaking, he waved goodbye to Bill and boarded the plane to New York.

When he got off the plane, Paulson personally came to pick him up, and he did not forget to tease, "Qi, your reputation is really getting bigger and bigger. Bill sent you on the plane, and I came to pick you up again."

It has to be said that Paulson is very well informed.

Qi Lei got into the car and replied, "Then do you know that Bill sent me off to win me over?"

"Oh?" Paulson raised his eyebrows, "How to win?"

Qi Lei told Paulson what Bill had said.

Not only was this guy not angry, but he said, "What an ignorant guy, let him come to me! If the listing fails, I will definitely sell North American Three Stones to him at a good price."

When Qi Lei heard this, he picked up the phone and dialed, "I'll tell him the good news right away."

"Don't, don't, don't!" Paulson stopped making trouble, "I'm just kidding."

It is indeed a joke, but the philistine and cruelty in the words are also true.

If the listing fails, Paulson can really do it.

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There is still a week before Apple goes public, and those seven days belong to Microsoft.

Since it is a joint venture of several Silicon Valley companies, Microsoft is fully prepared for the follow-up publicity, channel distribution, and media public opinion.

On the day of the press conference, e-commerce platforms such as Microsoft’s official website, Amazon, and eBay opened online reservations.

Offline distribution is even more luxurious, directly using Dell's stores for physical sales.

In just three days, the number of users who paid deposits online in Europe and North America exceeded [-] units.

To this end, Microsoft also released a special celebration poster.

The media is not relentless either. A large number of traditional media reports and various unboxing videos of Internet bloggers are everywhere, which further fueled the sales enthusiasm, as if Microsoft is already a big winner.

It's just that people seem to have forgotten about Nokia a few days ago. The "epoch-making" product named i06 was only popular for three days.

But this is the reality, people only look up to the winners, and the biggest punishment for the losers is ignorance and indifference.

Only a few online media have reported the tragedy of Nokia.It is said that Nokia has invested tens of billions of dollars in this decisive battle, and the stocking volume is even more amazing. It is really lost.

In fact, this is the cruelty of fierce competition.

Many competitions, of course, stir up the enthusiasm, and the attention is the same for a while. Many users even started looking forward to it two years ago. They haven't changed their mobile phones for two years, and they are waiting for this wave.

However, there are pros and cons.

Unlike the healthy development of the market in the past, this is destined to be a situation where a few people take all.

Now Microsoft is leading the charge.However, no one knows how far it can run.

On March [-]th, Qi Lei flew back to Silicon Valley to attend Apple's new product launch event.

This time, it was Bill and Qi Lei who were sitting in the audience, while Gang Leader Qiao was elated on the stage.

Then, unlike last time, they smiled without looking at each other.Bill was not in that mood, and everyone was dumbfounded.