As for the possibility that Wujiang Group's PC business will rise in the future and even become the gravedigger of Apple, what does that have to do with John Sculley?
After I retire, I won't care about any major disasters!
If Apple goes bankrupt, the only ones who were incompetent are the management at the time, not John Sculley.
“I support cooperating with Wujiang Group. Apple needs to band together with other companies to weather the storm. Although we are not bankrupt yet, the products we have developed in the past two years have not been ideal. Looking at the market, it is full of IBM-PC and IBM-PC compatible machines, which has led to the increasingly rich and competitive software ecosystem around Microsoft Windows operating system, while Apple is becoming weaker and weaker!”
"Everyone, it's time for Apple to make a change!!!"
John Sculley spoke with such force and conviction that the audience couldn't help but feel a sense of agreement with him.
Ultimately, the consensus reached was to cooperate with Wujiang Group.
Around noon, Laureen Dick called Lu Xingping and asked them to come to Apple at 3 p.m. to discuss cooperation.
Lu Xingping was delighted to hear this and quickly said he would keep the appointment on time.
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In the afternoon, Lu Xingping and his entourage visited Apple again, and were once again received by Laureen Dick.
After the meeting, Laureen Dick stated bluntly, "Mr. Lu, Apple is willing to license the patents you mentioned to Wujiang Group. However, we also hope to establish a deep partnership with Wujiang Group. We hope your company can sell us the Kirin 3 processor, the 'Kunpeng-1', and lithium batteries. We also hope your company can develop Apple versions of WPS Office and Wujiang PC games..."
Lu Xingping was taken aback; Apple had made quite a few demands.
Due to limited production capacity, the Kirin 3 processor is currently only available to Wujiang Group and has not yet been sold to other companies. It will certainly not be easy for Apple to obtain the Kirin 3 processor.
Moreover, the Kirin 3 processor is very powerful and is one of the core competitive advantages of laptops.
As for "Kunpeng-1", lithium batteries, and other collaborations, there are actually not many problems.
The strength of "Shenzhou Computer" lies not only in its hardware, but also in its advanced software.
HarmonyOS is a direct imitation of Apple's predecessor, the MacBook's operating system, and it can absolutely crush all current Windows systems.
Furthermore, Apple computers lack USB ports, CD-ROM drives, and SSDs, so even with the same other hardware configurations, they simply cannot compete with Hasee computers.
The high-end market absolutely belongs to Hasee!
However, Lu Xingping did not rush to agree to Apple's request. He simply said that he would go back and discuss it with his boss before making a decision.
After leaving Apple, Lu Xingping and his entourage had dinner at a hotel. When it was 9 p.m. in China, Lu Xingping guessed that Zhao Ye had already gotten up, so he called him.
The call was answered quickly.
"Mr. Lu, how are the negotiations with Apple progressing?" Zhao Ye asked.
Lu Xingping replied with a smile, "It went relatively smoothly. Apple expressed interest in cooperation, but they also raised many conditions."
"What are the conditions?"
"Apple wants to form a strong alliance and deep cooperation with us, and hopes that Wujiang Group will sell its Kirin 3 processors..."
Lu Xingping calmly and slowly explained.
After listening, Zhao Ye's expression remained unchanged, but a question lingered in his mind: "If Apple had received help from Wujiang Group, it might have escaped the brink of bankruptcy in the 1990s. In that case, would Apple's board of directors still have invited Jobs back? If Jobs hadn't returned, could Apple have achieved the remarkable success it had in its previous life?"
Zhao Ye thought a lot and concluded that without Jobs, Apple would become mediocre, just a decent computer company.
It seems unlikely that Apple will release the iPod music player, iPhone, iPad tablet, or iWatch.
Zhao Ye couldn't help but laugh. If he had no connection with Apple, then he was destined to be with Wujiang Group.
Furthermore, Apple actually purchased the "Kirin 3" and "Kunpeng-1" chips...
Why would Wujiang Group let small profits slip by? By making Apple dependent on Wujiang Group, they could control it however they wanted in the future.
Meanwhile, other PC manufacturers saw Apple's products selling like hotcakes because it used the Kirin 3 processor and the "Kunpeng-1" GPU.
Will they also take action?
This has led to European and American computer companies becoming dependent on Wujiang Group.
If Wujiang Group were to cut off supplies, these companies could suffer huge losses.
"Mr. Lu, we can agree to Apple's conditions, but don't be shy about the price. Apple is still very wealthy!" Zhao Ye said with a smile.
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; Apple has only been struggling for the last year or two, but it used to be incredibly powerful.
It's estimated that John Sculley could mess things up for at least another three or four years before it's on the verge of bankruptcy.
"Okay, boss, I understand!" Lu Xingping nodded in response.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."
"Okay, goodbye boss!"
"goodbye!"
Zhao Ye hung up the phone.
He then continued writing a 3D game engine on his computer.
Yes, Wujiang Group is going to enter the PC gaming industry.
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