"Are the sales figures for the first week out?" Feng Yu asked casually while munching on sunflower seeds.
"Yes, but we still have not gotten the figures for Microsoft." Lei Dajun reported.
Lenovo's product sales seemed to be doing well and were not worse than expected. But these figures are not enough to prove anything. If the results of the comparison are out, they will have to see which model has the highest sales. This will prove who is leading from the start.
Half an hour later, Lei Dajun returned with the statistics.
"Hmmm … Not bad. Our Lenovo Kingsoft is selling about the same as Microsoft. Microsoft is slightly ahead in terms of CD sales, and we are way ahead in terms of paid downloads. Overall, we are also leading. "
Feng Yu put down the form. He is very satisfied with the figures.
Microsoft had been working with other PC manufacturers for a long time, and in the eyes of many users, Microsoft is still the world's best operating system provider. This time, Bill Gates had stepped out to promote Microsoft Windows 7. It's normal for the results to be better.
However, this was only the first week. The initial explosive period should have passed. Next, sales would stabilize. At this time, it would depend on whose endurance was stronger. Who could maintain the sales, or even increase them, instead of falling immediately.
Feng Yu also noticed Sony's sales had dropped further. Because Sony is only supporting Microsoft, many users who wanted to buy Microsoft Windows OS end up choosing other brands.
Lenovo's branded OS sales continue to increase, and with the expansion of their distribution channels, the sales will increase.
Microsoft and Sony had signed an exclusive cooperation agreement. This is not a secret, and everyone in the industry knows about this. Many other manufacturers are also watching Sony. They want to see the results of this exclusive cooperation agreement.
If Sony's sales are off the charts, and Microsoft can suppress Lenovo Kingsoft, then other manufacturers will adjust their focus.
But they are disappointed with Sony's sales. Seems like it was a mistake to only support Microsoft.
Sony is not Lenovo, and Lenovo has nothing to do with Lenovo Kingsoft. Furthermore, Lenovo Group had started to focus on its operating system two to three years ago and stopped working with Microsoft. Many users are used to this.
Those manufacturers felt that if Lenovo Group had not stopped working with Microsoft, their sales would be higher and their market share would be higher. Lenovo Group had sacrificed themselves for Lenovo Kingsoft.
Now, Sony is the manufacturer that sacrificed for Microsoft. After analyzing the situation, Microsoft's compensation to Sony is not enough to make up for their declining sales.
They even calculated that if Sony insists on supporting Microsoft operating system, then Sony's PC business will suffer losses this year!
The higher the sales volume of the product, the higher the profit margin. This was because the amortization of advertising and R&D costs was very low. When Sony's sales drop, the cost of their products will increase, and their profits will drop. In the end, there will be no profits at all.
Qiu Bojun had contacted Sony, but Sony's attitude had angered him. Feng Yu knew why. It was because Sony and Feng Yu were enemies.
This time, I want to see how Sony can be so arrogant. If you don't buy our system, you won't even be able to make money. When IBM was growing rapidly in the global PC market, they had suffered losses. Sony is going to follow in their footsteps.
"Contact those PC manufacturers. We will increase our promotional fees. We will give them a 2 USD discount on the pre-installed system. But they must add Lenovo Kingsoft's logo in their retail outlets. The logo must be more eye-catching than Microsoft's logo."
Although word of mouth is the most important thing now, they must increase their marketing efforts.
The biggest difference between software and hardware was that the main cost of software was the cost of research and development. The production cost is very low, and the sales cost is also very low.
It's just producing a CD-ROM. How much is the cost? The more this product is sold, the higher the profits. That's why it's worth increasing the advertising costs.
"Also, have you followed the reviews of our XOS 2.0 on the internet? How is it compared to Win7? Did the users ask any new questions? "
"Our reviews are still quite high. Our system ratings are about the same as Win7, and the number of reviewers is about the same. But there is something interesting. Fruit's new system ratings are higher than ours, but the number of reviewers is much lesser. I suspect there is something wrong with the data. "
"Fruit company? There is nothing to worry about. We don't need to think about how to defeat Fruit company now. After all, Fruit company's main market is North America, followed by Europe. "
Lenovo Kingsoft's main markets are Asia and Eastern Europe, followed by Europe and North America. Fruit company's system sales are mainly based on their electronic products. Not many people will buy Fruit company's operating system, as it is useless on other brands' computers.
Microsoft should hate Fruit more than Lenovo Kingsoft now. Dai Er and Hui Pu also want to defeat Fruit company to snatch some office orders.
Fruit company's ability to nurture diehard fans is very strong. Some products that were copied by Fruit company, but in their eyes, Fruit company is the one who created this product!
"There is a new problem with our system. Some users said it is different from Microsoft, and they are not used to it."
How are we going to improve on this? We are different from them. From the source code to the development process, we are all different. If your experience is the same as Microsoft, then it will be our failure.
Qiu Bojun doesn't need to care about these people's opinions, but Lei Dajun felt that these people should care. This shows that they are using Lenovo Kingsoft's system, and they should let more hesitant people see that they like it after using it for a week.
Feng Yu also felt that they should promote this product and highlight the advantages of XOS 2.0. This way, it will be more attractive to potential consumers.
"Oh, are there any loopholes after the new operating system is launched?" It will not be good news if there are loopholes immediately after the new operating system is launched.
"Not yet. But there are no loopholes on Microsoft's side. We are considered to be in a draw. As long as we maintain the same sales as Microsoft, we will be able to prove that more users will be using our XOS 2.0 operating system. "
"We must not be in a draw. We must win! It is time for Lenovo Kingsoft to be the number one software company in the industry! "Lei Dajun said confidently.
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