As the first aircraft was finalized, the research direction of Gaoshou Company began to be determined and entered the high-speed channel. At least with a full set of civilian technologies, Gaoshou Company did not need to conduct too much research before producing ordinary jet aircraft. .
In fact, the difference between civilian technology and military technology is not very big. Take aircraft as an example. Huge passenger aircraft can be modified into transport aircraft - used for national defense! It's just that some functions need to be modified. Such modifications are not difficult for a passenger aircraft production company! The technological content of huge passenger aircraft is not necessarily much less than that of fighter jets!
For the master company, the most difficult thing is actually the training of grassroots personnel. Now, with the first aircraft taking shape, the grassroots workers have also begun to grow rapidly.
The booming Gaoshou company is like a gold-absorbing machine. Whether it is chipsets, software or special materials, it can bring profits to Gaoshou companies that far exceed those of gold mines. Of course, when a master company rises, it will inevitably infringe on the interests of other companies and countries!
The market is so big, and if a small company starts up, it won't matter, it won't be able to take a few bites at all; but the master company is now using its own strength to show that it is not a small company, but a greedy wolf, opening its mouth casually, and letting the market be destroyed. !
As the CEO of Intel this time, Gordon Monason is having a headache. The strong rise of the master company has brought a lot of trouble to Intel!
The first is the high-end market. In fact, the high-end market is very narrow. There are very few people who can afford high-end computers and have the need! Especially with the rise of master companies, a large number of Intel's core customers have moved away. For these users, functionality comes first.
However, when it comes to price, apart from the possible mismatch in hardware, the performance of Gaoshou Company's products cannot be said. Theoretically, because Gaoshou's chips use magnetic field computing functions, as long as the voltage is sufficient, the computing power can be infinitely improved. Of course, due to the reality of materials, the chip voltage output by Gaoshou Company is limited to less than 36v; the highest voltage of chips issued internally in China has reached 220v.
As the most direct competitor, Intel has not used other methods. For example, smearing Gaoshou Company - do you think the price Gaoshou Company sells is a complete rip-off! The same product only costs 10,000 Chinese yuan in the country! It’s only 2,000 US dollars; but their products abroad have sold for millions of dollars! It’s so cheating.
This is a fact, and the master company’s reply to this is: Love or not! So powerful!
In fact, even if Intel has lowered its price now, the core performance of the million-dollar processor is only comparable to that of the expert company. But one is the size of a small USB flash drive; the other requires a box the size of a suitcase for installation. Of course, Intel has not lost all the market through price reductions, etc., but it is undeniable that the situation is already very pessimistic.
As the company's chips continue to be introduced, Intel is under increasing pressure. Although the low-end market also has huge benefits, once the high-end market is lost, the low-end market will be unable to support the survival of an international enterprise! What kind of market determines what kind of survival height!
Today, Intel is having a meeting, an extremely critical meeting!
Gaulden sat upright, with sales and production staff sitting below him.
"Let's sit down and report from the sales side first." Gaulden opened his tired eyes and never thought that Intel would also have such a difficult day.
A middle-aged sales director opened the computer and started to display: "As of the end of March, 5 million pieces of low-end and mid-range products have been sold this year, with operating income of approximately US$8 billion. A year-on-year increase of 1%. High-end and mid-to-high-end market sales 5,000 units, operating revenue of US$2.3 billion; year-on-year decrease of 30%!
We reduced prices by about 14% to maintain some customers. ”
Today, Intel has lost almost all its market in China. Gaoshou Company implements a development strategy that benefits the people within China. It is estimated that, as Gaoshou Company said, they do not make any money at all from civilian chips and rely entirely on foreign blood transfusions. But even so, foreign buyers of chips are still reluctant, and even master companies once reduced the supply quantity.
Listening to the market strategy department's investigation report, Gao Den felt even more depressed.
"In the technical department, how is our research going?"
"Executive Officer, I'm sorry. We have completed the hardware upgrade research to make it compatible with Gaoshou's chips. However, on the core processor, our research still has not made any progress.
The magnetic field is something that cannot be seen or touched, unlike electricity. In terms of electricity, we can perform calculations by opening and closing circuits; however, in terms of magnetic fields, what we can touch now is just one thing: the master company uses the wave performance of the magnetic field and uses the peaks and troughs of the waves to calculate.
But magnetic field waves are fundamentally different from normal physical ripples. Physical ripples undulate up and down; while magnetic field ripples alternate between dense and dense. How to control the confinement magnetic field, we know nothing. ”
"Since the supporting hardware has been developed, why can't the chipset be developed? Our Cosway Expert Company paid a full $100 million to find several sets of different products for your laboratory to study! "Gaulden was a little angry.
"Executive Officer, Gaoshou Company uses chips when calculating, and the output is still electronic signals. Obviously, in order to integrate existing technology, Gaoshou Company's chips have a conversion function. Therefore, we You can keep up with market developments by upgrading existing hardware technology.”
"In other words, now, in the high-end market, we have become an accessory manufacturer for expert companies!!!"
"Although I don't want to say it, I still have to say it! Yes!" The technician's answer made the venue a little dull. Could it be that Intel is going to fall from its high market position?
Gaulden was silent for a long time before speaking again: "Strategy Department, how are you talking with Chaowei? Let's gather the strength of the two companies to resist the attack of the Master Company."
"Chaowei agreed to form a strategic partner. However, the specific talks are still at a stalemate. What we mean is that Intel will be the main body, and AMD will be the deputy. But obviously the other party does not agree, and even proposed that unless the benefits are shared, there will be no discussion!" The leader of the Strategy Department rubbed his nose in embarrassment. "Sharing? Humph, their technology is so far behind ours, why should they share it!" Of course, Gao Deng was also depressed; but that was all. In fact, with the rise of the master company, the two former chip giants are finally in danger! Now we are also starting to consider the merger issue!