Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 2398 The Arabian Nights
"Actually, if you ask your bosses, you will know that we have 100% patent rights on the DVD product. In addition, the MP3 player is also a product of our company. It is independently developed by our company and has no cooperation with any company. We have cooperated, and you can find out about this by consulting in the industry." Duan Yun said with a smile.

"Eh..." A look of surprise flashed across Anderson's face when he heard this, and he asked a little puzzled after a while: "Since your company is so strong, why don't you independently develop the car's engine? MP3 player I have also used this product, and it is indeed very good. I even thought it was an epoch-making product, but I didn’t expect it to be developed by a Chinese company..."

When Anderson said these words, there was obviously some respect in his tone, and he no longer had the condescending attitude just now.

Because as far as the electronic market in the United States is concerned, DVD and MP3 are very hot products, especially the new MP3 player. Its product appearance and design concept have caused quite a stir in the industry. For Anderson in product technology, it also brought a lot of enlightenment.

In fact, even for IBM, with its current strength, it is not an easy task to develop a product similar to an MP3 player. In addition to hardware and electronic miniaturization, it also involves software technology. Development, and this, IBM is actually not good at.

Especially the mp3 audio software, under the premise of maintaining the sound quality without a big loss, the volume of the audio file is compressed to 1/8, which is actually a very remarkable thing. Although Anderson is only a hardware engineer, he has a lot of experience in software The system also has a certain understanding, so in his opinion, the impact of MP3 audio files on the electronics industry is even greater than its hardware, and there have been some discussions in the American technology community about this matter.

Although Anderson has also heard that MP3 players are also products from China, he is still a little unbelievable. He thinks that these are at most Chinese OEM products. Anderson’s impression of China is still that of the poor and backward agriculture more than 20 years ago. country.

"We Chinese are actually very creative. In the past few thousand years of world civilization, we are the only ancient civilization that has continued to this day. Although there have been some twists and turns in modern times, they are only temporary." Duan Yun paused , and then said: "As for why we choose to cooperate, the reason is very simple, that is, I hope that the car technology we have developed will not only sell well in China, but also be promoted and sold overseas. Compared with our company, You guys definitely still know more about consumers in the US and Europe, so from the very beginning, we have been working together on a global product project.”

"I see." Anderson nodded.

Anderson agrees with Duan Yun's statement, because there are indeed very big differences between the Chinese and American markets. When any product is launched globally, it needs to be improved locally in each country. The same is true for many products produced by IBM. .

"As for the IBM company you work for, it can be said that it is the most respected American company, not one of them, because this company not only has innovation, but also has strong resilience. One of the most successful technology companies in the world, I admire this very much, and our company also needs such innovative spirit and resilience." Duan Yun glanced at Anderson, and then said: "Over the years, I have been working with your company We have a very in-depth cooperation, and we have learned a lot whether it is technology or management experience. I believe this, the president of your company Gerstner should have told you, and our cooperation this time is also an opportunity to learn from each other. I believe Through the cooperation of the strongest technology companies in China and the United States, we will surely be able to produce a product of the modern era, and I am also full of expectations for this new car-machine project. I also believe that the strength of Anderson and your team can give We have more to come."

"Okay, we also hope to have a pleasant cooperation with your company." Anderson said sincerely.

In fact, for the design plan of the new generation of car technology, Anderson had already discussed with the design team of Tianyin Group when he first came to China a while ago, and the preliminary design plan has been finalized.

Compared with the first-generation car-machine system, the second-generation car-machine system is completely based on digital technical solutions. First, a GPS-based navigation system is added, because China's Beidou is not yet open to civilian use, and satellites are still relatively small. Therefore, we can only temporarily use the GPS of the United States as the source of navigation signals.

Regarding satellite positioning, IBM has a certain technical storage. As early as many years ago, IBM's design team has designed a system capable of real-time satellite positioning, but it is not installed on the car. Instead, as an independent device, it is provided to companies and individuals who need it, and the volume is relatively larger.

If IBM's current technology is used, it is completely possible to realize the miniaturization of the GPS system, and the smallest size can be made into a laptop computer. Under the vibration of the machine, the stability of the whole machine can still be maintained, which is the key to the research and development of the machine.

On the other hand, the entertainment system of the second-generation car has also been fully upgraded. In the past, the car used a tape recorder, but now it will be replaced by a digital CD player, with better sound quality and more songs stored. In addition, Tianyin Group holds the patent rights of DVD and MP2, which enables their car and machine products to master very critical core technologies without having to pay high patent fees, which makes Tianyin Group's future production and sales such When it comes to new products, it has a very big competitive advantage.

Next, Duan Yun and Anderson talked about the current development trend of electronic technology in the world and the disruptive products that may appear in the future.

What surprised Anderson was that Duan Yun had a very deep understanding of the current global technological development, and when he talked about the new products that Tianyin Group will produce in the future, Anderson felt unbelievable and at the same time felt that it was inevitable the trend of.

Especially when Duan Yun talked about the MP4 player, Anderson was immediately interested. In fact, as early as a few years ago, there was a product similar to the MP4 player in Europe, but the cost of the product was too high, and various In terms of performance and parameters, it is not satisfactory, so the sales volume of this product in the market is very small, but it has only attracted some attention in the industry.

The various parameters of the MP4 player proposed by Duan Yun made Anderson feel unbelievable, especially when Duan Yun proposed that their MP4 player could store at least 3 to 5 movies, which seemed a fantasy to Anderson .

(End of this chapter)