[PS: Sorry, the author found out that he got another thing wrong. It seems that in 2000, the capability of AMD's chips surpassed Intel. This was a rare period of AMD's glory, but in the novel, it was written that AMD was not good enough. Here, I apologize to everyone.
However, the plot can't be changed, so everyone will take it that the Daqian changed the world. The AMD of this world is really not good enough.]
"Profiteers, all profiteers!" Dick scolded as he opened the box in his hand. The box said "Intel Pentium 4 processor."
Looking at the model, this was the latest high-end Intel processor released more than a month ago. As a computer enthusiast, Dick naturally wanted to buy it as soon as possible.
But he never expected that with the burning of Intel's production line and inventory, the CPU that Dick had already ordered and paid for was actually told to increase the price by 700 USD.
This made Dick furious. After all, the retail price of this thing was only 699 USD. Now, the price had to be increased by 700 USD, which was equivalent to doubling the price … This was because Dick had already spent money to reserve it. At the same time, the boss had a good relationship with Dick, so he gave him this price.
If Dick did not pre-order, then he would have to spend an additional 400 USD to get the stock … Don't think it's expensive. Now the whole world knew that Intel had no inventory. No one was afraid of keeping good things in their hands.
So Dick finally reluctantly accepted this terrible price. He scolded the profiteers as he installed the CPU into the computer.
"Hey, why can't it start?" But after the CPU was replaced, the computer could not start normally as before. He tried several times, but there was still a problem.
"Fine, I can't solve this problem. Reinstall the system!" Dick used the eight words of the computer. Although as long as the CPU was from the same manufacturer, and the motherboard was not replaced, there was no need to reinstall the system.
But it did not rule out the possibility of problems, so Dick decisively chose to reinstall the system.
Fortunately, the Hongmeng System's reinstallation was very simple. It only needed a fool's installation package. Dick had reinstalled the system more than once, so he moved quickly and directly started the reinstallation process.
"Hey, why is the reinstallation speed so slow this time?" Soon, Dick realized that compared to the previous reinstallation of the system, the reinstallation speed this time was obviously much slower. It was even slower than Windows 98.
Not only that, but when the system was finally installed and turned on again … Although it was successfully turned on this time, the system directly crashed in less than three minutes.
Dick had no choice but to restart the system again. The results were almost the same. They all crashed within three to five minutes.
"What the hell is going on? Is there a problem with the Hongmeng system's optimization for the new Intel processor? " Dick more or less knew a thing or two about computers. Previously, the Hongmeng System had been operating normally, but after switching to the new Pentium 4 processor, there was a problem. The problem was obviously with the Pentium 4 processor.
However, it was obviously unrealistic to ask Dick to buy it for less than a thousand dollars. Therefore, Dick could only find the installation disk of Windows 98 that he had not used for a long time and install Windows 98 on it. Only then did the computer return to normal.
"Let's go to the forum and see what's going on!" Dick immediately entered one of his favorite computer forums and found a sub-section related to the CPU. He realized that many people had encountered the same problem. That was, the Hongmeng System and the latest Intel CPU had a very serious mismatch. This caused the system to crash continuously and could not be used at all. They could only switch back to the Windows system.
"Hongmeng's optimization this time is terrible!"
"That's right. Although it's free, I don't want to use such a system even if they give me money for free!"
"Hongmeng, quickly come up with a patch to solve the problem. I really can't get used to using trash like Windows 98."
"I suggest you install the latest Windows XP. To be honest, this system is quite useful."
"Bullsh * t, Windows XP is a copy of Hongmeng's trash. Crawl!"
"Upstairs, if you can't use the Hongmeng System, what else can you use if you don't use XP? Are you willing to lose the Pentium 4? The price of this thing has already risen to two thousand dollars here. Moreover, it's still f * cking out of stock! "
The forum was obviously filled with complaints. Many people had already discovered that the new Intel Pentium 4 chip did not work well with the Hongmeng System. Many people blamed the Hongmeng System for the lack of optimization.
Of course, some users also said that their Pentium 4 processor did not have such a problem and could run the Hongmeng System normally.
Soon, more and more users complained that the Hongmeng System was lagging and crashed. Many software companies also received complaints from users that their software would crash when running on the Hongmeng System.
Therefore, many software companies also noticed this problem very quickly. In addition, when many of the Daqian's products seemed to be in a state of being out of stock, many people felt that the Daqian was in trouble.
"The Daqian has no chips!!" Similar news started to spread on various media outlets. However, the Daqian did not respond. In the end, many third-party game developers started to become anxious.
They were all developing games based on the Hongmeng System that could be used on consoles, handhelds, and PCs. They had invested a lot of money into these games. However, if these handhelds, consoles, and PCs could not be used because of the Hongmeng System, these developers would collectively explode.
In a short period of time, many third-party game developers sent inquiries to the headquarters of the Daqian Games. After playing dead for more than a week, the Daqian Games finally released an announcement to the public.
"Notice: Recently, there has been a shortage of Daqian chips in the market. The Hongmeng System is prone to crashes and problems. After a detailed investigation, we hereby inform all users and partners.
The Hongmeng System is crashing because Intel's latest batch of Pentium 4A, Pentium 4B, Pentium 3, and other series of processors used a new CPU architecture. The architecture's patent is in the hands of the Microsoft Corporation. The Daqian does not have the authorization and cannot optimize the Hongmeng System. Now, we are actively contacting Microsoft Corporation to obtain their authorization.
Before we obtain the authorization, the Hongmeng System will not be able to solve the crashing problem of the new batch of Intel processors.
Also, Intel has stopped selling processors to the Daqian. Daqian's processor inventory is running low. However, the Daqian Corporation is actively contacting Intel and other CPU manufacturers to continue supplying chips. It is estimated that they will be able to transfer the chips before the end of August. Qian Kun Change and Qian Jue products will be available at the end of July. The third batch is guaranteed to be available at the beginning of September.
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