The Goddess Shines on America

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"Zoe? Zoe? Come here!"

Just before get off work, the voice of editor-in-chief Howard rang out at the headquarters of Popular Electronics magazine in Seattle.

"Come on, Mr. Howard!"

The brown-haired reporter Zoe hurried across the desks of his colleagues and rushed all the way into the editor's room: "You are looking for me?"

Howard leaned on the computer chair and put the slid down glasses back to the normal position. He was holding the manuscript that Zoe had just published: "You wrote this article very well. Adobe announced that its new product is on the market. , Illustrator 1.0 will be carried on Microsoft’s Windows system. From the perspective of news timeliness, you are already ahead of many peers."

Zoe said modestly: "It should be the case. After all, this press conference is organized by Microsoft, and the office is so close to Redmond. If the speed is not fast, wouldn't I tarnish the reputation of "Popular Electronics"? "

It’s a good expression of loyalty. For a newcomer who has just joined the company for about a year and is facing a three-year contract, this statement is really comforting.

But Howard said: "Yes, you are fast, because the conference was released by Microsoft in Redmond."

He stared at Zoe, who was a little puzzled, and said word by word: "Microsoft has released news that Adobe's products will be carried on its platform."

The editor-in-chief spoke clearly, which quickly reflected the stunned Zoe.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, the angle should be changed, the angle should be changed!"

"Just realized? Adobe, your article is based on its perspective, but who of our audience knows what Adobe is? You simply said that its products are loaded on the Microsoft platform. Which company will care?"

Zoe's forehead was sweating coldly, she immediately took the manuscript that Howard threw directly over, nodded and said: "I will rewrite this article immediately, please wait a moment!"

With that, she immediately turned around and prepared to rush out of the editor's room. This is really a big joke today. Fortunately, she rushed to write on the long-distance bus this afternoon and actually committed such a big loophole!

"and many more."

But Howard stopped her. Zoe's left foot that had just stretched out of the office immediately froze in place, and she turned back with a sad look: "Mr. Howard, I promise you will never..."

"Not this," Howard waved his hand: "Zoe, I'm really surprised. Although you have been in "Volkswagen Electronics" for almost a year, it seems that you haven't recovered your internship experience in the "New York Herald." "

"Listen, I can emphasize it to you one last time. "Popular Electronics" is a weekly publication. Our articles are more focused on technical analysis than news. Understand? I just praised you for writing your articles quickly. But what we really need is not fast, haven't you figured it out yet?"

Big drops of cold sweat were flowing, and Zoe really lost his strength to moan. The one-year contract will expire in another month. Whether you can win the next three-year contract depends on the final performance. The editor-in-chief is dissatisfied with himself, God, come and save poor little Zoe...

Fortunately, God responded to her prayers, and editor Howard's words changed.

"So, let me tell you how to write it." He said: "You know, the operating system that Microsoft launched this spring is absolutely different from the previous two versions. You can see for yourself. In the past month, its sales have reached millions. How long did it take for Windows 1.0 and 2.0 to reach this level?"

Zoe calmed down. It’s better not to continue to be embarrassed. She said seriously: “Therefore, the market share of this 3.0 system is unprecedentedly huge, which will make more software vendors choose it as a platform. I remember Amy The survey that Li just submitted half a month ago stated that the number of companies providing application software for the Windows platform has reached...

"Yes, the number is too much." Howard said: "But among so many companies, Microsoft suddenly opened a separate press conference for Adobe! Zoe, you tell me honestly, if there is no such thing This conference, do you know what this Adobe is?"

Zoe has also pondered the taste. Of course she is not stupid, but she rushed to the draft and ignored more details.

"So, we should focus on investigating the background of this Adobe company?"

Hearing this answer, Howard nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, there are too many companies in Silicon Valley, and the cycle of their establishment and closure is also surprisingly short. If there is no special investigation, no one will care. The history of the development of ordinary small companies. Since this company can be named by Microsoft, there must be some reasons behind it. If you can dig it out, the circulation of our next issue will have to soar."

After all, it is the editor-in-chief, experience is veteran, digging into the news behind the news, and then creating amazing sales, this is not Zoe can think of. With all kinds of thoughts, the newcomer returned to the office with the manuscript she hurriedly expelled. Although it is almost time to get off work, she is more immersed.

In fact, for "Popular Electronics", which has a history of many years, the recent months can be described as an "eventful autumn" in the press. There are so many interesting things happening that not only "Popular Electronics", but also the industry Paper media related to the IT industry are hiring people crazy. It's no wonder Hu Zoe cares so much about his new contract. There are really too many competitors.

News, news, where is news?

After returning to the office, Zoe did not rush to revise the manuscript, because today is Friday, and the new manuscript will not be submitted until next Monday at the earliest. So in the next time, she focused on searching for more news and important things.

As for the method, of course, it is to make predictions about what may happen by sorting out the timeline of what is new in the industry.

As a media person, Zoe can analyze a lot of interesting "insiders" as long as he flips through the information. Before leaving get off work today, inspired by Howard, she started her own search for the news behind the news, an extremely lofty approach.

"Let me see, let me see, what's happening with Microsoft... Medisa? Can you pass me that document?"

Taking a piece of material from a colleague and integrating the documents on his desk, Zoe read it carefully.

To say that Microsoft has had any new news recently, it is nothing more than focusing on two major areas.

One is the long-term research and development of the NT project. Even for a team of 100 people, it is not a simple matter to develop an "Internet operating system" with outstanding security performance and stability is everything. "Volkswagen Electronics" has published an article earlier, saying that this project has not been repeatedly sharpened for three or two years and will not be announced.

The second is related events triggered by the listing of Windows 3.0. Including the gradual increase in sales, including rising stocks, as well as the industry's evaluation of this new system. Including hardware requirements, including a new generation of Microsoft-Office1988 experience report, but also including a new thing loved by users-web browser-Explorer.

Alice-Wang is such a genius!

——This is the general evaluation of her in the industry, and her achievements are constantly refreshing, and this sentence has never changed.

By combing through the development history of the Windows series and user experience reports on Windows 2.0, it is not difficult for Zoe to draw a series of interesting conclusions.

The 1.0 system is undoubtedly developed by Alice alone. This fresh "graphic user interface" system is well received by users. At that time, the industry's strong competitors, although Apple also launched their products, but the incompatibility has become its biggest problem in expanding the market, so Alice and Microsoft made a lot of money.

But the 2.0 system is different. Microsoft's "collective employees' common wisdom" cannot be said to be without progress, but it is far from satisfying users. The lack of supporting software is the biggest problem, that is, the compatibility is not good enough. Of course, it has also been accused by Apple of "plagiarizing their ideas", which will naturally affect sales even more.

In fact, at this point, many people who are concerned about it are enough.

Apple, which was completely dumb when 1.0 was launched, made a sound when 2.0 was launched, and it really filed a lawsuit for this. Microsoft's "the crystallization of the wisdom of all employees" seems to have become a joke.

Of course Zoe doesn't know what Alice-Wang thinks in her heart, but according to her personal guess, it seems that the girl should be sitting and watching Microsoft's jokes.

Because during this entire cycle, she has been working as a technical consultant, while living a normal life, while relying on email to remotely guide the long-term research and development of the NT project-the "Fortune" interview is a very useful reference material. The development of the 2.0 system and all the subsequent miscellaneous things do not seem to have anything to do with this noble little busy man~www.readwn.com~ Then suddenly, it was the 3.0 that was developed alone again.

It's like in the film industry. The sequel of a hot movie is turned into **** by the changed director, so the producer has to invite the master back to sit down. Windows 3.0 sold hundreds of thousands in just one month after its launch. It is estimated that most of the factor is because Alice-Wang’s name was printed on the list of developers with only one name.

This is the clue, a message that Zoe unearthed from behind the massive news.

In the technical field, Alice-Wang, who is compatible with the two major fields of hardware and software, is also an excellent investor and stock expert. If it is said that the second largest shareholder of Microsoft has invested or even acquired the unknown Adobe completely, it is understandable that the big man will come forward to announce the news.

So, Zoe immediately realized that from what angle he could write new articles.

Adobe's new product Illustrator 1.0...what the **** is this? (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read for a better reading experience.