Chapter 979: Two hundred percent of the possibilities
Christina reminded me that Eric remembered that he had actually had this idea, but he has no energy to pay attention to these things.
The two were whispering, and a staff member came over to remind Eric that only five minutes left before the press conference, he was already ahead of the game.
Eric promised, stood up and went to the press conference hall, and Christina stood up and followed him step by step, asking: "Eric, will you return to Los Angeles today?"
"No, I will fly directly to Lone Pine Town in the east of California tomorrow. I will stay in San Francisco for one night tonight," Eric shook his head and said to the girl: "Wait back to me with me."
Christina showed a faint shyness, although she had returned to Los Angeles after the end of the planned conference, but Eric said that the girl did not refute, nodded very well.
Entering the conference hall, the two separated their respective positions.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, firecracker electronic ceo Victor McNealy walked onto the stage with a smile. After a brief speech, he announced that the press conference officially began.
Subsequently, Firefly Electronics President Bill Olson took the stage and began to review the sales results of the firelyer player since the release last year.
When the first shipment of firelyer's total shipments appeared on the big screen, including the guests and the media reporters, they all made a sigh of controversy.
Firelyer's first-generation player gradually stopped production in early March, and Firefly's major production lines began to stock up for firelye. As of the end of production, the total shipment of firelyer's first-generation mp3 player reached 8 million units.
The reason why this data will cause everyone's discussion is because according to the information released by Firefly Electronics at the beginning of the year, the first generation of firelyer shipments was only 3.95 million.
This year is only the first quarter, and even less than a quarter, the shipment of firelyer player 4.05 million units exceeded last year's full year. Of course, the capacity of the firelyer player has been limited by various factors last year. But this terrible sales data growth rate is still amazing for everyone.
According to this set of shipment data, Firefly Electronics' shipments this year will definitely exceed 20 million units.
At present, the portable music player market in North America is about 30 million units, and the global portable player market has a capacity of only 80 million units. Obviously, just two years after the release, the firelyer player's share of the global portable music player market will reach 25%.
More importantly, in line with this trend, the firelyer player is destined to make a fundamental change in the portable music player market.
Listening to the stage, Bill Olson continues to show the role of the firelyer player in the promotion of software and hardware industries such as usb interface, cd drive, online payment, etc. Everyone in the audience, especially the media reporter, has already emerged in his mind. A series of questions.
Will Firefly Electronics always hold a full set of patents for mp3 players?
How will Firefly Electronics deal with possible monopoly issues?
Does Firefly Electronics consider the impact of the firelyer player on the traditional record industry?
Etc., etc.
However, according to the information obtained before, this press conference did not arrange media questioning.
With this in mind, some reporters in the field took advantage of Bill Olsen's speech, and the performance of the backstreet boys on the stage to sing a new song, began to contact their boss through the mobile phone, trying to get privately directly interviewed the firefly electronics executives. opportunity.
In the next few sessions, Victor McNealy and several executives from Yahoo and Nokia showed off the second generation of firelyer player, the latest version of Yahoo music box software, Nokia m-100 music phone and other products. During the period, there were still a few performance guests.
Two hours later, Victor McNealy and a vice president of Nokia re-launched the pricing information for several of the most-watched products, and the conference ended.
At the end of the conference, I was rewarded with some heavyweight guests who needed to personally face it. Eric wanted to return to his residence in Palo Alto Atherton, but was taken to the Firefly Electronic Headquarters by Victor McNealy and others.
In a small conference room at the Firefly Electronics Headquarters, the secretary asked a few people to serve coffee, Victor McNealy said: "Eric, have you recently been concerned about Microsoft's antitrust case?"
In the past few years, the media has almost never broken the information about Microsoft's anti-monopoly investigation. It takes a long time, and no one will pay special attention to this matter as long as it does not involve immediate interests.
Eric shook his head in truth, and he certainly had no intention to pay attention to this during this time.
Victor McNealy also did not bend around and directly introduced the current situation: "The Federal Ministry of Justice last week filed a complaint against Microsoft for the bundled sales of Windows operating systems with video players, oie and other software. It may involve the Yahoo browser that Yahoo and Microsoft are working with, because the version and function of the Yahoo browser on the Windos system always takes precedence over other operating systems, and the Justice Department said that this behavior has constituted unfair competition."
In fact, Microsoft's monopolistic behavior is far more than just bundling sales software. Others include signing exclusive agreements with PC vendors to crowd out other operating systems; using kickback methods to forcefully promote Microsoft's operating systems and software; forming alliances with hardware vendors such as Intel. Together to crowd out competitors and so on.
These behaviors are actually more serious than bundled software, but Microsoft has repeatedly hid, and at most it is only paying some fines. As an operating system that has formed a natural monopoly, no one has any solution to these problems.
Therefore, for what Victor McNealy said, Eric is not worried about the investigations that Yahoo! browser may encounter. The management of Chris and Yahoo did not even tell him about it. Obviously, They are not worried at all.
At the time of the cooperation agreement, the two parties had already thought of this excuse in advance: this is a product development progress problem, Yahoo has no obligation to provide the latest products for all operating system platforms at the same time, and can only tend to have a higher market share. Those.
Shaking his head with a smile, Eric looked at Victor McNealy and said: "Everyone knows that this will have no effect on us. So, let me talk about your thoughts directly. ?"
Victor McNealy was cut by Eric for their 'with ulterior motives'. In the end, there was still a small flaw. Bill Olsen had to follow: "It is like this, Eric, you thought about it, if you move yos in the future. The operating system is released by Yahoo, and they will release various mobile applications. Then, by the time, Yahoo will definitely face a more serious software bundle monopoly than Microsoft."
Eric immediately understood: "It seems that you still want to take back the development rights of this operating system?"
Bill Olson nodded: "Eric, we all think this is more conducive to the development of tablet products."
"This project has always been personally handled by Steve. The kernel of the system has been written by him personally. So, have you considered turning this project to Firefly Electronics? Who is going to work on the next system? Can he succeed him?"
Bill Olsen realized that Eric didn't seem to be too opposed to this. He looked at Victor McNealy and said, "Eric, we think so, this project is transferred to fireflies. Electronics, Steve can still serve as the technical consultant of this operating system. As for the actual operation of the project, you have to know that the most important thing in Silicon Valley is the technical talents in software. We have already found a few suitable ones through the headhunting company. principal."
Eric took his finger on the table of the conference table and thought about it for a while. "Well, if you can convince Yahoo to turn the project over, it is not impossible."
Seeing Eric nod, Victor McNealy and Bill Olsen smiled, Bill Olson said: "Eric, in fact, Yahoo is not too wanting this project."
Eric wondered: "Why?"
"This project last year's development budget exceeded 30 million US dollars, will only be higher in the next few years, but want to generate profits, but do not know when to wait. Once Yahoo listed, this will only consume funds will not produce Profitable projects will definitely drag Yahoo's stock price seriously."
Yahoo's current scale is far less than a decade after Google's roots. Even Google's various forward-looking innovation projects were once attacked by investors, and Google executives had to be forced to cut budgets. Today's Yahoo, tens of millions of dollars in extra spending each year, is indeed more likely to be accused of this.
When Steve Jobs was excluded from Apple's board of directors, the main reason was that Jobs stubbornly developed a product that the board of directors was not very optimistic about. Many corporate giants have declined because their products cannot keep up with the times. In many cases, they are not lacking visionary talents within the company. However, these talents are usually unable to compete with capital that pays more attention to immediate interests.
Even if Yahoo is listed, absolute control will still be in the hands of Eric. However, since entering the capital market, Eric can't be too arrogant to provoke anger and anger, and often must adapt to the rules of the game.
Thinking about this, Eric is no longer insisting.
It would seem better to put the mobile operating system in a completely private Firefly electronics company.
In the city of Palo Alto, San Francisco, Eric is located in the mansion of the Ameron rich area.
Time is already in the evening.
Forcing Caroline into the bedroom and dressing up. Looking at the girl in a pale pink sports suit like a doll, Melanie nodded very satisfied and said: "This time, I don't believe in a certain Loli can't control it."
Caroline’s face was blushing and weak: “Eric is not a loli control.”
"Well, what are you talking about, let's go, let's go to dinner, he said that he will come back tonight."
Caroline stepped behind Melanie in a small step and thought about it. "Mei, can you be tonight, can you go out to live?"
"Of course, I have already called my old classmate in San Francisco," Melanie nodded quickly, watching Caroline's expression begin to relax, and immediately turned to the following: "However, think about it, I Still gave up the idea," stretched his hand and pinned Caroline's delicate face. Melanie smiled and said: "I feel that if I hide, you have 200% chance to take the initiative to withdraw and give up tonight. opportunity."
Caroline retorted without confidence: "I, I won't."
"In any case, I will look at you tonight. If you escape, I will take you off and throw it into his room."
Caroline blinked and thought of the scene depicted by Melanie, her face suddenly reddened.
The two women had just been busy in the kitchen for a while, and the sound of the car sounded in the yard.
Looking at Caroline almost throwing out a carrot in his hand, Melanie had no choice but to put down the kitchen knife and said, "Let's go, let's go and meet the wave ss home."
Just out of the kitchen, the two women saw Eric and Christina joking and entering the door together, Christina is very small bird holding Eric's arm, the girl sees Melanie and Caroline, very polite He said hello: "Mei, Carly, how are you."
Melanie looked helpless and must have no fun tonight.
In the carolyn scorpion, there was a disappointment, and soon he was relieved and politely responded: "Hello, Christie."
Eric also nodded to the two women, watching them come out of the kitchen and said: "You continue to work, I will take a shower first."
With that said, see Christina want to let go of herself, Eric got into the girl's ear and said something, Christina shyly shrunk her neck, looked at Melanie, or followed Eric. Go upstairs.
Just stepping up the stairs, Eric remembered something again, turning his head to Melanie: "Mei, help me prepare a set of clothes, I want to change the clothes after the shower, and relax."
"Okay, boss," Melanie nodded with a smile, and when Eric disappeared, Melanie complained again: "Okay, I am the maid's life."
Carolyn immediately said: "Mei, please let me go."
"Forget it, I don't want to be wearing small shoes by the boss," Melanie sighed and looked at Caroline next to her. "This time, there is no play tonight, but he didn't think about Christie." Is Na's age?"
Carolyn looked at the stairs and paused. "Eric, um, anyway, she is willing."
Melanie snorted and said: "I think that even if the boss kills someone, you will definitely find a reason for him."
Caroline retorted in a serious way: "Eric will not kill."
"I mean, if, if?"
Caroline wrinkled her small nose, and Nene said: "That, that must be justified."
Melanie made a pair of things that I knew was such a helpless look, patted the forehead and said: "Forget it, I am going to prepare clothes for the boss, but we may have to stay in Lone Pine for more than half. Oh, hey, I don’t believe that there will be no chance to put your little Nizi on his bed."