Chapter 37 Li Kui meets Li Gui
Bonas walked into the exhibition venue. It was crowded with people, including Chinese and foreigners like Bonas. He even saw several acquaintances from the same industry, including IBM, People from Lotus and Sun Software.
Bonas is the domestic director of the hardware department established by Microsoft in 1982. Compared with the software department, the performance of Microsoft's hardware department has not been so impressive in recent years, but this is Microsoft's first achievement since its listing. A field I have always wanted to enter.
For those colleagues in the software industry who came here, they obviously wanted to enter the mainland market. Bonas didn't care. That was something that Microsoft's software department needed to be concerned about, and it had nothing to do with him.
Although they belong to the same company, there are also factions within Microsoft, including the factions of the two founders of Microsoft, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, as well as the dispute between the software department and the hardware department, etc. The hardware department of Microsoft is suppressed by the software department, and Bonas has no interest in taking care of the software side.
As soon as he entered the exhibition venue, Bonas went straight to the booths of computer companies such as IBM, HP, Apple, Dell, Xerox, and Toshiba.
Arrived at the booths of these companies, Bonas raised his camera and just took pictures. Microsoft will not enter the complete computer project yet, but the computer screen, mouse, keyboard, and data cable will Even computer components such as computer motherboards and chips are all things that Microsoft is interested in.
The reason why Microsoft has not launched a computer brand and only developed computer accessories is not that Microsoft does not want to or does not have the money, but that it is wary of its relationship with many computer brand companies. Once Microsoft launches a computer, it will have to compete with IBM, HP, Apple, Dell, etc. have become mortal enemies. If these computers no longer cooperate with Microsoft and refuse to be equipped with Microsoft systems, it will be a disaster for Microsoft!
Although Microsoft already has a dominant position in the computer system industry, there are still competitors such as Lotus, IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Apple, which prevent Microsoft from breaking with the entire computer hardware industry.
We dare not launch complete computers, but it is still possible to boil a frog in warm water. Microsoft now launches some computer accessories from time to time, euphemistically, in order to allow users to better experience the Microsoft system.
Although the trick of boiling frogs in warm water disgusts many computer brands, it cannot stop Microsoft from researching these computer accessories.
Microsoft is taking it step by step. When it has made computer accessories, even computer motherboards, chips, etc., it will only be a matter of one sentence to launch computers.
When Bonas went to every computer brand booth, he took photos and recorded the latest products launched by these companies.
However, after visiting a few booths, Bonas became less interested, because these computer companies, almost all of the computers on display this time were old models, and there were even computers from three or four years ago. Old antique.
Although these computer models are placed here, their performance is still not much worse than that of domestic computer brands. They may even be sold more expensively because of the brand. However, this obvious clearing of inventory makes Bonas feel a little bit It's boring. He came here to see new products, not old antiques.
After looking at the computer brands, Bonas went to the booths of computer peripheral accessories companies including Logitech, Cherry, Philco, and ALPS. These computer accessories companies are currently Microsoft's main competitors, and they are all Microsoft. A persimmon you can pinch!
However, what disappoints Bonas is that, like computer brands, these computer peripheral manufacturers also use China as a dumping ground for their products. They only display their products in exhibitions before they have any operations at all. New products coming.
We walked around the computer exhibition venue for more than half a circle. The venue was very lively, and orders were even closed on the spot. They were all domestic computer dealers who wanted to introduce foreign computer brands, but Bonas had no interest. Read on.
When he put away his camera and was about to leave, Bonas couldn't help but stop for a moment when he passed by a booth. He saw it was a mouse booth, and there were several people gathered around the booth, but this was He had never seen the brand before. It said Mechanical Silver Sable Mouse written in Chinese and English, and the brand behind it was Hanxi Dongling Hi-Tech Company.
Bonas hesitated for a moment, then walked to the booth. Although he had no hope at all that a mainland computer peripheral manufacturer could develop any products, he came here to take a look. It won't take long.
In a few days, Bonas needs to return to Microsoft headquarters in America to report to the manager of Microsoft's hardware department on the status of domestic computer hardware, including what products major overseas computer companies have launched in the country, etc., and by the way, report on the current level of domestic computer accessories companies. , it’s not a bad thing to know now.
Bonas walked to the Silver Sable Keyboard booth and took a casual look. Then his eyes widened for a moment, staring at the mouse on the computer table for people to experience.
Looking at the mechanical Silver Sable Mouse, Bonas was breathing heavily. He felt that the Silver Sable Mouse was somewhat similar to the ergonomic mouse that Microsoft was developing, but the details were completely different.
“Can I experience it?!”
Gao Peng, who was at the booth, heard an awkward accent, then looked up and saw Bonas. Gao Peng felt happy, thinking he had met Which foreign computer manufacturer company.
"Of course it's no problem!"
Gao Peng said, and then said to the English major hired from the university town, "Tell him about some silver sable mice!"
Today's computer At the exhibition, Gao Peng also promoted the mechanical silver sable mouse to many computer manufacturers, but the effect was not good. The person in charge of those giant computer manufacturers at the exhibition heard that the mechanical silver sable mouse was developed by a domestic manufacturer. Not even willing to look at it.
Several domestic computer manufacturers participating in the exhibition are also hesitant about whether to use a silver sable mouse. They have experienced that the silver sable mouse is indeed more comfortable to use and has better operating effects than those square mice. It is obviously better, but whether users will accept Silver Sable is what domestic computer manufacturers are most worried about.
There are several computer city accessories retailers from various places who are willing to purchase a batch of silver sables to try the water. After all, silver sables are much cheaper than those foreign mice that often cost 80 or 90 US dollars each. , the silver sable mouse is priced at 150 yuan in China, which is about 20 US dollars each. This is already much cheaper than foreign products!
Selling computers these days is a huge profit. You can earn thousands of dollars by assembling a computer, not to mention the parts. Some computer brands threaten to ship the parts from abroad, and the price is even more ridiculous. Silver Sable 150 The price of 1 block is the conscience of domestic products! Bonas experienced the Silver Sable mouse, and the more he used it, the more frightened he became. He felt that the technology and operating feel of the mechanical Silver Sable mouse completely surpassed the mouse currently being developed by Microsoft.
“This mouse was independently developed by your company?!”
Bonas revealed his identity as a Microsoft employee and asked Gao Peng.
Then I inquired about Tanglin Hi-Tech from Gao Peng and heard that Tanglin Hi-Tech is just a start-up company with its headquarters in Binh Duong City, which I have never heard of, and it has no overseas partners. Bonas breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Then looking at the silver sable mouse, a flash of greed flashed in his eyes, "Mr. Gao, can I take some photos? I am very interested in this product, but I need to go back to discuss with the headquarters. If the headquarters agrees, we will We can cooperate with Donglin Hi-Tech on this product!”
Gao Peng already knew what Microsoft was like from the two hired college students. Naturally, he would not know about Bonas. Anyone who has doubts and has never been tricked has no idea how many tricks there are in the world.
Bonas took a lot of photos of the silver mink and asked for some data. Then he left with three steps. After leaving the exhibition venue, Bonas went straight to the airport and made the purchase on the same day. Flights to America.
Gao Peng also called Li Dongling excitedly, "Brother Li, Microsoft is going to cooperate with us. Today, someone from Microsoft experienced our products and threatened to cooperate with us!"
Hearing the news from Gao Peng, Li Dongling was stunned for a moment, but he was not suspicious. Although he felt that with the size of Microsoft, it may not be as good as the current Dongling Hi-tech. The current gap between the two is no better than that of Ant and Ant. The gap between the elephants is much smaller, but if we can really cooperate with Microsoft, even if the Silver Sable mouse does not make money, working for Microsoft to produce mice and affixing the Microsoft logo will be considered profitable for Dongling Hi-Tech, and Li Dongling is willing to admit it!
If you really want to be on Microsoft's lap, even if you are just a little brother, with Microsoft's name, are you afraid that you won't be able to sell the Silver Sable mouse? !
"Manager Spencer, I have found the future of the Microsoft mouse. We must launch it, immediately, immediately!"
Bonas hurried back to Seattle and found it in a hurry. Spencer, manager of Microsoft's hardware division.
“What?!”
Hearing what Bonas said, Spencer smiled and found the future of the mouse industry from a place with few computer users. Spencer It felt like Bonas was joking.
But when he saw those photos, Spencer couldn't laugh anymore, and then picked up the phone on the table, "Lab, I want this mouse to represent Microsoft's computer that will appear in Las Vegas next week. At the expo and trade show, no matter what method is used, no matter what the cost!"
Hearing Spencer's words, Bonas breathed a sigh of relief, then thought about it and asked Spencer, "That patent? The problem is, this mouse is the latest one developed by that company in Hanxi..."
"Bonas, in this world, sometimes it's not who is the first to come up with something, that thing It will belong to him forever."
Spencer smiled, "We are Microsoft. Believe me, Bonas, this mouse is much more useful in the hands of Microsoft than in the hands of that company. We are leading the world's technological trends and making contributions to human civilization!"
Bonas was hesitant to speak after hearing Spencer's words. Spencer was obviously not prepared to pay attention to the silver sable mouse! Dongling Hi-tech, even if Microsoft "borrowed" the Silver Sable mouse, Microsoft has also "borrowed" from other companies in recent years from systems to office software.
Even Xerox and Apple are afraid of Microsoft, so why are they afraid of an unknown company in Asia?
This is like an elephant. Is it afraid of an ant blocking the way? Microsoft is that elephant. Spencer believes that anyone who dares to block its footsteps will be trampled to death by the elephant. !
In the newspaper office of New Science and Technology Express, Lin Shiman browsed the news sent from America. Since the popularity of computer newspapers, there have been a lot of science and technology newspapers and magazines in China that followed the trend. New Science and Technology News They are the best among them, because they often report the latest news in the American technology industry, and many people in the country subscribe to it to track the world's technology trends.
New Technology Express, of course, doesn’t have that kind of money. It sends reporters to stay in America. They mainly hire international students there to pick out reports from the media there and send them via email, fax or phone. Method, pass it to the New Media Newspaper, and then reprint the report. With this trick, the New Science and Technology Newspaper often gets first-hand news about the American technology industry.
On this day, when Lin Shiman was looking at the news sent from overseas today, when he saw that Microsoft released a new generation of ergonomic mouse in Junk Vegas, he recorded the news and prepared it as a new When Lin Shiman saw the Microsoft mouse in the next issue of Science and Technology Express, he suddenly felt something familiar.
Then he hurriedly flipped through a pile of newspapers at hand, and then found an advertisement for the mechanical silver sable mouse in a newspaper. It was a soft-text advertisement written by a newspaper to praise this mouse.
After comparing the Microsoft mouse and the Silver Sable mouse, Lin Yuman rushed into the editor's office as if he had discovered a new world, "Editor, there is big news!"
"Technological innovation It should not be plagiarism, and inferior skills should not be the reason for stealing. The Silver Sable mouse plagiarized Microsoft's latest product! "
New Technology Express, the latest issue of the report, directly named Silver Sable in a heavy title. The mouse plagiarism scandal dropped a bombshell on the domestic technology industry.
(End of this chapter)