"Open source? Why? " Jobs's eyes narrowed warily, and he seemed very unhappy. He looked like he was guarding against a child who was trying to take away his toy.
"For the future." Adriaan looked at him and said in an eager and affirmative tone, "There is no doubt that the future is the smartphone world, and whoever can seize the opportunity will win the market! I might not have been so sure before, but after seeing what you showed me today, I believe that even though the BlackBerry started this era, the iPhone will lead it! "
Jobs nodded subtly. Perhaps he did not even realize it, but it was obvious that the words had worked on him.
"So what kind of opportunity should we seize?" Adriaan finally threw out his real topic. "Standards! The standards for a smartphone system! "
He reached out and drew a big circle between the two of them. "Smartphones are the trend, and the market is bound to be a fat piece of meat. It is necessary to develop an operating system standard if you want to have a better and better share of the market before others react. The iPhone experience is good, but the system is too closed, and the BlackBerry is too inexperienced in the industry. So when the market reacts, there will inevitably be a more open system. Have you heard of Android? Google acquired them last year. You don't think the Google board approved the acquisition for fun, do you? "
Seeing that Jobs was thinking, Adriaan's tone became a lot more enthusiastic. "Think about the situation, Steve. Apple introduced the first personal computer, and it was a great success. It is still a high-end product, and it is still the first choice when people buy a personal computer. But when it comes to operating systems, the first thing that comes to mind is still Microsoft. The closed OS system is indeed very stable, but it also gave up the low-end market to Microsoft. Do you want this to happen again with smartphones? "
Here, he suddenly changed the topic. "I have been reminding you before not to rely entirely on Samsung, but you hardly listened. Now, with this … "
Adriaan shook the iPhone prototype in his hand. "I want to ask you, Steve, do you know that Samsung also makes phones? If they understand the structure of the iPhone in the process of being an Apple supplier, and then launch their own smartphone with an open source operating system, and at the same time threaten Apple to either pay more or switch to another supplier, what will you choose? "
"I admit, after you said so much, the last point is the most threatening." After raising his eyebrows, Jobs finally said, "But the other aspects are not that big of a deal. Or are you trying to tell me that you have no confidence in the future of Apple, right, Eide?"
"Yes." Adriaan looked at him and gave an affirmative answer. "You are absolutely right, Jobs. I have no confidence in the future of Apple."
There was a flash of astonishment in Jobs's eyes, but before he could speak, Adriaan had already said aloud, "I think you should be clear about one thing, Steve. I have never invested in Apple. I have always invested in Steve Jobs, the workaholic, the egomaniac, the narcissist, but also the genius Steve Jobs!"
He stood up abruptly and waved his arms excitedly. "Although I have said so much and raised so many bad prospects, I fully believe that as long as the bastard Steve Jobs is there, as long as this genius, madman, and madman is there, Apple will never have to worry about anything! Apple will always stride forward! No matter how many people try to catch up, it will not care. It will only leave them far behind, leaving its back to others. Apple with Steve Jobs is the real Apple, the real giant in the industry! "
What is the highest level of flattery? It is when you use a lot of bad words on someone, but they still feel very good about it.
"As long as you are at Apple, as long as you are at the helm of Apple, I will not say this at all, but —" Adriaan calmed down and stared at Jobs. "What if one day you are gone?"
"Oh?" Jobs pushed his glasses up his nose, but did not say anything.
"We all know your situation, don't we?" Adriaan pointed out. "It's a little offensive to say this, but I have to consider all the circumstances, don't I? So let's say, Steve, let's do this again. You announce that you will temporarily leave Apple for health reasons and that you will return in three to six months. How much do you think Apple will drop? I'd bet at least ten percent. "
He waved his hand, but Jobs sat still and said nothing.
"What will happen to Apple if you are gone, like retiring or something?" Adriaan did not care. He went on. "Let me tell you, Steve. First, the stock will fall to a certain point, which is inevitable. Second, Apple will maintain its momentum, because inertia is huge. Then people will start to question it, and competitors will start to target it. Apple will do everything it can to maintain its position and stifle its competitors. Finally, if Apple can survive and find a successor who is even half as good as you are, it will be reborn. Otherwise, the giant will fall."
Adrian spread his hands. Even though he left a trail, he was sure Jobs would get the message. Almost everyone knew what happened to Apple after he left, and that was the most convincing part of Adriaan's argument.
"All you have to do is open source, even if it's just a small part of it. As long as you can integrate this market, if anyone wants to share it, they have to ask for our opinion first. And Apple will have a brighter future." Adriaan looked at Jobs seriously. "Don't talk to me about Apple's traditions. Haven't you made a lot of changes?"
"I admit that your concerns are reasonable, and your description is tempting, Eide." After thinking for a long time, Jobs finally spoke. It was clear that he was tempted, but agreeing was not what Adriaan wanted.
"But I refuse," he looked up and said in an unquestionable tone.
"… Why?" Adriaan, who was full of confidence, looked at Jobs incredulously.
"You said that as long as I'm at Apple, you don't have to worry, right?" Jobs folded his hands in front of him and looked at him calmly. "As for the assumption that I'm gone, if that day comes, I believe that I will leave a generous legacy to Apple. If they can't survive that situation, if they can't support Apple, then they might as well go out of business."
His eyes sparkled behind his glasses. At that moment, he looked like the commander in a certain cartoon who would always sit behind a desk with his glasses sparkling.
"He really said that to you?" Claude could not help but laugh.
"He really said that to me." Adriaan nodded helplessly and gloomily. "This is really … a major setback."
He had considered the way he would say it, the scenario he would describe, and how to provoke Jobs' emotions. He had considered all the details, but he did not expect that this guy would be so proud or stubborn about his beliefs. If they can't survive, then go out of business? How domineering. Why don't you just say, build it from my hands and destroy it from my hands?!
At that time, he really wanted to ask, but in the end, he held back and did not continue to lobby. Adriaan had dealt with Jobs quite a bit, and he knew that some things, once decided, could not be changed.
Too bad, really too bad. Adriaan could not help but sigh again. For more than a decade, he was used to getting results every time he lobbied. It was not that he was proud. Every time he lobbied someone, he would prepare carefully. This time, he knew that Jobs was not easy to talk to, and he had thought about it over and over again, but he did not expect it to hit a wall, and there was no room for maneuver. What the hell, Jobs, that guy, was obviously tempted.
He had long set the standard for a unified smartphone operating system, and it was one of the things he wanted to do the most. It was inevitable that he would be frustrated after such a setback.
"Is a unified smartphone operating system really that important?" Claude asked. "I understand a little bit. As the largest and most profitable phone manufacturer, Nokia does not seem to be optimistic about smartphones."
"So they are destined to go downhill." Adriaan waved his hand. "You have seen the iPhone, Krau. Tell me, what do you think?"
"Well … for ordinary people, this kind of phone, which has many functions in one, but is not complicated, is very easy to use," Claude answered after thinking about it.
"That's right. It's like a website. The user experience is very important, and the iPhone does it very well." Adriaan nodded. "For modern people, the more functions, the better, and the simpler, the better. If you can solve all problems with one button, it's best not to design two buttons. In addition, the iPhone's system is closed. Although it's very unfriendly to unsupported software, from another perspective, it's easier to use. As long as the platform continues to provide third-party software, they can easily download it, and they don't need to worry about compatibility issues. "
"In that case, Jobs' refusal to open source is understandable." Claude shrugged.
"Yes, I understand, but I don't accept it. You know, we could have used this to set standards that would affect the entire industry!" Adriaan waved his fist. "Can you imagine the situation where we say the movie should be made in a certain way, and others have to make it that way?"
"Of course, isn't that what you are doing now?" Claude laughed, then raised his hands as Adriaan rolled his eyes. "Well, I also understand how you feel, Eide. This is indeed an opportunity, if smartphones really develop as you say. But it's not a big deal to be rejected. We are all familiar with Jobs' style. Besides, whether it is Google or Samsung, we all have shares, so we won't lose out. "
Hearing this, Adriaan could not help but raise his eyebrows. Well, it seems that I have indeed overlooked something. With Jobs' desire for control that is no less than my own, will he agree to this kind of request that he cannot dominate? Moreover, even Claude had to double check his judgment before acting on it, let alone Steve Jobs! But what he said would only be confirmed a few years later. Now it could only be regarded as a guess, and a slight guess at that.
Although Jobs refused out of his own conviction and pride, it was impossible that the above did not have an impact.
"Well, let's change the subject." Adriaan waved his hand. "How about talking about something that makes me happy?"
In any case, Jobs had made it clear that he refused. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only give up. There was no need to argue anymore. Claude was right. In any case, AC Media would not lose out.
"What do you want to hear? Oh, yes, the Airbus A380 will complete Universal Flight at the end of the year, and it will be officially launched next year. Haven't you been concerned about this model? You want to change to a bigger private jet? You can order it in half a year, "Claude said as he thought of something.
"It was assembled in 2004, but it took more than two years to complete all the tests. This efficiency is too … Let's talk about it when the time comes. Isn't Boeing developing the 747-8?" Adriaan shrugged.
"Right, there is one more thing …" Claude stopped mid-sentence. "Forget it, I don't even have a clue yet. Let's talk about it when we get the preliminary results."
"No problem, just remember to let me know." Adriaan did not pursue the matter. He immediately stood up. "Anyway, I'm going to find someone to comfort my broken heart. I'll leave this place to you."
Claude immediately rolled his eyes.
Although he had given up on the idea of integrating the smartphone operating system, he was still somewhat depressed. Naturally, he needed to find some fun, some exciting fun. It just so happened that there was one now.
"Yes, I know, I … will pay attention … It's okay, you have to … be careful …" Irene Nordegren, who was lying on her side on the sofa, grabbed the phone and tried her best to control her tone so that her voice would not be so distorted due to the impact of her body from behind and the waves of pleasure surging in her heart.
Her clothes were in a mess, and her bra was pulled down, exposing a pair of soft breasts. One of her legs was placed on the shoulder of the man behind her, and her underwear hung on the calf of this leg.
"Home is fine … Don't worry … En …" She finally couldn't help but cover the phone and take a few deep breaths, as if this could slightly reduce the fire of desire in her body.
Of course, this was only temporary. When the fire burned again, it would not be controlled like this, but there was no doubt that Irene liked it very much. She turned her head and let go of the phone to raise it to her ear. Then, she licked the corner of her mouth with the tip of her tongue and winked at the man behind her.
"Yes, yes, I understand, I will … En … That … I will … Ah!" Irene suddenly screamed. In that instant, her eyes became abnormally unfocused, and she almost did not care about anything else. Fortunately, she finally controlled herself.
"It's okay, Josephine is here. Her sudden appearance gave me a fright," Irene said, and took this opportunity to catch her breath. "Do you want to talk to her?"
Then, she handed the phone to Josephine, who was kneeling in front of the sofa. Compared to Irene, Josephine, who had raised her head, had no upper body covered at all. Her face was crimson, and there was a trace of water at the corner of her mouth. After calming her breathing, she took the phone. "Hi, Tiger, what's up?"
As she said this, her hand from under her skirt did not stop for a moment, and her eyes stared unblinkingly at the two people in front of her who were increasing their movements.
"Okay, I got it. That's it, I still have something to do." After dismissing Tiger Woods with a few words, Josephine hung up and immediately pasted herself on the phone.
Irene also got up at this time, and the Nordegren twins immediately tangled with the man. Only Adriaan could make the twins act like this.
He didn't feel any psychological burden at all, because Eirinn was the one who invited him. Even though it was through Josephine, and even though she didn't say it explicitly, Adrian's teasing was real after he came to her house. Even the exciting thing like talking to Woods on the phone earlier was done on her own initiative.
"You seem to hate him, Irene?" After picking her up from behind, Adriaan deliberately asked in her ear.
"Of course I hate him!" Irene, who was panting, did not have the slightest scruple. "Before the marriage, sweet words, honeyed words, and after the marriage … just five months later, he started … fooling around with other women, and not just one! I can be sure, just now … he was in a woman's room, and he came to Las Vegas for the night for that woman! "
She turned her head and smiled seductively, hooking her arm around Adriaan's neck. "In that case, I can also find another man. Josephine admires you very much, Eide."
This was the result of messing around everywhere without the corresponding power and countermeasures. Because of this, Adriaan was never willing to give his woman a marriage promise. However, although the Nordegren twins were very fun, and the quality of the sisters was quite good, it was enough to play occasionally. After all, the two sisters were not easy to deal with.
Not to mention anything else, just looking at how Irene Nordegren pretended to be deaf and dumb to Woods's fooling around outside, one could see what kind of character she was. Not to mention that Adriaan had a lot of information on how she came from Sweden to meet Woods. Similarly, after Josephine Nordegren hooked up with Adriaan, she was arranged to intern at a law firm that had a cooperative relationship. It did not take long for her to become an official assistant based on Adriaan's recommendation. She participated in several cases and raised her reputation in the circle. She did it just right, and the firm did not resent her. When the news reached Adriaan's ears, he just shrugged.
So he had to be careful. Only by being cautious would he not fail miserably. Of course, if he could get more information on them, Adriaan did not mind trying more. After all, the twins were very good.
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