Chapter 286 Quantum mobile phone, dimensionality reduction attack!
The biggest news in the technology world in 2008 was Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo.
Around February, Microsoft formally proposed to Yahoo's board of directors to acquire Yahoo for $31 per share in cash and stock, with a total transaction value of $44.6 billion, in order to make up for Microsoft's shortcomings in the Internet industry.
Yahoo Group felt that the price was too low and that it might lose its autonomy if it was acquired.
Therefore, the two sides have never reached an agreement.
Microsoft had been doing well in the gaming industry until a new competitor, Yahoo!, came along and changed the landscape of the two platforms. So Yahoo! Group did not reach an agreement, and now it has to negotiate with the Lightning Group.
Just two days later, Microsoft sent an access request to Facebook.
After receiving the news, Facebook’s president’s office immediately reported it to Wu Lingxi.
Then, the offices of both sides began to contact each other, asking about the level of the visit and who would come?
Is it Shane King, the head of Microsoft Game Studios, or Robbie Bach, who is in charge of XBOX business, or someone higher up.
Or Steve Ballmer.
Microsoft said that if Lin Xiao was willing to attend the meeting, then Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would be very happy to visit.
Lin Xiao expressed his willingness.
Just one week later, a Microsoft delegation officially flew from Washington to California to visit Facebook.
CEO Steve Ballmer, Vice President Robbie Bach, and game studio head Shane King were all present.
However, the entire itinerary has not been made public.
Unlike when Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi were humiliated during their visit to Microsoft, Facebook welcomed Steve and his team with great courtesy.
Then, the two sides held preliminary discussions.
For Microsoft, the most anxious thing is its insufficient layout in the Internet industry, so it wants to spend tens of billions of dollars to buy Yahoo.
What it values most are the search business and the Internet advertising business.
At present, Facebook's overseas advertising business is not only experiencing explosive growth, but is also the high-quality asset that Microsoft wants most.
"Mr. Lin, are you interested in selling the relevant shares of Ergou Studio and the IP it owns?" asked Vice President Robbie Bach.
For many companies, Microsoft is both an angel and a devil.
Because it is often not satisfied with just a small amount of shares, it usually acquires full ownership or a majority of shares.
This is the case from Skype to Aquantive, to GitHub, and finally to Bethesda, and to Activision Blizzard.
It is a very arrogant and overbearing company.
How is this possible?
For Lin Xiao, Ergou Studio is not just about making money, but more importantly, it is a strategic layout.
This is Lin Xiao’s only global game studio at present.
"What about Facebook shares?" Steve asked?
Compared to Yahoo's tens of billions of dollars, Facebook's price is extremely cheap.
Lin Xiao still shook his head. If it was just a small investment, he would be considered an ordinary investor and Lin Xiao was willing to do it.
But Microsoft's appetite is huge.
Steve Ballmer asked, "Lin, what can you offer Microsoft?"
Lin Xiao thought for a while: "The shares of Quantum Technology shall not exceed 15%!"
Normally, it should be allowed to invest in Xsoft, a subsidiary of X Research Institute that specializes in mobile phone operating systems.
But later I realized that this was meaningless.
Because Microsoft is focused on developing its own mobile operating system, it still holds the dominant position.
Even if it acquires a stake in XSOFT, it will not provide any technical support, let alone help with promotion.
Investing in quantum technology will be beneficial to brand building and global promotion.
Of course...in reality, it doesn't mean much.
It’s just that both sides have a common enemy, which is Google, so there is a basis for an alliance.
Therefore, Lin Xiao has been very sincere and thinks that the stakes he offers are very high.
Steve shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he had no interest, and even thought that Lin Xiao was daydreaming.
They will not rush into the hardware field, as XBOX360 is the most important hardware platform of the Microsoft Group.
Only when Microsoft's mobile operating system suffered a setback in the future did he spend a huge amount of money to fully acquire Nokia. The core reason was not that they wanted to make money by selling mobile phones, but that they wanted to keep the strategic map of mobile operating systems.
There is indeed very little room for cooperation between the two sides.
"Lin, how about this? We'll let Microsoft China sell Renren to you for only $300 million." Steve: "In exchange, all the Fallout series, The Witcher series, and all future games from Ergou Studios and even CDPR will be first released on the XBOX platform."
Now it was Lin Xiao's turn to laugh.
What use is there for me to use Renren? Liao Feng wanted to sell it to me at that time, and the price was much cheaper than this.
"After Microsoft China's operation, Renren's base has stabilized, and it is still a very high-quality Internet asset." Steve said, "And in the current environment, you really need it."
Currently, Hei Linxiao has two major platforms in the country, one is Renren MSN and the other is blog.
So this means that Lin Xiao spent money to buy peace.
"Although Renren is not as big as Facebook China in terms of user numbers and traffic, it has mastered most of the high-end social networking and a large amount of high-end public opinion power."
Lin Xiao: "Mr. Steve, the reason why Renren has become a so-called high-end social network and holds the discourse power of the elite is entirely because it is backed by Microsoft China. This is a product of a specific historical environment. Once it is acquired by me, this so-called high-end attribute will be lost and it will become a duplicate construction."
Unless it is transformed again into something like Xiaohongshu.
However, Lightning Group would rather create its own Xiaohongshu when the mobile Internet era arrives than transform based on Renren, which is too much trouble.
Vice President Robbie Bach said bluntly: "Lin, then tell me directly, how can your "Fallout" series, "The Witcher" series, and the "The Last of Us" series that is being developed be launched on the XBOX platform first?"
Lin Xiao thought for a while and said slowly: "In the known five years, I need to keep my promise, so the next generation of The Witcher, The Last of Us, and even the next generation of Fallout 4 and Fallout: Las Vegas will not be on the XBOX platform."
As soon as these words were spoken, Robbie Bach and Steve's faces changed and became gloomy.
"Lin, do you have any contract with Sony Computer Entertainment?" Robbie asked.
Lin Xiao: "No, it's just a verbal contract."
The three bosses of Microsoft looked at each other, with a hint of irony in their eyes.
Should I say you are paranoid? Or should I say you are naive? Sony has already squeezed out the value of applications for you, and they can no longer provide you with anything more. On the contrary, our friendship with Microsoft is so precious, and all you have to pay is to put all your games on the Xbox platform, without paying any extra price.
Sony is a giant, but compared to us, Microsoft, it is completely insufficient.
Robbie: "Lin, we came here with sincerity. We have extended an olive branch. But you refuse to accept it for some very practical reasons? Do you know how precious our friendship with Microsoft is?"
Lin Xiao: "Of course I value Microsoft's friendship very much, so I also took out what I think is the most valuable chip."
Robbie: "You think it's precious, but we think it's worthless. On the contrary, you can easily give us what we want, but you refuse it."
Lin Xiao: "Because I have already used this bargaining chip in the deal with Sony. I can't sell the same bargaining chip twice, and I don't want to betray my cooperative ally."
Robbie: "Lin, maybe you don't know it now, but you will know in the future what you missed."
Then, the three giants of Microsoft left directly and the two sides parted ways unhappily.
They didn't even attend the welcome party prepared by Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi.
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After the three Microsoft giants left, Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi remained silent.
"They are right. Sony has exhausted its value to us. Microsoft's friendship is more valuable." Wu Lingxi said: "Our most direct enemy is Google. It will be a bloody battle soon."
Wu Lingxi stared at Lin Xiao.
The man in front of him and Liao Feng are completely two extremes.
Liao Feng is an absolute utilitarian. He is profit-driven and will do anything to get even a small amount of profit.
And the man in front of him was simply an avid strategist.
For the sake of his so-called long-term goals and strategies, he not only gave up short-term interests, but also medium- and long-term interests.
Even in the face of danger, he will still stick to his promise.
But it was because of this ghost thing that made her heart beat so fast.
Lin Xiao: "But, contact itself is an achievement. It's better than no contact before. At least they can get to know us a little bit."
Wu Lingxi sneered, "They didn't take us seriously. They looked at us like lions looking at hyenas. It's just that we happened to have what they needed, so they condescended to visit us. They thought they could easily get what they wanted, but in the end they got nothing and just thought we were ridiculous."
"Of course, Google doesn't take us seriously now, as they are a global giant."
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt plays with the HTC G1.
This is the originator of the Android phone.
What can I say about this phone? It's a bit weird.
It is a smart phone, but it is also relatively conservative, fearing that it might take too big a step and end up hurting itself.
So it not only has the screen and system of a smartphone, but also a full keyboard.
With a slight slide, the keyboard and screen were torn apart.
Perhaps this has something to do with the mediocre sales of Apple's first-generation iPhone. Google felt that completely abandoning the entire keypad on the phone was too radical and too risky.
Historically, they made a big splash at last year's Mobile Open Technology Conference, but when it came to the first Android phone, they were relatively low-key.
But now it’s different because there is a competitor from the same school.
The other two founders of Android were poached by China Lin and founded Xsoft, which is also developing a mobile phone operating system.
Of course, Google is still arrogant in this regard and does not take the X Institute seriously.
After all, the father of Android is at Google. When they acquired Android, they not only recruited core members, but also purchased the results.
Most importantly, they felt that in terms of technology, X Institute was far from being comparable to Google, and the difference in influence was even greater.
Therefore, Google will pay attention to X Institute and will also suppress it, but it will not regard it as a real rival.
In Google's eyes, there is only one real competitor in the mobile operating system.
That's Microsoft! Although IOS is very powerful, it is not only closed source, but also only for its own use.
There is no X operating system in Google's vision.
Hostility, contempt! So even though the press conference was scheduled for May 15, in order to stop Lin Xiao in advance and announce the legitimacy of his mobile phone system.
But... they didn't mention Lin Xiao at all, nor did they mention X Research Institute at all.
Just complete contempt.
You are not worthy of being our opponent, so you are not worthy of us mentioning you.
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On May 3rd, someone rushed into Google's headquarters and placed a mobile phone directly in front of Google's Schmidt.
"This is Lin Xiao's quantum phone, which I got from the foundry!"
When Schmidt opened it, he was shocked.
Oh My God!
Is this Chinese crazy?
By making the phone look like this, are you completely overdrawing on the upgrade and improvement space in the next few years?
How much will it cost you?
How much do you plan to sell it for? Some things are beautiful at first sight.
In terms of appearance design, Lin Xiao directly leapt over the wild era of Android phones and was extremely radical.
so……
When I saw this phone, I felt like the iPhone 4 came out of nowhere.
Not only does it have a 4-inch screen, but it also has a slender body.
It also uses a metal frame and a glass back cover.
This appearance is simply a dimensionality reduction attack on all current mobile phones.
A complete instant kill!
Schmidt took out his G1, which was 17 mm thick because of the sliding keyboard and the screen was only 3.17 inches.
When the two mobile phones are put together, they look exactly like a supermodel and Feng Jie.
Then, the assistant took out the latest IPHONE 3G.
Although it has not been released, they can still get it. After all, as long as it is produced by a OEM factory, it is difficult to keep it completely confidential.
Although the appearance of the second-generation iPhone has been upgraded compared to the first generation, the upgrade is not significant.
This appearance is already very outstanding among the current mobile phones, but it still pales in comparison with the radical quantum phone.
Both companies want to make money, but Lin Xiao is the only one who doesn't plan to make money from quantum mobile phones.
I just want to grab some territory, I just want to make a splash.
He was amazed by the appearance for a long time before he turned on his phone and entered the system.
FUCK!!! The first time I opened my phone, I still had this feeling.
There is a huge difference.
The mobile phone screen is like a woman’s face.
The design of the mobile phone is just like a woman's figure.
The figure is already so amazing, and Lin Xiao is extremely radical. He spent a huge amount of money to customize a 480P screen from Sharp, and its power is directly revealed at this time.
Not only compared to Google's G1, but also iPhone 3G, this screen is much clearer.
Maybe there is not much advantage in color quality, but in the early days, resolution is king.
Clarity is everything.
Next, the most important thing is the operating system.
Google is technology-oriented, so the underlying system is excellent, but the appearance design and functions of the early systems were only average, and the system UI could even be said to be rough.
Lin Xiao's quantum mobile phone adopted a flat design and a unified color scheme several years ahead of schedule.
So just on this system, at a glance.
It feels high-end, elegant and beautiful.
And Google's Android seems so crude at this time.
FUCK FUCK FUCK!
Cold sweat broke out on Schmidt's head.
Although in terms of revenue, mobile operating systems are currently insignificant and not worth mentioning.
Even in terms of staffing and business scope, Android is very small in the Google system.
But... it is extremely important for future strategy.
They felt that they had enormous advantages and their own system was extremely powerful, and they did not take the X Research Institute seriously at all.
result……
A monster suddenly appeared on the other side.
This... this shouldn't be a current product. This should be a system that will appear in a few years.
This should be something that should appear after a series of aesthetic iterations and upgrades.
As a result... you appear now.
"I firmly believe that they are not as good as us in terms of underlying technology, but in terms of the appearance of the system, they are far ahead of us."
"Most users don't actually pay attention to the underlying technology, they only look at the appearance."
Next, the entire technical team began to frantically conduct functional tests on the quantum phone, subjecting the phone system to extreme tests of its fluency, completeness, and stability.
Finally came to a conclusion.
"In terms of smoothness, the iPhone 3G is slightly better, but because the transition animation of the quantum phone is very cleverly designed, it gives people the illusion of being very smooth even though it is not that responsive."
"The underlying technology of their system is indeed not as good as ours, but the fluency of their phones should be the same as ours."
"Because they adopted a more radical SOC, which is much better than ours in terms of both technology and speed."
"The key is that their battery capacity is also much larger than ours."
"In addition, they are not as good as us in terms of system stability. But that is the result obtained under extreme violent testing environment. Normal users can hardly perceive the difference."
"On a purely technical level, in areas that users can't perceive, they are not as good as us."
"But where users can feel it intuitively, they do a very, very good job."
“So, it will give everyone a feeling.”
"These two mobile phones are not products of the same era."
"Boss, we are in trouble, we are in big trouble!"
Google CEO Schmidt closed his eyes.
Why did this happen? Why? The reason is simple.
Google is very strong and has a strength of 1,000 kilograms, but it does not take it seriously enough and has a technology-oriented and conservative mindset, so it only used 80 kilograms of strength to make the G1.
In fact, this is a customized phone for the operator and is only used as an experimental product.
Although Lin Xiao only had 80 kilograms of strength, he used up all his strength by borrowing force, and overdrew his aesthetic for the next few years, using a total of 160 kilograms of strength.
And then this result appeared!
But users don’t care about the reasons, they only look at the results.
"This madman, this madman, no wonder he owes so much debt."
"How much does he want to sell it for? If it's less than $500, even if he sells millions of units, he'll still lose money."
"How many iPhones have you sold in the past year? Can you compare with Apple?"
At this time, a huge problem lies before Google.
Will their G1 be released? If not, Lin Xiao's quantum phone will be released on May 31.
By then, they will seize the legitimacy of the mobile phone system.
Everyone can see that the systems of the two phones are very similar.
Once someone gets there first, you'll be in trouble.
That's why Google decided to hold a grand launch event on May 15th.
As for the release? The two products are too different.
Release a product that is destined to be outdated?
The damage is also enormous.
In the current situation, it is really not possible to release it, and it is also not possible not to release it.
It can be said that Schmidt has been paying attention to Lin Xiao for a long time. He even started to pay attention to him a few years ago, and even was hostile to and suppressed him.
But... he felt in his heart that this person still could not pose a threat to Google.
Because the size of the two parties is too different, and their tracks are also different.
Google's current core track is search, and Lin Xiao's core is social and video. Google has a layout in these two tracks, the faces and youshow. Although both tracks are temporarily lagging behind, they are always holding on tightly.
As long as Google succeeds in the mobile operating system, it can instantly reverse the situation and leave others far behind.
Unexpected!
Lin Xiao got ahead of others at this step.
And on the surface, it seems that Lin Xiao has done a lot of things and released many products in the past three years.
Two games, two super movies, two big dramas.
But in fact, these things have been done before, and now it is just the harvest season.
In the past three years, Lin Xiao paid an astronomical amount of money and overcame countless difficulties, just to focus on doing this one thing.
An unprecedented gamble.
Schmidt said slowly: "Everyone, there are only ten days left until the press conference originally scheduled for May 15th."
"So a result must come out within the next 24 hours!"
"The meeting will not end without a result!"
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Just three days later, Microsoft CEO Ballmer left California in anger.
A quantum mobile phone also appeared in front of him.
The people present were almost completely incredulous.
This... is this the work of that Chinese person?
Such a beautiful phone? That's crazy!
The key point is that in the last meeting, Lin Xiao proposed the condition of letting Microsoft invest in quantum technology.
It sounded ridiculous at the time, but now it seems that the Chinese Lin was really sincere.
The chips offered are more than heavy.
You really spend a lot of money to make friends!
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Note: After returning to the hotel tonight, I raced against time to write and finally updated earlier. I haven't slept for five hours a day these days. I'm exhausted! If you have monthly tickets, please give me a few to make up for it, okay?
(End of this chapter)
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