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"Ning, if you are sure that you will be free all day today, I can rush back to the capital now without wasting much time. Of course, this is due to the fact that China has the most efficient mode of transportation in the world - high-speed rail."

"Haha, no need to go to such trouble, Tim, it's good that we just chat like this. Actually, it's all my fault. I didn't open the email in time. I just saw the email you sent me. Otherwise, I would have informed you in advance. ." Ning Wei said, leaning on the chair.

The wooden chair is not very comfortable when chatting, but it is very good when doing research and can make people more focused.

"None of this is important, Ning, since you read the email I sent, what do you think?" Tim Cook turned to the topic in the video.

Yes, Tim Cook has fully explained his thoughts in the email.

It has to be said that the head of Apple, even though he is about to retire, has still made very detailed plans for Apple's future. The suggestions in the email to Ningwei were also very simple.

He hopes that by promoting cooperation with relevant companies, Apple can also participate in the research and development of next-generation three-dimensional display technology.

Including but not limited to Apple purchasing corresponding patents, establishing an Apple R\u0026D center for three-dimensional display technology, promoting the development of miniaturization of three-dimensional display technology, and launching three-dimensional display mobile phones, tablets, detached three-dimensional display notebooks, and vehicle-mounted three-dimensional displays in the near future. series of related products.

Of course, it also includes the IOS system's support for three-dimensional display technology.

The purpose of Tim Cook's visit to China this time is also to promote this cooperation.

This is also the reason why he went to Jiangcheng today after attending the opening ceremony in the capital and failing to meet Ning Wei as he wished.

The three-dimensional display technology manufacturing company currently cooperating with Zhang Dingxi's laboratory is headquartered in Jiangcheng. He hopes to go and talk first to see if they can come up with a direct result.

At least for now, Apple is in a different situation from other companies. Although it has always been in competition with Huawei in the field of high-end smartphone terminals, at least on the surface, the two parties still maintain a good relationship.

According to the public voices of Tim Cook and the current head of Huawei, both parties will not be obsessed with being the only one, but will give full respect to their friends and businessmen while letting their products speak for themselves, because good products A competitive atmosphere is conducive to maintaining the competitiveness and R\u0026D vitality of a company's products.

Although this is what they say, the real thoughts in everyone's heart are unknown.

At least it can be seen that Tim Cook is very anxious, otherwise at his current age, he would not have visited China twice in a row with only five months in between.

After all, he doesn't have much time to control Apple, and he is even semi-retired now, but it is obvious that the old man still hopes to promote this cooperation before officially retiring, so that Apple's products can keep up with the pace of the new era. This is probably the last major decision he will make for Apple.

"Tim, you know, I don't really want to get involved in this kind of business. Moreover, the three-dimensional display technology is the result of my students, and I have not contributed much. Why not come to China again before you leave? I’ll introduce Ding Xi to you, and you can listen to his opinion.”

"Don't be like this, Ning, let's talk openly and honestly. Your students can't make the decision, just like Apple's chief scientific officer can't decide our business strategy. This level of cooperation has never been something that front-line R\u0026D personnel can do. You can decide, you are a special case."

It can be heard that Tim Cook's tone is quite helpless, and there is a hint of compliment in the helplessness.

This also made Ning Wei become serious. He could feel the professionalism of this big boss, so he straightened his body and asked, "Tim, do you still remember the suggestion I made when we first met?"

Tim Cook frowned, shrugged, and replied: "The first time we met? How many years ago was that? Ning, you are bullying an old man's memory."

There is no doubt that he really can't remember what kind of advice Ning Wei gave when he met Ning Wei for the first time.

After all, he is already nearly seventy years old, and his memory is no longer comparable to that of young people.

"Mr. Tim, that was when I won the Wolf Prize in Mathematics, and you were invited to come to China to attend the award ceremony. It was that time in our Centennial Auditorium at Yanbei University. That was the first time we met. I In fact, the attitude has not changed until now. If Apple and Huawei can cooperate at a deeper level, enough to control mobile Internet terminals both upstream and downstream, both parties will broaden the road and leave others with nowhere to go!"

"Even now, there are still such opportunities, and the opportunities are great! Think about it, Apple's IOS and Huawei's New Hongmeng are mutually exclusive. The Apple Store supports access to New Hongmeng, and similarly, New Hongmeng also supports IOS applications. Both parties cooperate candidly, each opening its core areas to the other, and establishing a comprehensive cross-system and cross-product cooperation as quickly as possible. Next, as long as a stable supply chain and a R\u0026D team that can fully trust each other are established, what about Google, Samsung, Microsoft, and Intel? , where is the enemy of Yihe?"

"In fact, there was a basis for cooperation between the two parties back then, and now it is a major historical opportunity. Tim, if you can make this decision, I am willing to act as an intermediary and help you contact Huawei's senior management, so that both parties can sit down and have a good talk. Both parties have the money and strength to jointly build this research institute. With the help of our 3D display technology and March intelligent platform, we can build a system platform with the largest number of users in the world."

"After we have this platform, we will unify the standards for developers. At that time, who will use operating systems other than this system? Android and win10 can only be used on the lowest-end products. It is a little pursuit. All manufacturers will take the initiative to access this system. If Google wants their apps to enter our store, they have to pay protection fees first."

"Think about it, Tim, as long as you can make this happen, even if you retire, Apple can still be brilliant for another hundred years! Really, when I make this suggestion again, I am still considering it from the perspective of a friend. I also hope you can When you are about to retire, do something better for the company you have worked for all your life. Of course, the premise is that you can really make up your mind and have enough prestige to carry out the agreement."

What this describes is absolutely a wonderful prospect, and it is absolutely feasible in theory.

Of course, the premise is just as Ning Wei said, both parties need to have complete mutual trust...

In the future, the products of the two companies will use interoperable systems and share the revenue generated by the app store and the software in the app store. If it can be realized, these two brands will truly become synonymous with high-end electronic products.

If this proposal was not tempting enough for Apple eight years ago, then the temptation for Ning Wei to give this suggestion now is really too great.

Because these sharings mean that Apple can take the lead in reaping the dividends of 3D display technology.

As we all know, when an epoch-making technology begins to become popular in the civilian field, the companies that are the first to try it will always account for the majority of profits.

Just like the turbulence algorithm was first used by Huawei in the civilian market a few years ago, the direct result is that even in the face of boycotts, Huawei's network communication products have occupied more than 70% of the world's market share. To put it bluntly, if it were not for other reasons and too much pressure, network equipment manufacturers such as Ericsson and Cisco would have gone bankrupt in the previous round of competition.

After all, those who cannot fulfill the contracts they won will have to pay large compensation.

Even Samsung, which got the authorization right away, is just a scrap, and its current international market share is only 12%.

This is the most tempting.

Of course, the conditions given by Ning Wei are also very realistic. They are not simply asking for money, but asking Apple to give up a stable revenue.

As we all know, all software listed on the Apple App Store is subject to Apple tax, with a tax rate of 30%. Apple has absolute say in this matter. If IOS is interoperable with the new Hongmeng system, it means that Huawei also has the right to decide whether to charge the money and how much to charge.

If both parties want to live in harmony, they must communicate on this issue, and then both parties maintain a unified pace. These must also be written into the agreement. Therefore, the biggest benefit of this cooperation to Apple is probably that it can keep up with the needs of the times and launch Apple products equipped with 3D display technology as soon as possible, so that they will not be eliminated by the times.

The biggest benefit to Huawei is that it can directly share with Apple the closed-loop ecosystem that the company has spent decades building, as well as high-quality customers who are accustomed to making choices within the ecosystem, as well as tens of millions around the world who have already Excellent application developers who are accustomed to making wealth under the IOS framework...

In addition, the most important thing is that Tim Cook does not need to have as many worries now as he did eight years ago.

Eight years ago, the world's commercial CPU chips were purely based on silicon technology. If Apple had really dared to agree to Ning Wei's conditions at that time, it would most likely be counterattacked by its former friends, and various patent lawsuits would probably take off.

But now that Ningxin has emerged, if it is really stuck in the quagmire because of those patents, the A-series CPU can also start to develop the CNMD structure and develop Apple's three-dimensional silicon silicon tube carbon nanochip. Of course, Apple would definitely not take this step unless forced to do so.

No one would want to put all their bets on any party, but having the second option means that they can negotiate terms and force friends including Google, Intel, Microsoft, etc. to accept with pinched noses. Apple's choice.

So at this moment, Tim Cook really began to think about the feasibility of this all-round cooperation model.

As Ning Wei just said, if this cooperation can really succeed, it means that at least Apple can continue to be brilliant for another ten years, and the cooperation between the two parties can even directly control the entrance to the future three-dimensional Internet era. We must know that in the era of 3D display, almost all applications including search engines, e-commerce and short video communication will have brand-new product logic.

Maybe the core business logic will not change, but if you want to access it, you first need the standards and interfaces given by the system provider...

Especially e-commerce...

Think about it, which one will be more attractive, a mall that displays products in three dimensions or a flat mall today?

As for ten years from now...

Really, from the perspective of a seventy-year-old man, the problem ten years from now seems too far away.

More importantly, this cooperation has become a real possibility. Because Apple can represent technology companies in the Western world to promote this global technology, he has a lot of reasons.

"Ning, I have to say, you really convinced me... Maybe this is a good choice, but how long can this cooperation last?"

"Tim, this is a business issue. I am not professional in this area. I just gave a possibility from a pure user perspective. As for the specific cooperation model and how long the two companies are willing to cooperate, then It’s not a question I can decide. But I think that if both parties can establish a smooth enough communication channel and share key technologies, we will definitely be able to cooperate for a long time. Of course, it depends on how the contract is signed.”

"I need about three days to think about it and communicate within the company. But before that, I hope to hear Huawei's opinions first, or can you really make this decision on behalf of Huawei?"

"Ahem... Tim, are you serious? Have you really decided to consider this kind of cooperation?"

"Of course, Ning, are you kidding me?"

"No, no, of course not. If so, then I'll ask Huawei what it means first. If they think it's feasible, I'll reply to your email."

"Okay, Ning, I will seriously consider this proposal and work hard to promote this cooperation. In addition, thank you for your very constructive suggestions."

"You're welcome. Goodbye then."

"goodbye!"

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After turning off the video, Ning Wei sat on the chair in a daze for a long time.

Tim Cook shocked him with his courage.

how to say?

Is it true that as people get older, they are no longer afraid of being enemies with the world?

No joke, if this cooperation is really achieved, countless high-tech companies such as Google, Microsoft, Intel, and even more upstream Oracle, IBM, etc. will all go crazy, and the impact will shake the technology of the world. lock up.

You must know that according to public data, as of December 2027, there are approximately 15.3 million registered developers of IOS in the world. Although compared with this volume, the number of registered developers of the new Hongmeng system is negligible, but according to last year’s statistics, the number of registered developers of IOS around the world is negligible. There are only 31 million software developers...

In other words, this cooperation has really directly affected nearly half of the world's software developers...

Well, scare the whole world to death? !

It feels like the joke has gone too far.

However, after careful consideration, Ning Wei immediately contacted Yan Ming, who is currently the rotating chairman of Huawei...

When the call was connected, Yan Ming was not given a chance to exchange greetings. Ning Wei asked directly: "Mr. Yan, do you think it is possible for Huawei to have in-depth cooperation with Apple, including interworking system interfaces and app stores? Cooperate to establish a research institute to develop future 3D display miniaturization and mobile phone technology?"