Old friend, long time no see. "
"Bill, long time no see indeed. You're the world's richest man. It's too difficult to meet you."
"Dell, I don't like to hear that. You can meet me anytime you want."
Bill met Dell at a coffee shop.
That's right. Dell was the founder of Dell Computer.
Dell started a PC company with 1,000 USD when he was 19 years old. Since then, he had become the world's largest PC sales giant. Of course, Dell's business was not limited to PCs. They also had high-end servers, storage, and networking equipment.
However, the most famous business in the world was still Dell Computer.
At the same time, Dell Computer was also Dell's most profitable business.
"I don't believe that. Tell me, what's the matter?"
"We've run into some trouble recently."
"Did I hear wrongly?"
Dell was shocked. "Microsoft is in trouble? Did the US government find trouble with you again?"
In Dell's eyes, Microsoft was invincible.
Other than political reasons, Microsoft would not run into any trouble.
Moreover, Microsoft almost split them in half because of the federal court.
Even if they ran into trouble, Microsoft would be able to resolve it quickly with their capabilities.
"Haha, the US government did not find trouble with us. It's a company from China that is looking for trouble with us."
"A company from China? You mean Huanyu Technologies?"
"That's right."
Bill nodded.
"Bill, I know what you're talking about."
After all, Dell was in the PC business. Recently, netbooks appeared in China. Although they were not sold in the US yet, as a PC company, he knew about this new product.
"I hope our cooperation can continue."
Bill said seriously.
"Bill, we've worked together for so many years. Do you think I'll ruin our previous cooperation?"
"Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. I'm just worried."
"Don't worry, we're not interested in netbooks."
Dell and Microsoft had been working together for decades. Under their cooperation, Microsoft became a global operating system giant.
Similarly, Dell also became the world's number one computer brand.
Although it seemed that Microsoft was more powerful than Dell, Dell did not think that they were any worse than Microsoft.
Dell knew that working with Microsoft was the cornerstone of their growth.
It was impossible for him to shake the cooperation with Microsoft with a small netbook.
"Thanks, old friend. I have to go to HP."
After getting a clear answer from Dell, Bill went to HP.
Like Dell, HP also said that they would continue to work with Microsoft.
Even so, after the two companies expressed their stance, the two computer companies were not calm.
"Boss, I think we should launch our netbook immediately."
"Netbooks are a very good idea. We have to follow up immediately before it becomes popular in the United States."
"If we wait any longer, we won't have a chance."
After parting with Bill, Dell returned to the company.
But Dell had a headache with the suggestions from his subordinates.
He did not really approve of netbooks.
Although it seemed that netbooks were selling well in China.
But that was because there were too few computers in China, so everyone wanted to buy a cheap computer.
But in the United States, he did not think that netbooks would be popular.
Of course, the China market was also very big. They should enter.
But Dell seemed to be hesitant.
As for the reason, it was very simple. If they entered, would the new netbook continue to support Windows?
Based on their many years of cooperation with Microsoft, there should be no hesitation.
But if they installed Windows, how could they compete with other netbooks?
One had to know that Windows was not free. It would cost a few hundred yuan to install Windows on every computer.
Did you think that the cost was just a few hundred yuan?
Far from it.
If they installed Windows, then did they have to install an Intel processor?
Windows and an Intel processor were a perfect match.
Even if they switched to an AMD processor, it would not be so perfect.
Moreover, even if they switched to an AMD processor, both of their CPUs were expensive.
In comparison, if they continued to install Windows, then their production cost would be 1000 yuan more than an ordinary netbook.
1000 yuan more, this was basically impossible to survive in the manufacturing industry.
Not to mention 1000 yuan, sometimes an extra 100 yuan would be the end of a company.
Of course, there were cheaper ones.
For example, VIA C4 chip.
After Huanyu netbooks and Shenzhou netbooks went on the market, VIA also launched their business on a large scale.
In the notebook market, not many computer companies would consider VIA C4 chip.
But in the netbook market, if you wanted to reduce the cost, then you could only choose VIA.
If you installed Windows and used an Intel processor … then, what was the difference between a netbook and a notebook?
Netbooks were selling at a low price.
This low price was so low that it made one's hair stand on end.
Just in terms of reducing the cost of certain materials, it was far from the level of netbooks.
So.
Here came the problem.
Was Dell going to make a netbook or not?
Of course, this problem was not only for Dell, but also for HP.
After Bill contacted HP, HP once again stated that they were firm in their cooperation with Microsoft. But in the face of the netbook craze that broke out in China, it was impossible to say that they were not jealous. In their eyes, netbooks were still the same thing, even though their prices were very low. But if they followed Huanyu Technologies' strategy, the profits were also very high.
Especially when Huanyu announced that it was completely free, this saved a lot of money.
Plus, the C4 chip was also very cheap.
In addition, the other series of computer components were not very expensive.
All in all, this was actually a very profitable business.
"Do you want to make a netbook?"
This gave them a bit of a headache.
But after all, it was a commercial company, it was impossible not to make money.
But they didn't want to do it openly.
Soon, these global computer sales giants thought of a way.
Let's try it first.
Yes.
No matter what the future of netbooks was, if they adopted a wait-and-see attitude, they would be out.
No matter what, they would try to produce some first.
Anyway, they would not produce that many in the first batch. If the results were good, they would increase it.
If the results were not good, they would just shut it down.
Moreover, trying to produce a batch would not affect the overall situation of the cooperation with Microsoft.
Everyone wanted to make money, they could not completely rely on Microsoft.
In fact, this was the thinking of some global PC manufacturers.
For those computer companies at the regional level or the single market level, there was not so much consideration.
For example, Tsinghua Tongfang, Fangzheng … these computer companies.
Although these computer companies were quite famous in China, they were not well known in the world.
They only wanted to sell more computers, they only wanted to make more money.
In the past, they had no choice but to use Microsoft Windows and Intel chips.
But now, there was a way to not use Windows and Intel chips, how could they stand still?
Thus, netbooks were just the beginning, and a series of computer manufacturers were already on the road …
(End of Chapter)
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