Chapter 706 Li’s Comparative Method
“The software team jointly established by Kingsoft and Dongling Hi-Tech is cooperating with the Microsoft team to optimize the MIPS architecture version of the Microsoft system.
In addition, Kingsoft has already Invited domestic representatives including UFIDA, Kingdee, Huatian Data Management, Magnolia CAD and other companies and products have jointly developed and upgraded the software with Shenzhou Computer!”
The speaker was Lei Jun. Jinshan cooperated with Dongling Hi-Tech to form a software team. Upgrade the mainstream software that will be installed on Shenzhou computers.
For Kingsoft, this cooperation is not only a requirement of major shareholders, but also an important source of revenue for Kingsoft.
Tanglin Hi-Tech previously invested in Kingsoft and obtained 30% of Kingsoft's equity. This was not because Tanglin Hi-Tech was taking advantage of the situation, but because Kingsoft was unable to survive and was crumbling in the face of the pressure from Microsoft.
Qiu Bojun, Lei Jun and others are looking for investment, but no one is willing to save Jinshan. They all feel that Jinshan, which has lost the office software market, is already crumbling, and they are not willing to invest money in vain.
And Li Dongling, at the most critical moment of Jinshan, spent three million US dollars, saving Jinshan's life and making Jinshan a member of Dongling High-tech Company.
Now Kingsoft's WPS software is working hard to develop a new generation version of WPS, which is WPS97 software. It wants to catch up with the release of Shenzhou Computer and make WPS software reappear in front of the Chinese people.
Jinshan is now forming a team to optimize software for Shenzhou Computers, invest in Hanxi IT training center, etc. They are actually making extra money in order to support themselves and earn funds to continue to develop WPS software.
However, it is estimated that Jinshan will not be able to survive in another ten years by selling software alone, and will have to continue to engage in side businesses to support its main business...
"However, as for the transplantation of Microsoft systems to MIPS, Microsoft, We don’t want us to interfere too much.
We can only report the problems we found to Microsoft’s mainland team. Microsoft engineers will be needed to fix these problems!”
Lei Jun hesitated. After a while, he told the crowd the trouble the Jinshan team was encountering.
Even if Microsoft agreed to transplant the system to a MIPS architecture chip, it still held the entire system firmly in its hands and did not allow Dongling Hi-Tech to get involved in the slightest.
Even if bugs and system vulnerabilities are discovered, they can only be reported to Microsoft, and Microsoft will let engineers make modifications. This is the disadvantage of not having its own operating system, and relying on others for everything.
But even if Microsoft is so domineering and powerful, the software team composed of Tanglin Hi-Tech and Kingsoft still has to suffer, because it is Shenzhou Computer that needs Microsoft's system, not Microsoft asking for Shenzhou.
If Shenzhou Computer wants to become a general-purpose computer that can be sold all over the world, rather than a "niche" computer for self-entertainment, it needs to be equipped with a Microsoft system and then integrate the huge software library of the Microsoft system , pull it to the Shenzhou computer.
In this case, it was Li Dongling who made several trips to the United States, offered profit as inducement, and offered many hardware projects such as digital video recorders, set-top boxes, and OEM computers as price and conditions before Microsoft agreed. Migrate the system to the MIPS architecture!
Otherwise, even if your throat is hoarse even if you talk about it, it is estimated that Microsoft will not even take a look at the MIPS architecture, and the Microsoft-Intel alliance will still be unbreakable.
But cooperation does not mean that Microsoft will try its best to help Shenzhou Computer like these companies or allies of Tanglin Hi-Tech.
On Microsoft's side, it's just "business is done", which makes Shenzhou Computer feel uncomfortable. It doesn't deliberately target Shenzhou Computer, but it doesn't say it won't cooperate, but it is business. Anyone who has experienced it knows that there is How uncomfortable.
"The problem on Microsoft's side will be solved by Dongling Hi-tech, ensuring that it will not delay Microsoft's system migration to the MIPS architecture Tianji chip!"
Li Dongling said at this time, it involves Microsoft , it is no longer a problem that Jinshan Computer and Shenzhou Computer can solve. It can only be solved by Donglin Hi-Tech.
If you want Microsoft to become "active" in porting the MIPS architecture, you need to let Microsoft see the "money path".
The best way is to sell stargazing digital video recorders. As long as the sales are up to standard, Microsoft is not afraid of not being interested in cooperating with Tanglin Hi-Tech.
When the time comes, we will release some smoke bombs. Why consider transferring the digital video recorder project to Microsoft or the like? Even if Tanglin Hi-Tech doesn't say anything, will Microsoft dare not pay attention?
However, this kind of being controlled by others in terms of system and software is not a permanent solution, especially in the future, all kinds of electronic and electrical products, even traditional appliances such as TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc., will become more and more intelligent. More and more chips and software need to be controlled.
Dongli Hi-Tech cannot always be controlled by others. Traditional electrical appliance brands in the previous life have become difficult in the Internet era. In these aspects, they are already far behind.
Whether it is systems or software, Tanglin Hi-Tech will have its own capabilities sooner or later, which requires Tanglin Hi-Tech to have its own software team.
Either recruit people to set up a company, or acquire a software company. For Tanglin Hi-Tech, the easiest thing is to acquire Jinshan!
Then let Jinshan develop systems and operating software for Tanglin Hi-Tech. The only one in China who can do this is the hard-nosed Jinshan. Dongling Hi-tech is already one of the major shareholders of Jinshan. As long as it acquires another 21% of the shares, it will be able to fully control Jinshan.
As for whether we can get another 21% of the equity, it depends on the timing. However, according to Jinshan’s bumpy road to listing in the previous life, several attempts to go public ended in disastrous failure. For Dongling Hi-Tech, it is an opportunity, but it needs to be taken advantage of slowly.
Everyone present reported on the progress of the cooperation with Shenzhou Computer. Generally speaking, the development of Shenzhou Computer was relatively smooth. Although there were some troubles, it would not be said to make the entire computer project difficult to produce.
"No matter what, the Shenzhou Computer project must be completed and launched before the first half of this year. It must not be delayed!
I don't want to hear the news about which partner will affect Shenzhou Computer, and I also hope that it can At the celebration banquet of Shenzhou Computer, let’s have a glass of celebratory wine with you all!”
Li Dongling’s last word was a pun, and everyone present could not understand the meaning of this word.
If the Shenzhou computer is successfully developed, it will naturally be a celebration wine, and rewards will be given based on merit.
But if the research and development progress of Shenzhou Computer is delayed because of which department or company is present, it is hard to say whether he will be able to participate in the celebration banquet by then.
Li Dongling has obviously begun to personally supervise the Shenzhou Computer Project. If anyone dares to make small moves at this time, then Li Dongling will not mind letting him disappear from all companies in the Dongling High-Tech Department!
After the meeting, Li Dongling pinched his eyebrows. This meeting lasted for more than two hours, and Li Dongling also felt a little tired.
However, this was not the time for rest. After Li Dongling got up, he, Chen Tao and others walked towards the laboratory.
“This is the current “Prototype No. 9” of Shenzhou Computer, and it is the first of the two computers planned to be released for office use!”
After entering the laboratory, All the engineers were busy. Chen Tao pointed to a black computer on the table and said to Li Dongling.
The first-generation Shenzhou computer launched by Donglin Hi-Tech will be divided into two models, with key components such as chips and graphics cards. The configurations are basically the same, but there will be differences in computer appearance, color, memory size, stacking and other aspects.
Of the two models, one is a general-purpose office computer, which is the kind of computer that was used in offices in previous lives. It has a plastic black screen and a black chassis. It focuses on cost-effectiveness.
It is mainly used in office buildings, units, banks, hospitals, chain Internet cafes and other places. The most important thing for the computers used in these places is stability.
Then the cost of the computer must be controlled, and it must be able to withstand roughness. It can be used normally without shutting down for a year. Therefore, in terms of stacking materials, the emphasis is on cost performance, not how good it is. The main thing is that it can be used and withstand roughness. .
“This is the second prototype, No. 10 prototype, a home computer!”
Li Dongling looked at the second computer. A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. The same applies to computers.
Compared with the first black office series computer, the second home computer is a silver-white computer with a full metal style. At first glance, it feels tall and classy. Second, I feel...it shouldn't be cheap.
Li Dongling sat in front of the silver-white home computer and pressed the power button. Then the screen lit up, and then the Shenzhou logo slowly appeared on the computer screen.
Li Dongling held the stopwatch and finally settled on 1 minute and 51 seconds before the computer turned on. This startup time, in this day and age, is not considered slow to be honest.
Nowadays, for other brands of computers, as long as they are not high-end models, it is normal for the computer to be turned on for two to three minutes, or even longer. As soon as the computer is turned on, the host roars and begins to roar.
The most advanced IBM computers control the boot time to about one minute and twenty seconds, or even within one minute.
Chen Tao looked at Li Dongling's watch movements and felt a little worried. He didn't know what Li Dongling would think of this machine.
“The startup time of Shenzhou computers must be within one minute and twenty seconds, and users cannot be made to wait for too long!
In addition, Master Lu’s side launched by the United Tianya Company, every time Shenzhou After the computer is turned on, it can prompt the user here how long it took to turn on the computer, surpassing how many computer users in the country! "
Li Dongling pointed to the lower right corner of the computer and explained to Chen Tao.
Is the boot time and how many computer users it exceeds a big deal? Of course it is not a big deal, but these trivial actions can change the user's feelings about a machine, even if it is not actually that good!
Hearing what Li Dongling said, Chen Tao quickly asked someone to record Li Dongling’s requirements. No computer manufacturer paid attention to these before, but after Dongling Hi-Tech started, things will be different in the future. .
(End of this chapter)