Wall Street Legend

  Chapter 178 can't wait

   "It's...interesting, I'm watching it."

  Jobs said that because Ye Dongqing wrote about the current main business, that is, the development plan of Apple's PC-end products from the beginning, and pointed out the main points at once, thinking that it was caused by the lack of attractive appearance and the lack of supporting programs.

  In the past, this guy hated open systems, but iTunes can be used in Windows systems. This was a huge compromise for Jobs, so although he felt bad at the moment, he still continued to read patiently.

   Then I saw a description of the derivative product of the iPod Walkman—iPod-Touch, a product that can play music, and also has functions such as reading e-books, watching TV, playing games, and logging in to various social platforms through wireless networks.

Through it, a mobile phone was designed, as well as a handheld computer iPad similar to the Apple Newton. It can be seen that a lot of hard work has definitely been done, at least in Jobs’ opinion. He thinks these imagined products are quite trendy. , if it succeeds, it can even subvert the living habits of human society, and I am very interested.

Thick and heavy laptops are replaced by a more advanced and convenient mobile device, which will greatly prolong the time people stay on the Internet. For an expected product "APP-Store", Jobs Feel exquisite.

Because of the careful reading, the browsing speed was very slow. It was not until Ye Dongqing and Mr. Cook finished the appetizers that Jobs finally recovered and shouted: "My God! This product plan is simply too much. Great, what it depicts is a technological empire!"

  The voice was very loud, so loud that Cook was embarrassed, so he hurriedly grabbed his boss and signaled him not to get excited.

Mr. Jobs looked aside, only to realize that people were looking at him, smiled awkwardly, and continued to shout in a low voice: "I have been groping before, but after seeing this plan, I was greatly inspired. It’s the future! It’s the development path that Apple should take! The business has to be adjusted, and I’m going to focus all my energy on making that phone called the iPhone, and other… iPads!”

He hadn't seen this new word beforehand, and Jobs almost subconsciously said it as "iPod". He already had a feeling of restlessness, and wanted to rush to the company now, tell them to cut off all the junk projects, start planning these new projects, immediately Just do it!

In the plan, Ye Dongqing described a whole vision based on the future Apple Company. In Jobs’ eyes, it was like pulling away all the fog and directly seeing a broad road that no one has walked yet. His thoughts suddenly became clear, and he felt that he was complacent before. The iPod music player project is hardly worth mentioning.

"Don't get excited, sir. As long as you are willing to help, I will definitely give you the most sufficient funds and human resources to support you in developing them in the future. I will help you with the affairs of the board of directors. You can help me develop them." Yes, these projects must be kept secret, stricter than the previous secrecy system, like the FBI or CIA, I don't think you want to be preempted, right?

  This honor should belong to you. With Apple's comprehensive strength, it shouldn't be too difficult. I visited the product R&D department twice, and the scale is quite good. "

"Of course, I put all my energy into product research and development. I have Tim to help me in sales and management. Can I show him this document?" Jobs pointed to the still confused Mr Tim Cook said.

"They are all from our company, please feel free. Many ideas are immature, and there will definitely be difficulties in development. However, the development of supporting programs can start next. Let some game manufacturers develop MacOS versions of games. Through Purchase in the software mall named App-store by me.

I am very grateful that you agree with my idea, so that there will be a lot of friction between each other in the future, please forget them after reading, the less people who know about this plan, the better, it will help us seize the opportunity, but all closed programs on the market Among the mature operating systems, only Apple's products are the best. This is also the most important reason why I chose Apple. It is best to keep it secret. "

As soon as Ye Dongqing finished speaking, Jobs ate the caviar in one bite, and said vaguely: "I understand that when they come out, they will definitely have a sensational effect. Even if it is ten or twenty years, I will definitely make them Come out, go tonight to learn more about the technology you need, whether you buy it with money or develop it yourself, it will definitely work!"

Even though the time has come to 2003, the mobile phone industry is still dominated by idiot phones. The Symbian operating system launched by Nokia is not worth mentioning. The symbolic meaning is far greater than the actual function. What kind of programs can be installed in it, and even communication operations The merchants nodded and said, the channel for people to communicate with the Internet is still the computer.

Before that, Jobs had never thought of making a mobile phone, but now he is eager to learn about everything related to the mobile phone industry, as well as touch screens, batteries, processors, etc., and he can’t wait to have such a product the next day appear in front of my eyes.

Apple has been exploring tortuously for more than ten years. It was not until tonight that Jobs' thoughts became brighter. He finally figured out which direction to develop and broke the dilemma that restricted major PC manufacturers. Tim Cook soon After reading it, I was so surprised that I didn't know what to say. Several products that seemed unrealistic but could be manufactured had a great impact on him.

Looking back, I suddenly found that many available technologies have gradually been born, but it seems that no one has noticed that the potential size of this market is so large that he finds it terrifying. It is probably like the entire computer industry plus the mobile phone industry. Shocked!

  Ye Dongqing is satisfied with their expressions, and it seems that they can continue to increase their holdings of Apple's stock. At present, they have got nearly 20%, but who would think that they have made too much money? Now that the CEO of the company has approved the plan, it means that he has been pulled back on the correct development track. As long as he succeeds once again, he will definitely earn a lot of money in the future.

He drank red wine and discussed with Jobs and Cook while eating. The description in the plan was too simple and not vivid enough to say with his mouth. He described his "conceived future world" to the two of them, such as playing with a mobile phone. For games, watching TV, etc., it doesn’t matter if the battery life is short, let users buy a few more batteries as backup, or develop a mobile charging device.

  The planning of the App-Store is also a key point, because mobile smart products are still far away, but this thing will be developed soon, so that Apple's computers will be recognized by more consumers...

  (end of this chapter)