"Zhao Lin, you must keep an eye on the software park. Make sure the security measures are in place. Someone will surely use this opportunity to create trouble."
"Ma Wen, have you contacted all the distributors and distributors? Ask them to do their best. This time, there must be no problems."
"Dajun, you are the one who contacted those PC manufacturers, right? I want to know the sales figures of this batch of PCs. Also, have you contacted Old Yang? Lenovo Group is our top priority. They are the key to beating Microsoft this time. "
Qiu Bojun stood in his office, giving out all sorts of orders. Today is the day Lenovo Kingsoft's XOS 2.0 will be launched. It is also the day Microsoft's Windows 7 will be launched.
In the past, Lenovo Kingsoft had been chasing Microsoft's footsteps. They had been lagging behind Microsoft in terms of user numbers and market share. After all, when Microsoft XP was launched, Lenovo Kingsoft's XOS was not developed yet. XP was also a popular operating system.
But now, it is different. XOS had beaten Vista, and Microsoft had no choice but to bring forward their 7th generation PC operating system. XP had been launched for many years, and some of its functions were outdated. That means many XP users will need to upgrade to a new generation of operating system.
Should they choose Windows 7 or XOS 2.0? This will determine the status of these two software giants. If XOS 2.0 can match Windows 7's sales, then Lenovo Kingsoft will have won. This is because the usage of XOS is much higher than Vista, and the usage of XP is decreasing rapidly.
Especially after the introduction of Windows 7, those PC manufacturers will no longer introduce PCs with XP. Lenovo Kingsoft's victory or defeat will be determined by this move!
But both Lenovo Kingsoft and Microsoft have their own advantages and disadvantages. Microsoft's advantage is simple. They had been working with many hardware suppliers and PC manufacturers for a long time. This time, they had lowered their retail prices and signed long-term contracts with these partners.
Lenovo Kingsoft also has an advantage. For example, they have close relationships with many hardware suppliers, and all of them have a common shareholder, Feng Yu.
Microsoft had signed contracts with many PC manufacturers, and it was the same for Lenovo Kingsoft. Lenovo Kingsoft's biggest advantage was the world's top PC manufacturer, Lenovo, was only using XOS and had abandoned Microsoft.
Microsoft had offered a very low price to Lenovo Group to introduce some PCs with Windows 7 installed. But Lenovo rejected without hesitation.
That's right. Microsoft's price was close to the cost price, and they dare not to sell to Lenovo Group at a discount. This is unfair competition, and they will be severely punished. Even if they could defend themselves, how would the other PC manufacturers appease them if this matter was exposed?
They are willing to lower their profits as long as they can enter the Hua Xia market and let Lenovo Group treat them equally.
But Lenovo Group is also a shareholder of Lenovo Kingsoft. Both Feng Yu and the state-owned assets support Yang Yuanqing's decision. Lenovo Group's PCs will only be installed with XOS. Even if Microsoft has the upper hand, they will not change their decision.
The worst outcome is a 40% market share. Both Lenovo Kingsoft and Lenovo Group are confident of this outcome. Even if Lenovo Group's PC sales drop slightly, they can accept it. Anyway, they still have the L-Pad business, and the profits are higher.
In the long run, Lenovo Group and XOS will promote each other, and it will be beneficial for Lenovo Group's future development.
If Lenovo Group is willing to cooperate with Microsoft, Lenovo Group's PC sales will be higher than the second place. But this will be a great help to Microsoft.
Microsoft being defeated by Lenovo Kingsoft is also in Lenovo Group's interest. Furthermore, one side is China's product, and the other side is a foreign product. There is no problem in supporting their own country's product.
If this operating system can be on par with Microsoft, then Lenovo Group will have the upper hand in the future in terms of user numbers. This will be beneficial to their brand and other software sales.
But Lenovo Kingsoft is also worried. When their XOS is being sold, the selling price is much lower than VISTA and XP. This is why many PC manufacturers are willing to support them.
When the second generation of the operating system is released, Feng Yu asked for the selling price to be the same as Microsoft or even slightly higher. Anyway, Feng Yu is confident that Win7's selling price will not be high. It should be around 50 to 70 USD. Maybe in the future, the enterprise version will be priced at 100 to 200 USD, but that version will have more functions.
Now, although the influence of other hardware companies on those PC manufacturers, let those manufacturers agree to provide a large number of PC pre-installed with the XOS 2.0 system, but according to the contract, if the sales are not good, those PC manufacturers can adjust the pre-installed quantity.
Qiu Bojun was worried that if their sales are not good, those PC manufacturers will adjust the number of pre-installed PCs. This will affect Lenovo Group greatly.
To put it bluntly, the operating system was getting simpler and simpler. Most people buy a PC and only choose the hardware. Very few people choose the operating system because they can use every operating system. Of course, there are still differences between the operating systems.
But no matter what, the operating system's biggest sales are the pre-installed PCs, followed by the retail system disks, and finally, the operating system downloaded from the internet.
If Lenovo falls out with the PC manufacturers, it will affect Lenovo Kingsoft greatly. This is also the reason why Microsoft failed to acquire a PC brand or develop its own PC brand when it is rich.
If Microsoft dares to develop its own PC, then all the PC manufacturers will stop working with Microsoft. Let's see who will suffer the most losses.
Feng Yu walked into the office and saw Qiu Bojun standing there shouting. He went over and saw Qiu Bojun's mouth is blistered.
"Bojun, what's wrong? You look very upset. It's just a new generation operating system. Don't be so nervous. The ones who should be nervous are Microsoft and the rest. "
It's just like in many international competitions. The first seeded player is more nervous than the second seeded player.
The second seeded player challenges the first seeded player. If the second seeded player wins, they will be happy. But if the first seeded player is challenged by the second seeded player, it will be embarrassing if the second seeded player wins.
"Chairman, you are here. It's a bit messy here. Let's go to my office. " Qiu Bojun is not surprised to see Feng Yu. Feng Yu will surely come to take a look at this important moment.
"Ok. I will go with you to see how we are going to defeat Microsoft!"
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