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After a long time, Li Linfei spoke first again, and he said slowly with a calm smile: "I don't know what... is Mr. Cook's intention when he comes here this time?"
The chatterbox has been opened, and Tim Cook couldn't stay silent anymore. He organized some words in his heart, and after a while, he said, "For this trip, I represent Apple and you to try to see if there is a possibility of cooperation."
"Oh? I would like to hear more about it." Li Linfei leaned against the flexible sofa and crossed his legs, expressing his interest.
From a competitive relationship to a cooperative relationship, an intriguing relationship transformation, although Li Linfei hated the people behind it very much for the future technology and his various behaviors.
But this emotional side will not be involved in the game of the market, and the emotional side will make oneself fall into a passive situation.
Li Linfei also expressed great interest in and curiosity about the cooperation Tim Cook mentioned.
But I saw Tim Cook's melancholy and emotional face: "The times have changed, and the glory that belongs to Apple can only look back on the prosperity of the past..."
Tim Cook, who came to discuss cooperation, suddenly became melancholy. He looked at Li Linfei who was silent and seemed to be thinking with a forced smile, and continued: "Now is the era of future technology."
His gaze shifted away from Li Linfei: "Apple ended in my hands, is it a pity? Of course a little bit! But I never feel ashamed of it, I tried my best, Apple tried my best, and everyone tried their best. Isn't it? ?”
"Yes, I did my best." Li Linfei finally responded.
Tim Cook sighed a long time: "Royal power has no eternity. It must come to an end after its brilliance. This is the inevitable track of history. Sony was brilliant in the 90s and [-]s, and the curtain has already come to an end, but his brilliance has been recognized by the world." Remember, enough is enough."
"Nokia, Motorola, Blackberry... and today's Apple, Apple has overthrown one strong opponent after another. With the fall of Nokia, we climbed to the top with their 'bones'. This is the glory that only belongs to Apple. , to be remembered by the world, even if he is about to fall like Nokia today, he will still be remembered by the world."
The melancholy Tim Cook suddenly revealed the self-confidence he once had, and he turned his attention to Li Linfei with a smile: "But he can still proudly declare to the world: In 2007, we changed the world, and the world will remember Apple..."
"Yes, they have all changed the world, we have all changed the world, and we are all great companies in the world." Li Linfei was also filled with emotion.
"Yes, a great company in the world!" Tim nodded approvingly.
"Whether it's Sony, Nokia, Apple, Facebook or future technology, or anything else..."
Li Linfei lightly raised his left hand, with his index finger and middle finger pointing towards his temple, and gently swung it obliquely, looking at the dome ahead: "Salute to them, you still have us!"
At the beginning of the negotiation, Tim Cook put the topic into this situation. Maybe it was out of emotion, maybe it was one of his negotiating methods. If it was a negotiating method, Li Linfei seemed to have been led into a "trap" by him .
But this is not the case. Regardless of whether the other party is really emotional or a trick, Li Linfei was indeed infected, but as a negotiating party, after exiting the state, his brain is still very clear, and he is very clear about his position.
"Apple's fall doesn't mean it's down. Apple isn't Nokia. At least it hasn't fallen down yet." Li Linfei looked at Tim Cook with a smile and emphasized, "Isn't it?"
Tim Cook nodded slightly, "Yes, that's why I came here."
"So……"
Li Linfei stretched out his hand, waved his right hand, and looked at the other party. What he was most interested in was undoubtedly how Apple, which was originally a competitor, could change from a competitive relationship to a cooperative relationship.
Tim Cook knew that it was time to get down to business. After thinking about it, he said, "Apple has made a serious decision that its iPhone business will completely withdraw from the market share competition in the high-end area."
Li Linfei, who had his legs crossed in leisure time, was finally really moved when he heard these words, and he also put away his legs. He stared at the calm and calm Tim Cook for a long time: "Are you serious?"
Li Linfei tried to find a trace of lies in his eyes.
"It's true."
Tim Cook said frankly: "It is the consensus of the whole world that the competition between iPhone 9S and 'Super Generation III' has failed completely. The iPhone has completely lost its advantage in the high-end area. Instead of struggling here, why not seek transformation? Fallen, what do you say?"
The pensive Li Linfei crossed his arms and covered his lips with one hand while thinking. After a while, he said, "Is Apple condescending to enter the low-end market?"
"Yes! Mid-range flagship, low-end support! This is the future strategy of the iPhone."
Tim Cook is not ashamed of the word "condescension". The company's strategic transformation is nothing more than that. This is a choice between life and death, and no one thinks it is a shameful thing.
"With all due respect, the cost of the iPhone is destined to be a bit higher than the existing products. Even if it is a profit, the price must be much higher than the existing mid-range products. Embarrassing situation, unless..."
Speaking of this, Li Linfei stopped suddenly, and his piercing eyes stared at the other party motionlessly. He could already guess the purpose of the other party's coming here this time.
"That's right!" Tim Cook knew Li Linfei had guessed it when he saw Li Linfei's knowing eyes, and there was no need for the last layer of window paper. purpose of the trip."
The super-generation smart assistant is an eternal pain in Apple's heart. If Apple wants to smoothly transform the low-end market, there is the last and strongest barrier that needs to be broken, and that is the smart assistant!
The smart voice assistant has a secondary application for Android, but there is no iOS version.
This is also because Future Technology Group and Apple are in direct competition. Opening up applications for iOS is undoubtedly helping the opponent, and of course Li Linfei will not do so.
As for the iPhone without a smart assistant, even the iPhone 9S, which is second only to the Future Technology Super Generation [-] Super Generation [-] and Super Generation [-], is still a cold machine.
Chapter 920 and Six of Cook's Plan
Apple's weakness in the area of intelligent voice assistants directly puts its iPhones at a huge inherent disadvantage.
Even if the transformation enters the low-end market, even if the iPhone itself is much better than other low-end mobile phones.
But an iPhone that can't use a smart voice assistant can't be a voice-activated device, and even if the phone's own hardware is excellent, it can't compete with its opponents.
Hardware is important, but software is equally important, and the powerful Xiaoyou Assistant can completely make a third-rate smartphone more competitive in second-rate products.
If future technology’s wearable smart devices are super-class products, then Apple’s iPhone is undoubtedly a first-class product, but without Xiaoyou Assistant, it still can’t compete with the next-level products with smart assistants.
The difference in price, the huge difference between manual control and voice control, this is the comparison between the first-class iPhone mobile phone and the second-class Android mobile phone. There is no doubt that even the first-class iPhone is still at a disadvantage in terms of competitiveness.
"Apple Apple hopes to obtain the right to enter the voice assistant in its major smart devices." Tim Cook said.
Undoubtedly, if Apple can break the last and strongest barrier, the competitiveness of the transformed iPhone in the mid-to-low-end market will be comparable to the unrivaled Ultra-Gen [-] and Ultra-Gen in the high-end area at this moment. Third, at that time, it was undoubtedly a devastating disaster for the existing low-end mobile phone manufacturers in the world.
Whether Tim Cook's trip is successful or not will determine the future pattern of the global mobile phone industry.
Tim Cook’s trip to China this time was actually forced and helpless. The barrier of smart assistants cannot be broken. Even if the iPhone is a first-class product, it is difficult to win from the competition of other competitors in the market.
It is imperative to come to future technology, because this is Apple's only chance.
"What can future technology achieve?" Li Linfei spoke in a calm and calm manner.
Obviously, Apple is looking for future technology, and it is inevitable to be at a disadvantage. Tim Cook knows this and is ready to bleed. The only thing that makes him unpredictable is how big the appetite for future technology will be.
"We have prepared two plans." Tim Cook replied quickly, obviously after many preparations before coming, and Li Linfei, who was sitting opposite, seemed to be listening to the following.
Seeing this, Cook continued: "The first option is to buy the smart assistant for $2400 billion under the premise of excluding your company's flagship ultra-generation series of products and promising that your company will not enter the mid-to-low-end market." As an iOS exclusive, that is to say, smart assistants are only enjoyed by Future Technology and Apple, your side is in the high-end area, and our side is in the mid-to-low end area."
"Ha" Li Linfei showed a calm smile on the surface, but in his heart he was surprised that the other party really wanted to spend a lot of money this time. 2400 billion US dollars is equivalent to putting the money for the next 5 years in his pocket first. The opponent came with the determination to win.
Li Linfei's brain is calculating rapidly like a computer. After comparing the benefits and losses, he suddenly smiled on the surface. He said with a smile: "2400 billion US dollars is almost all of Apple's cash reserves now. It is indeed a sum of money." The sky-high price."
"But Mr. Cook, you know that the smart assistant uses the Android version of the application. Can you first calculate the $5 a month, and the smart assistant has more than 20 billion users on Android phones. How much revenue can the smart assistant bring to future technology every year? "
"$2400 billion! It is indeed a figure that is enough to shock the world, but it cost me 20 billion users as a price..."
Li Linfei suddenly frowned and shook his head with an ugly expression. He stared at the other party and said, "It really makes me doubt your sincerity, Mr. Cook."
"I know, of course I know."