Applause rang out.
Those who knew a little about computers gave Wu Kai and the others a thumbs up.
They felt that Huanyu Technologies might really succeed in developing computers and systems this time.
The conference ended two hours later.
However, the conference between Huanyu Technologies and Shenzhou Computer dropped a bombshell in the quiet IT market.
[Huanyu teamed up with Shenzhou to create the latest product.]
[Netbook, a laptop for surfing the net.]
[Shocking. A laptop costs only 1999 yuan.]
Netbooks were not very innovative in terms of hardware and were all old-fashioned.
After all, the C4 processor and Huanyu system might not be that good.
However, the netbook product, the target audience, and especially the price, were extremely attractive.
Dell China held a meeting on the same day.
They focused on researching netbooks.
During their research, they found that although Huanyu Technologies and Shenzhou Computer's netbooks were not compatible with each other, Wu Kai said at the conference that Huanyu Technologies alone could satisfy the general public. As for the other hardware and software you need, sorry, you are not my target audience.
Netbooks were sold to users who did not have many requirements for computers. They only wanted to surf the net, chat, and search for information. At most, they only wanted to write a few articles using an office software. Moreover, if you knew that these users accounted for more than 95% of all computer users, you would realize that netbooks had unparalleled potential.
Those people who had nothing better to do every day were blindly bragging about the functions and configurations as if they knew the industry. Could I not do business with you?
If you liked netbooks, you could buy a more expensive computer.
Besides Dell, Hewlett-Packard China was also researching this netbook.
To be honest, some of them were impressed by Huanyu Technologies.
They did not expect that Huanyu Technologies would think of netbooks as a choice between a laptop and a desktop PC.
Although netbooks were also laptops.
However, if they changed their name and appeared at a super low price, the entire market would be cheering.
It was just like a mobile phone that cost tens of thousands of yuan in the past. Now, it only cost a few thousand or a few hundred yuan to buy it home.
Now, there were even phones that cost 99 yuan.
It was so awesome, but because it was so expensive, you would be shocked if you saw one on the streets.
But when the big brother becomes a mobile phone, everyone will have one. You will know the terrifying potential contained in this.
…
"Chairman Liu, we have reached a letter of intent with IBM, and both parties have officially confirmed the purchase price."
"Mm, well done."
Liu Chuanzhi nodded, but he wasn't too happy.
Even though the acquisition of IBM's laptop business was something to be happy about, the netbook launched by Huanyu Technologies and Shenzhou shocked Liu Chuanzhi. He didn't expect Huanyu Technologies and Shenzhou Computer to develop such an innovative product right under their noses.
It had to be said that this was a threat to Lenovo.
Looking at Yang Yuanqing, Liu Chuanzhi said, "Yuanqing, study the netbook."
"Ok."
"Oh yes, I feel like I have been doing well recently. I can work for another three years."
With that, Liu Chuanzhi left, leaving behind a dumbfounded Yang Yuanqing.
Originally, he thought that after acquiring IBM's laptop business, Liu Chuanzhi would let him take over Lenovo.
But in the end, it was all for naught.
He tried his best, but he still couldn't climb to the top.
…
"Chen Yu, the market performance is okay. Let's officially start the sale."
"Ok, no problem."
After the two companies' press conferences, the market reaction was great.
Wu Haijun and Chen Yu from Shenzhou Computer took advantage of the situation and put their netbooks on sale.
Shenzhou Computer had been in the PC business for a long time. Naturally, they had their own sales channels.
Ever since Huanyu Technology had been cheated by the dealer, its storefront had been developing at an incomparably rapid pace.
In no time, the two models of netbooks appeared in front of countless consumers.
It was just as predicted.
Even though the netbooks had a lot of flaws.
Some professionals reviewed the netbooks and felt that the first flaw was that they had low specs.
They probably couldn't play large-scale games and would lag.
The other flaw was that the hardware and software were incompatible.
But the low specs were ignored by everyone.
Everyone bought the netbooks because they didn't want to make them.
As for compatibility, they were just playing games and surfing the web. What compatibility did they want?
Moreover, they were buying a laptop for 1999 RMB. What else did they want?
Therefore, there was no need to warm up. Faced with such a cheap netbook, a series of consumers took out their wallets and paid for it.
Especially some parents. They had always wanted to buy a computer for their children.
But seeing how expensive the computers were, they had to spend a lot of money to buy them.
Moreover, they were worried that the children would play online games if they bought these ordinary computers.
But now, they just had to buy a netbook.
Netbooks could also surf the web. Not only were they cheap, but they also had a better advantage. He couldn't play large-scale games.
As for why he couldn't play, it was because he was stuck.
After buying a netbook, Mom and Dad didn't have to worry about his studies anymore.
This situation made the telecom companies jealous.
They found Huanyu Technologies and Shenzhou Computer and started working with them.
The content of the cooperation was to open broadband and give them computers.
As long as they signed a contract for more than three years of broadband, Huanyu Shenzhou netbooks would be sent home.
This was actually the same strategy as Unicom's mobile contract.
At that time, Huanyu Technologies and Unicom's cooperation. To be honest, the telecom companies were quite jealous.
It was just that although the telecom companies had mobile services, it was only a PHS service and didn't really involve cell phones.
So no matter how jealous they were, they couldn't do much business like this contract.
But now, it was different.
A 1999 laptop was able to bring in a large number of customers.
Of course, this was also beneficial to the consumers.
Buying a netbook naturally had to be connected to the internet. Otherwise, buying a laptop was useless.
This was just like buying a cell phone and having to charge it.
A typical telecom company's broadband cost more than 1000 RMB a year. This also increased the burden on the consumers.
But if they signed a contract for three years and gave them the computers directly, they could save almost a few thousand RMB.
Even if three years' worth of expenses was indeed a lot, but from another perspective, would you stop after one year of broadband? If you used it this year, you would still have to use it next year, and the year after that. Anyway, you would have to pay for it sooner or later. Moreover, signing a contract for three years was only for three years. You didn't have to pay it all at once. You just had to pay month by month or year by year.
This cooperation pushed the market, which was originally very optimistic about netbooks, to a small climax.
Not to mention other things, just the telecom company's first batch of netbooks had exceeded one million units.
Moreover, this was only the first batch. Looking at the telecom company's promotion efforts in the past few days, one million units wouldn't last long …
Peak.
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