The Millennium Semiconductor Survival Guide.

Chapter 277
With its futuristic design and advanced technology, ipods zero was rated as one of the top ten technological innovation products after entering the millennium by Wired magazine.

With the help of the ipods series, Apple has indeed made a turnaround from the consumer market. In the past year, the sales of music copyrights alone have brought Apple as much as 6000 million US dollars in revenue.

Even so, Apple is still a niche technology company with a long history in the public mind, and it is too insignificant compared with Microsoft.

For Matrix, it can have many options, even giants like Motorola and Nokia, as long as Zhou Xin thinks, there is a chance to complete the merger.

Historically, Apple considered acquiring Motorola in 2003, but dropped the deal because the deal was too costly for Apple.

But if it were Zhou Xin and Matrix, the price of this transaction would be affordable.

After Matrix and Apple started to merge, Red Herring Magazine took stock of companies that Matrix could acquire, and a large number of brands that are more famous than Apple at the moment appear in this inventory.

Therefore, Charlie Rose and the audience want to know more about the merger of Matrix and Apple.

Zhou Xin said: "I know that everyone's impression of Apple may still be the Mac computer in the 80s and the iPods after the millennium.

As for what Apple did in the middle of the 90s, what products were launched, and what innovations were made, everyone didn’t care, or they didn’t make any products that caught consumers’ eyes.

In fact, Apple was abandoned by consumers throughout the 90s and became a bystander of the times. They launched many distinctive products, perhaps because of high prices or flashy functions, but were not accepted by consumers.

But after I invested in Apple, I found that Apple has a lot of patents that can be applied to smartphones, and at the same time, I will bring new vitality to Apple.

After the merger with Apple was completed, Steve and I carefully studied Apple's products in the past history. We found very interesting things. Apple has made a lot of accumulation on mobile devices.

Like the Macintosh Portable released in 89, an intermediate product similar to desktop computers and notebook computers, followed by the PowerBook 100.

Including the PowerBook G4 released in the past two years, the products are full of strength.

There is also eMate 300, a later product of the Newton handheld computer. I can only say that many of Apple’s technology accumulations can be applied to smart phones. For Mphone, I believe everyone can look forward to the changes brought about by Mphone3. "

The loyal fans of Mphone burst into cheers. Of course, the all-round upgrade of Mphone2 is enough to make everyone look forward to it.

It's just that after Zhou Xin said it himself, fans are looking forward to it even more.

Zhou Xin continued: "For Apple, in the past, Apple lacked a consistent strategy, and many products were completely innovative for the sake of innovation.

Just like the Macintosh Portable mentioned earlier, a product released in the late 80s is priced at as high as $[-], which is a major waste of resources.

I will help Apple formulate a strategy in line with long-term development, which should be the greatest value I can bring to Apple. "

In terms of industrial design language alone, Apple did not decide on a design language dominated by silver and white until after 2005. The disordered industrial design language makes it difficult for consumers to associate Apple's products with the brand.

Charlie Rose said: "It seems that we can look forward to the future of Apple.

We can see from Time Warner's financial report that until today, Quora Golden Selection and paid Q&A are the main sources of income for Quora, even though Quora launched a pre-roll advertisement and a membership function in the middle.

The revenue generated by these innovations is insignificant compared to Quora's overall revenue.

Even the membership function was abandoned due to the concentrated opposition of Quora users. From this incident, it can be seen that for Newman's enterprise, it is better to follow his established route instead of making some innovations that seem likely to bring benefits.

Coincidentally, the founder of Wikipedia, the largest online encyclopedia, was an executive at Quora before. Because Quora was not valued within Time Warner, Quora has gradually been overtaken by Wikipedia in the past three years. "

Charlie Rose looked at the card in his hand and continued: "We are looking forward to what kind of products Newman's Apple will bring to us.

We just talked about strategic planning, and it can be seen that the strategic planning of Riot Games is very clear, from the initial game community to the later online game store, and then after the listing, it holds a large amount of capital and invests heavily in game development.

Fist Games has become a giant in the game industry that cannot be ignored in just five years, and has a stronger voice in the game field than EA.

It is a series of successes in the past that made Newman so confident. I am curious, what did Mr. Gates ask you after Matrix announced that it would merge with Apple? "

Zhou Xin said with a smile: "The first thing Bill said when he called me was, are you ready to meet the challenge from Microsoft?
I said that we are the challengers, and Microsoft is the defender. Even if Matrix merges with Apple, there is still a big gap with Microsoft. "

Charlie Rose said: "I didn't expect Newman to be humble at times."

Zhou Xin shook his head: "What I'm saying is the truth. Compared with Microsoft, which has an absolute advantage in the field of computer operating systems, Matrix's advantage is too weak."

Charlie Rose asked, "How did Mr. Gates answer you?"

Zhou Xin said: "He said that Microsoft will challenge Matrix in the field of smartphones, and I said welcome Microsoft as a new player in this field.

Let's see who can have the last laugh. "

Zhou Xin seemed to think of HTC, which was once a strong competitor in the field of Android phones. It only took three years for its market share to drop from more than [-]% to less than [-]% and become a complete scrap.

Zhou Xin is confident that Matrix will not fall into this fate, but there is no guarantee that any company will suddenly emerge on the market.

Under the storm effect of Zhou Xin, Microsoft may not fail in the field of smartphones like it will in later generations.

Zhou Xin said: "Microsoft has brought us a lot of pressure. The only advantage Matrix has over Microsoft is that we have a time advantage over them on smartphones.

This advantage is very weak, and Microsoft can easily catch up with his size advantage.

So after merging with Apple, I feel like I have countless things to do.

Berkeley has been urging me to write a graduation thesis, and I haven't started writing it yet. "

Four years had passed before Zhou Xin made one paper per year. Berkeley's management of Zhou Xin was quite loose, and it could even be said that there was no requirement.

But when it comes to graduation, it's not so easy. You still have to complete the thesis as required, and Berkeley also hopes that Zhou Xin will graduate early.

After graduating, he is a famous alumnus. Maybe Xingai directly donated money on the spot at the graduation ceremony last week. Many alumni who were rich before did this.

Zhou Xin had too much dry stuff in his stomach, and he didn't think about what to take as his graduation thesis for a while.

Charlie Rose said: "It is true that Microsoft is stronger than Nokia and Motorola in every aspect."

Zhou Xin sighed: "Yes, everyone may think that Microsoft is a software company, and their offline channels will be weak.

In fact, this is not the case. The Windows operating system was sold on CDs before, and they have built a complete dealer system all over the world.

Later, after the launch of Xbox, this system was modified and upgraded to adapt to the sales of home game consoles.

This system can be seamlessly compatible with the sales of smartphones. According to our internal research, the scale of Microsoft's reseller system is four times that of Matrix.

They can also affect four times the area and population of the Matrix.

This gap is very difficult to catch up. "

To be honest, this is the deterrent power of giants. Why do giants like Microsoft survive after being completely eliminated in the era of mobile Internet, and even reappear in the era of artificial intelligence.

Because their accumulation is too strong.

Zhou Xin mentioned before that Apple has many patents that can be used in smartphones, and Microsoft will only have more patents in this area.

"But after the merger with Apple, it has been greatly supplemented," said Charlie Rose.

Zhou Xin explained: "It is only supplemented in the two regions of American and Maple Leaf Country. Apple's distributor system in other countries around the world is very weak."

Charlie Rose asks: "Do you regret not merging with Microsoft?"

"I don't feel sorry for things that didn't happen," Zhou Xin said.

The only regret is probably not being able to work with Bill.

But we're both very opinionated people, and we're probably going to have all sorts of conflicts working together.

You can also often see gossip about our quarrels in the media. "

The wrinkles on Charlie Rose's face were cramped together, "Hahaha, the problem is that Steve Jobs is also very stubborn.

I read in magazines that he was even more stubborn than Bill Gates. "

Zhou Xin said: "So we will do a good job in the division of labor, everyone will not interfere with each other, and I will try to respect his personal ideas.

Like NewPay, I barely managed it after I handed it over to Peter Thiel. The operation of NewPay is completely led by Peter. "

Charlie Rose quickly asked: "How did I hear that last year's collection of Christmas icons was what you thought?"

This is what Peter Thiel said in an interview:
"Yes, this is Newman's idea. His insight in this area is amazing. When other electronic payment platforms are still subsidizing, Newman is at least two eras ahead of them."

The other electronic payment platforms here refer to X.com. X.com almost imitates NewPay's activities and product forms at a pixel level, and even imitates NewPay in terms of page layout.

Zhou Xin said: "These are some trivial ideas. I discussed them with Peter when I was communicating with him. He thought they were good and used them."

Zhou Xin will naturally not admit that he led this event. The weaker his presence in NewPay, the better. It is best not to associate NewPay with him.

Now Zhou Xin regrets why he named NewPay New. He thinks it is better to call it PayPal.

Charlie Rose asked: "Let me read a passage of Mr. Gates' comment to you: 'Newman is a unique entrepreneur. He has the ambition to change the shape of the Internet and hope to make the world change according to his will.

But he is so talented in this area. The needs he believes will become the needs of tens of millions of people, and the products he created will be recognized by countless consumers. The most regrettable thing in my life should be when Newman was an intern at Microsoft. He was not left behind. '

Newman, what do you think of Mr. Gates' evaluation of you? "

Zhou Xin said: "The subjective evaluation is his personal opinion, and I don't think it's right for me to change the shape of the Internet.

The Internet has been a product of constant changes since its inception, from early chat rooms to later forums to portals, and now the mainstream is social media and instant messaging software, which is the user's choice, not something I can change .

It's amazing how much my thinking can change the few people around me, change happens because Internet users need change, and the products I create cater to that change.

As for Bill offering me the CEO job when I was an intern at Microsoft, I'm afraid I'd think he was crazy. "

What Zhou Xinna felt was not surprise but fright. Could it be that you were also reborn?
The Charlie Rose show with Zhou Xin participating has undoubtedly become a hit show, and ordinary viewers who have watched this show focus on Zhou Xin's humorous expression.

After seeing it, Bush posted a Weibo @周新: "Newman, my father can only help a little, and I still have to rely on myself to graduate."

In the information age, any news is always transmitted quickly.

Bush's Weibo was posted in the morning, and in the afternoon, someone dug up Bush's graduation transcript. He is a C-level graduate.

The C here is the C in English. According to the grade classification of AF, C is average, D is failing, and F is extremely poor.

A bunch of netizens on Weibo who broke the news about this picture are crazy @Bush:

"Bush, you graduated on your own. Getting a C is your strength."

"Maybe he got a C because of his father?"

"Seeing that this guy can be a dick, I don't think I'm that bad."

"Newman was so disrespectful to Bush on The Charlie Rose Show. Does he still want to go to Yale to get a doctorate?"

Bill Gates also tweeted: "Microsoft will launch its own mobile phone, we will not prohibit competitors' programs from being released on their platforms like Nokia and Motorola."

Bill Gates's remarks are intended to attack Motorola and Nokia, because Microsoft's entry into the mobile phone industry is intended to tear up the alliances signed with Motorola, Nokia, and Intel.

Under such a premise, it is better to start the yin and yang strange qi directly.

Anyone who reads Bill Gates’ Weibo realizes that the smartphone field will be fiercely competitive, and Microsoft will not be the last giant to end up. There will definitely be other giants that will cross over to the smartphone field.

This is a good thing for ordinary consumers, they have more choices, for Mphone fans, they worry that Mphone will be wiped out by competitors.

When Matrix found Apple as a partner, Nokia also found IBM. The president of IBM tweeted:
"We are very happy to join hands with Nokia to enter the smartphone field, and we will create smartphones focused on business people."

(End of this chapter)