Chapter 337 World No. 1
Samsung's crown prince and vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Lee Jae-yong will also travel to the United States to attend Microsoft's press conference.
After landing in the United States, I immediately participated in a TV show interview.
"Mr. Li, I heard that you went to China not long ago to visit Quantum Technology and met with Mr. Lin Xiao?"
Li Zaiyong: "Yes, but the main agenda is to attend a science and technology forum in China and an official meeting. Of course, I am also honored to be invited to visit quantum technology. They have made great progress."
Bullshit! Ah!
The core purpose of Li Jae-yong's trip this time was to meet with Lin Xiao and visit Quantum Technology, but the talks between the two sides broke down.
The host asked: "How was your communication with Mr. Lin?"
Li Zaiyong: "It was a very pleasant experience. We talked a lot about art, literature, and the prospects of science and technology. I admire Mr. Lin Xiao's erudition very much."
The host asked: "What about business cooperation?"
Lee Jae-yong: "We have discussed many possibilities for business cooperation, such as purchasing Samsung screens or finding Samsung Semiconductor for foundry work."
From beginning to end, Lee Jae-yong was avoiding the issue.
The host asked directly: "Is there any discussion about Samsung producing a phone with X operating system?"
Li Zaiyong: "Mr. Lin Xiao did make relevant proposals, but the relevant matters are still under discussion."
As the future successor of Samsung, his words are of course flawless.
But... another vice president of Samsung Electronics used very harsh words, especially in the Korean media, which could even be called a bombardment.
"We at Samsung Electronics have absolutely no plans to produce mobile phones equipped with X operating system because there is no need at all."
"I can't comment on the level of X operating system, but I can only say that they are far behind Android and Microsoft in terms of operating system technology."
"Many news media have exaggerated quantum technology. They are not even on the same level as Samsung Electronics."
"It will be very difficult for Quantum Technology to even break through 50 million units this year. However, Samsung Electronics' shipments this year exceeded 250 million units, and Quantum Technology's shipments are less than a fraction of ours."
"The reason why quantum technology has such a big reputation may have something to do with the character of Lin Xiao, a Chinese. He is very good at hype, and usually hypes it up together with Samsung."
"We remain bullish on Samsung Electronics and will continue to see growth in Google's Android operating system."
"Because Android's technology is far superior to X OS in every aspect, and at least they have complete intellectual property rights."
"At least if you produce an Android phone, you don't have to bear the charge of plagiarism."
As soon as this statement was made, it immediately caused a storm.
And because of its distinctive views, it directly occupied the pages of many technology media.
But only Lin Xiao knew that a double act was going on inside Samsung Electronics.
Lee Jae-yong is playing the role of a moderate, while the other part is playing the role of a hardliner.
Of course, it is possible that there is indeed strong national sentiment among them and hostility towards Lin Xiao.
These sounds may even be an expression of Lee Kun-hee's emotions.
In Lee Kun-hee's view, my Samsung Group is so powerful, and in the end I came to you for cooperation with great sincerity, but you agreed to the most demanding conditions, and instead got stuck on some other trivial matters, directly vetoed the cooperation between the two parties, and even directly closed the door to negotiations?
Not only are you, Lin Xiao, a junior, but how can your quantum technology be compared with that of Samsung?
Are you too carried away?
Lin Xiao and Quantum Technology never responded to these voices.
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November 29th!
Microsoft officially held a grand press conference.
The lineup for this press conference exceeded that of Quantum Technology’s press conference not long ago.
Microsoft CEO Ballmer personally took the stage.
At this press conference, the Windows Mobile 7.5 system was released first.
In just over half a year, Microsoft released two operating systems, 7.0 and 7.5.
This operating system took up half of the press conference.
The other half of the time was spent on the release of Windows Phone 7.
Well?!
Everyone was stunned. You acquired Motorola and named it Windows Phone?
But what?
Microsoft is not so radical, although it is called Windows Phone 7 in almost all mainstream media.
However, it has another alias, which is Motorola W7.
This has the same name as Nokia's W7 in history.
However, the LOGO on the back of the phone is still Motorola.
After turning on the computer, there are two logos, one is the Microsoft logo and the other is the Motorola logo.
There are still some tears, but... maybe it's harmless.
After all, Motorola was not completely forgotten at that time and still had huge brand appeal.
What’s more, unlike in the past, this time the Motorola W7 has almost all the mainstream configurations.
Qualcomm's flagship chip this year, LG's 720p screen, and Sony imx145's CMOS.
Before the Quantum Phone 2 came out, this set of configuration was the top configuration.
But now...it can only be in mainstream configuration.
However, this is already considered radical for Microsoft, as it has historically been conservative in its initial mobile phone configurations.
On the contrary, it is very bold in appearance design.
Both people from Microsoft and Motorola feel that there is no need to pile up too radical configurations, which is meaningless.
Only emerging brands will try hard to pile up configurations and boast about parameters.
Looking at Apple mobile phones, the configuration parameters of recent generations are not radical and are very stable, but this does not hinder its huge sales at all.
Microsoft plus Motorola, what kind of brand power and fame does this have?
Therefore, there is no need to compete with Quantum Technology at all. What is important is to ensure the profit margin of each mobile phone.
But we have to say that the appearance of Motorola's W7 is really novel, and it stands out directly in the current flagship phone camp.
Not only the industrial design of the mobile phone, but also the UI design of the system is unique.
It fully demonstrates Microsoft's arrogance.
The three major smartphone operating systems, whether it is X, Android, or Apple's IOS, have great consistency in appearance and operating logic.
Only Microsoft's Windows Mobile 7.5 is completely different.
In the eyes of many technology practitioners, this is fresh and unconventional.
As a result, the world's mainstream media the next day were generally full of praise.
"You can always trust Microsoft."
“Brave Microsoft, young Microsoft, full of the courage to innovate.”
"Among the three major smartphone operating systems, a completely different operating system has finally emerged, giving global users a brand new choice."
Many media outlets not only praised the appearance of this phone, but also praised its system.
As a result, even many personal video UP hosts have become cautious when doing reviews.
"Windows Mobile 7.5 is really much better and more upgraded than 7.0."
"In addition, the design of this phone is bold and beautiful, and the color scheme is more novel. When you take it out on the street, people will know from a distance that it is a Motorola W7, a brand new Windows Phone."
"The current mainstream smartphones are too similar, and the trend was started by quantum phones two years ago."
"Metal frame, glass back panel. This design is indeed good-looking, but there are too many of them. Whether it is the iPhone, Google flagship, or X-camp flagship, they all use this solution, which really brings aesthetic fatigue to people."
"But Microsoft's flagship phone completely breaks away from these constraints and creates a brand new design aesthetic."
"Although it is a fully plastic body, with no glass back cover and no metal middle frame, this is entirely for the integrity of the phone, and the integrity is compromised. So this also makes this phone the most integrated, with the least seams on the phone."
Although these review videos are a bit exaggerated, we have to admit that the appearance design of this phone is indeed good. (Refer to the first generation of Lumia phones)
"In addition, there is the issue of system fluency. Although Qualcomm's flagship processor is good, it is still far behind the X2, and even the latest Apple A4. The 720P screen made us very worried about its fluency. It turned out that we were overthinking. In terms of fluency, it is completely first-class and among the best in the world. It is completely in the same echelon as Quantum Phone 2 and Apple iPhone 4, and it is better than all current Android smartphones."
"I have to admit that Microsoft is so powerful in the underlying technology of the operating system, so there is really no need to worry about the smoothness."
"In addition, from the perspective of the ecosystem, this is a brand new system to some extent, and the most worrying thing is the lack of application ecosystem. Although I don't understand why Lin Xiao supports Microsoft so much in ecosystem applications, it is precisely for this reason that the performance of this phone in ecosystem applications is very surprising."
"Almost all the key applications are available, and even application developers like you have customized them specifically for Windows Mobile 7.5 instead of simply porting them."
"This is true not only for key applications, but also for key games. We know that Fantasy Studios is already the absolute leader in mobile games. Currently, more than 80% of classic mobile games come from this studio. What's even crazier is that this mobile game studio continuously launches high-quality mobile games, but it seems that it doesn't want to make money at all. There are no built-in ads and no props charges. Even if you pay for a buyout, most of the time there will be an amazing discount, so global users can play these classic games at almost no cost."
"It has been said before that Pope Lin is the angel of the gaming world, and now we finally feel this clearly."
"Okay, let's get back to the topic of Microsoft's application ecosystem. This year's latest large-scale mobile games have not yet been adapted to Microsoft Windows Mobile 7.5. However, all classic mobile games before last year, including large-scale games such as "Modern Warfare", "Lightning Speed 2" and "Backstab", have also been fully adapted to this Microsoft phone. It is not a simple adaptation, but a comprehensive optimization, and even part of it has been redesigned. Therefore, the playing experience of these games on this Microsoft phone is very, very good, and there is no discomfort at all."
"Although I find it very difficult to understand why Pope Lin would do this. Because Fantasy Studios needs to spend a lot of manpower and material resources for this, and there is almost no return, because these games are still very cheap on the Microsoft App Store, and even the same price as on the X App Store."
"It is hard to imagine and understand why Pope Lin would support Microsoft so much. But this is absolutely good news for Microsoft phone users. It means you will have a phone with a very rich experience. In terms of application ecology alone, even though it has just been launched, it still surpasses Google's Android."
"In addition, in terms of camera performance, the Motorola W7 uses Sony IMX145 CMOS, plus Microsoft's own deep technical foundation. Therefore, in terms of camera performance, it is still in the top echelon in the world. Of course, the Quantum Phone 2 needs to be excluded here because its hardware is too powerful."
"So in the end, this is a very good phone."
"Although it is Microsoft's first mobile phone, if it is placed in Motorola's lineup, it can also be regarded as Motorola's best product."
"If you are a loyal Motorola user, if you are a loyal fan of Microsoft, if you want to experience a completely different smartphone, it is almost the only choice. I highly recommend buying it."
"But... you'd better be prepared before buying it, because it is really different from the current mainstream smartphones. The system interface is completely different, and even the operating logic is slightly different."
This is the mainstream view of almost all video UP hosts around the world.
Most of the above are praises, but it’s really different to mention it at the end.
Faced with widespread praise from around the world, both Microsoft and Motorola are full of expectations.
Hope this phone will be a hit.
If sales can exceed 15 million, it will be a huge victory.
Because in the future, Windows Mobile 7.5 phones from manufacturers such as HTC, LG, Samsung, Lenovo, Nokia, etc. will be launched one after another.
In this way, Microsoft can easily take nearly one-third of the market share.
Even within one to one and a half years, the goal of dividing the world into one third can be achieved.
A month passed quickly.
2011 is here!
Many people are eagerly waiting for Microsoft to release the sales data of W7.
But... Microsoft never announced it.
However, relevant authoritative media gave the data.
The Motorola W7, which was highly anticipated by Microsoft, Motorola, and even the entire camp, and received a lot of praise and admiration from the global technology media, sold approximately 1.9 million units one month after its release!
When this data came out, everyone was shocked?
This...is this good or bad?
Then I found a previous report that in the first month of release of Quantum Phone 2, sales exceeded 10 million units.
Moreover, this authoritative media also released new data.
According to forecasts, the shipment volume of the Quantum Phone 2 series has exceeded 30 million units so far.
Now everyone has an idea in mind.
Is this Microsoft phone a failure?
And it was a bigger failure than expected?
With this sales volume, not only can it not divide the world into three parts, let alone occupy the market strongly, even Android can't beat it.
But why is this?
When this phone came out, didn’t the global media praise it?
Even many video reviews are basically all positive. Why are the sales so poor?
Regardless of Motorola's appeal or Microsoft's appeal, the sales volume should not be this high.
What exactly is the problem?
Moreover, this authoritative media also gave another data.
Up to now, the shipment volume of smart terminals equipped with X operating system has exceeded 200 million units!
X operating system has firmly established itself as the world's number one.
Microsoft CEO Ballmer looked at the report with a gloomy face.
He couldn't figure out why his mobile phone sales were so bad.
In fact, within half a month after the release, both Microsoft and Motorola knew that the sales prospects were not good and were holding meetings to discuss whether to reduce the price of this phone.
But reducing the price less than a month after the release has had a really bad impact, so we have to hold on for about two months.
When the first month's sales figures came out, it still dealt a huge blow to the entire Microsoft executive team.
And all kinds of reasons and causes came out, so much so that Ballmer almost didn't know who to believe?
It is impossible to clearly determine the core reason for the failure of this product.
In the end, he somehow dialed Lin Xiao's phone number.
"Lin, although we are rivals, I trust you very much. Can you tell me the core reason why our W7 failed?"
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